The Life of a Backpacker |
Backpacking is full of highs and lows. So many people always tell me "I'm so jealous- you're so lucky" and yes I'm fortunate but its not all exotic locations and interesting people. Lot's of days are ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:56:00 GMT |
Golden Temples and a Lama named Dalai |
One of the best things about traveling without a set agenda and on my own is that I can change my plans on a moments notice or at the suggestion of a fellow traveler. Over the last 5 months I've seen ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:48:00 GMT |
Holy Cow!! |
I think the first thing I noticed about India was the smell. Varanasi was my port of entry after leaving Nepal and the stench of too many people living too close together was overwhelming. The mixture...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:20:00 GMT |
My Soggy Safari |
My luck with the weather finally ran out. I had been skirting around Asia's monsoon season all through Southeast Asia but the rains finally caught up with me here in Nepal and most forcefully while vi...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:30:00 GMT |
Vietnam- Mekong to Hanoi |
The three weeks I spent traveling from Vietnam's Mekong Delta to Hanoi was, to put it mildly, a very trying time. At first glance Vietnam appears to be a country easy to travel through. A large part o...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:28:00 GMT |
The Sa Pa Life and Dog for Dinner |
Reaching Vietnam's northern mountain town of Sa Pa was like taking a much need breath of fresh air- literally. No more of Hanoi's exhaust and pollution- just clean mountain air surrounded by a place o...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:00:00 GMT |
Nepal |
The journey from Vietnam to Katmandu, Nepal was quite a whirlwind. I spent three days traveling through four countries (Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal)- was up and down in airplanes 5 times and ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:57:00 GMT |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, was a city full of incredible highs and disturbing lows. The lows came from learning all about the genocide Cambodians faced in the 1970's. A communist party called the...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:22:00 GMT |
Siem Reap, Cambodia |
I left Bangkok in a comfy air-conditioned bus headed to Siem Reap Cambodia- a 14-hour bus ride. 14 hours in a bus is a pretty daunting experience but due to the relative comfort and even movies playin...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:23:00 GMT |
Phuket, Ko Phi Phi and Bangkok Thailand |
Phuket was my first Thailand destination after leaving Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and it turned out to be a crash course to all the craziness Thailand has to offer. Ladyboys, bar girls, gross old farangs ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:21:00 GMT |
