Travel stories written while I’m on the road exploring. So many adventures and experiences pop up each day, I’ll begin by managing them under travel stories and invite you to follow along.
As I was getting ready to unpack my pack, I thought of taking a photo of it first. But photo’s don’t communicate as much of a message so I made this video instead. There are two packs I use. The REI is slightly smaller and has a full panel opening back for easy access to […]
Yes, I made it home. After just under 30 hours of travel, I arrived at home. Then the struggle with staying awake another five or six hours to get my body back to this time zone. I got home around 3:00 pm, my flight was one hour early because of tail wind so I got
As I wrap up this portion of the trip and begin the journey back home, I’m appreciating all the simple, peaceful people I’ve encountered. Now back in Kuala Lumpur, civilization has taken hold. People are facing about, head down, no eye contact….or eyes glued to0 their phones. Simple life, not a lot of struggle, making
Final hours in Kuala Lumpur Read More »
After a day of resting, I felt recharged this morning. I set off for an early breakfast and then took a taxi up to this strawberry farm. Still as good as I remember! Taxi driver quoted me $25 ringit to go which is WAY too high! People here told me no more than $12….absolutely not
Cameron Highlands Hike Read More »
HOT and noisy stay in Penang! Party hostel, paper thin walls, tiny spaces, locker barely big enough for my laptop, AC turned off in the afternoons (the HOT part of the day). City was hot but I explored anyway. Found some lovely food spots, got a SIM card for Malaysia, got really good at walking
The overnight bus was awesome! VIP indeed with attendant, snacks, more room than a plane and extra blankets for the cold temperatures. They gave me a can of orange juice that was almost hot! Not to worry! With temperatures hovering near refrigerator temp’s, I knew it would be cold in a couple hours so drank
Back in Bagan after a short trip to Mindat. Awesome! Walked through the local villages where they seldom see tourist. Experienced local natural life which I love. Learned about some of their rituals. Saw women who had their face tattooed before that was made illegal. Was in museum that had artifacts older than the historic
Departure in 2 hours! Read More »
Awesome trip on the river to Bagan! Relaxing, peaceful, lots of room to stand and stretch. Plus, for the same price, I got the boat with AC so when it got to cooking on top, I was able to go below and cool off. Nice traveling with space, being able to sit and read, take
River Trip and Bagan Read More »
Yes, I know some of you don’t have Facebook or seldom check it. I’ve been picking up signals in places I never expected with the sim card in my camera. Thus, I’ve made a few video’s from places I’ve hiked, biked or boated. Below are the latest. Hiking video’s from Hsipaw! First one was just
I have wifi again!!! It was difficult to load even one page in Hsipaw. Now, I am able to update. This might feel like toooo much but, I’m taking advantage of the opportunity. Here’s what will follow: *Photo’s from the hiking day in Hsipaw to the waterfalls. *Photo’s taken on my Hsipaw cycling day. *Today,
Mellow in Lake Inle Read More »
For those of you who don’t have facebook, I posted this live video last night. After a couple days in Yangon, I caught a flight to Mandalay. Looking at a map, the area doesn’t look that huge. However, the spots I picked to visit include bus trips for up to 14 hours. Flying to my
Mandalay, Myanmar..first day. Read More »
Made it! Left for airport around 9:00 pm. Slept a couple hours…maybe. Arrived via taxi at hostel around 1:00 pm the next day. Immediately took a nap. The hostel staff recommended visiting Shwedagon Pagoda. It was nearing late afternoon so I had them call a taxi via “grab”, a service like Uber. Late afternoon, sun
Tonight is my last night here at Hinterland Village Resort! I was leaving today but confusion on my ticket resulted in me missing a flight. That’s been great actually as I was able to get a flight in two days and have been able to spend more time here with new friends and four hours
Winding down in India! Read More »
I traveled 11 hours yesterday to get back to Cochin. It’s normally around 5 hours from Calicut to here. In my case, it was 7 1/2 hours. A couple people made comments that “English” must be spoken fairly common here? NO! That would be “Engrish”! Something between with false assumptions and eager desire to help
“Engrish spokn here”…Back in Cochin, India… Read More »
Yesterday, sitting outside the office with fast wifi, I glanced up to see something furry, long and sleek glide across the drive way. It was a mongoose! I finished writing and decided to come to a homestay recommended to me by a friend because it’s in the country and natural and quiet. However, it was
Smooth sailing and weird sightings. Read More »
An update on my bus trip and other interesting tidbits from the last couple days of travel. I walked down the hill with my pack and dropped it at the bus station. Once again, it was confirmed that I simply tell the driver and they would drop me on our way through Kalpetta. Great! Off
You can’t get there from here… Read More »
The process for how people think and put things together over here is very different. Especially for me, a possibility thinker. Here, it is much more straight line thinking! Here to there. This or that. What do you want! I’ve learned to put my questions together in very small bits of information, one piece at
Been feeling a bit stuck in making travel plans. Nothing felt right or would come together. After walking a lot yesterday and then watching a huge variety of birds at sunset on the tree lined ridge, I had an idea! What I really wanted to experience next is more nature! I searched for information on
Remarkably, I have fast Wifi here at my homestay! Lovely! I splurged here at the recommendation of a friend. It’s double the cost of my private room at the beach. However, that splurge is costing me about just under $17 a night. Breakfast isn’t included. I found a local vegetarian India restaurant this morning where
Tea Country, Munnar in Kerala, India Read More »
The area I’m visiting is known as “God’s Own Country”. Miles of lakes and canals cover this district. Boating options range from huge air conditioned overnight sleeper house boats to mid-range six person day tour boats, public transpiration boats used by locals and hand paddled small craft. I was in one of the small hand
From Alleppey, Kerala and Lake Country Read More »