I will be home in two weeks- it doesn’t seem possible! I’ve been crazy busy with travel this month, and it won’t slow down until I get home. It’s been one hell of a ride, and I’m just trying to savor these last few weeks. Last month you may recall that I was a bit […]
One Night in Bangkok: Halloween 2010
Halloween 2010: Bangkok. My friend and I had a fabulous time on Khao San Rd., indulging in the tourist festivities. And- we ate grasshoppers!
Montage Monday: Snake Temple (Malaysia)
We only had a few days on Penang, an island in Malaysia, but I knew I just had to go see the Snake Temple. There are pit vipers inside and outside of this Buddhist temple roaming freely. Supposedly, the burning incense sedates them but I don’t think I’d test that theory. An older lady, apparently […]
Sapa: My Favorite Place in Vietnam
Vietnam was a tough country for me to travel through. There were a few towns I really liked, (Dalat and Hoi An) but excluding hotel workers, I didn’t find the people to be overly friendly, and it was mass tourism everywhere. Our last stop was in northern Vietnam in the mountainous town of Sapa– and […]
Montage Monday: Nusa Lembongen Island (Bali)
Although not my most exciting photo of Nusa Lembongen (after all, Gunung Agung volcano is just to the right and not in the photo), my obsession with clouds makes it one of my favorites. Nusa Lembongen is a small island off of southeast Bali. A lot of surfers pay a visit here but it’s also […]
Visiting Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum in Hanoi
We had no choice. We were going to have to spend a night in Hanoi even though we had hoped to avoid it. Our Ha Long Bay tour got back in the late afternoon, and we needed to deal with money exchange and the post office before setting out on an overnight train to Sapa. […]