CAMBODIA | Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | Views [1041]
A school is a place
where people can better their lives through education. School can lead to a
good job with a good house and a well looked after family. So how does a place
of learning turn into one of horror and torture? S-21 in Phnom Penh ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, depressing, genocide, phnom penh, pol pot, sad, southeast asia, the killing fields, torture, violence
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [841]
Siem Reap has captivated me. I had a feeling it would, after all “OMG, I LOVED it there!” was a common response when I told other travelers where I was going. I can’t even tell you how long this quiet city has been on my MUST SEE list. I’m a sucker for ... Read more >
Tags: angkor wat, buddhism, cambodia, love, monks, siem reap
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [559]
The word thank-you is a powerful one. It is a word that stretches across land borders and language barriers and yes while it sounds different in different countries it means the same thing. Showing gratitude for something is not culturally exclusive.... Read more >
Tags: golden rule, humility, travel
LAOS | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [573]
There is something about the Laos people that make them incredibly cool. I don’t mean cool in the same way we do in the west or in a Fonzie sort of way, but I mean cool in a “Yeah that dog just peed on my leg so what, dogs need to pee!” kind of way.... Read more >
Tags: cool, laos, laotians, people, wonderful
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 19 May 2011 | Views [991]
Feelings of Love and Hate in Siem Reap
I find myself thinking daily of the things I both love and hate in Siem Reap as I walk down its streets. So I thought I'd share some of these feelings!
I love the way the tuk tuk drivers in Siem Reap say you’re ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, siem reap
INDONESIA | Friday, 13 May 2011 | Views [1958]
“You want magic mushrooms?”
“If they’re free sure!”
“Oh yes! I’m on them right now! Flying!” the guy says as he
turns up the techno music while he drives down an impossibly narrow lane made
of mud and rocks.
That ... Read more >
Tags: beach, boat, drugs, frustration, gili islands, hustlers, indonesia, lombok, ocean, scam
LAOS | Saturday, 7 May 2011 | Views [492]
Anyone who travels owes it to themselves to pick up a book and/or google the place they are about to insert themselves into. By researching you can better equip yourself for madness if it should arise.
Ally and I had been fairly lucky throughout Laos, ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, headaches, siem reap, travel
LAOS | Thursday, 5 May 2011 | Views [538]
As I sat thinking about how badly I wanted to jump into the
Mekong, to allow my feet to dangle where unknown things lurked, a chicken below
my bungalow clucked “bokbokbokBOK!” as if taunting me. Under my breath so no
one could hear me chastising ... Read more >
Tags: laos
LAOS | Sunday, 24 Apr 2011 | Views [1062]
Nothingness on Don Det
If there is anything I have learned on this journey it is this, roosters are huge assholes, and I have way more than I need to be happy and despite what I have told myself for years, I just may be one of the “lucky ones”.
Our ... Read more >
Tags: 4000 islands, beautiful, boring, don det, fun, laos, mekong river, relaxing
LAOS | Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011 | Views [661]
Ba Nah Hin, a good place to stay when wanting to head out to THE CAVE is… well you know those pictures you see of very northern communities where it looks like helicopters came and just sort of dropped a settlement in a permafrost laden dirt patch.... Read more >
Tags: ba nah hin, cave, dark, exploring, laos, river, scary
LAOS | Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 | Views [1014]
Have you ever arrived somewhere and immediately gone "YES YES! I LOVE THIS PLACE!" and actually meant it? I hadn’t. Sure I have left a place thinking "Nooooo I don’t want to go :(" But never has a place captivated me the way that ... Read more >
Tags: beautiful, laos, luang prabang, new years
LAOS | Friday, 15 Apr 2011 | Views [623]
One must be on their guard at all times while walking or
driving around Luang Prabang during the month of April. There’s a war going on
between the residents of this sleepy city and it’s easy for a traveler to get
caught up in the epic fight.... Read more >
Tags: battle, celebration, fun, laos, luang prabang, new years, water fights
SINGAPORE | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Views [565]
Singapore is a place I have wanted to visit for a long time.
Not because of a specific culture or specific attractions but because it
sounded like a place of the future and I wanted to see it for myself!
I certainly was not ... Read more >
Tags: animals, kuala lumpur, malaysia, singapore, transit, travel, zoo
INDONESIA | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Views [441]
I’ve now had a few days to reflect on my time in the country of 17,508 islands and the conclusion I’ve come to is I’m glad I went but from now on I will keep my enthusiasm about a place in check until I have at least made my way out of the airport!
There ... Read more >
Tags: beautiful, country, indonesia, jakarta, review, yogyakarta
INDONESIA | Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 | Views [591]
ou know that place in movies where a car of friends breaks down
and half of them are saying things like "Guy's we can't stay here."
"It's weird we need to get out ASAP." And a couple others are saying,
"Oh come on it's ... Read more >
Tags: bali, indonesia, java, solo, travel
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 | Views [705]
The first thing I noticed about Gili Trawangan was that no one
was harassing us about transport. This could be because the only forms of
transport on the island are horses, bikes and good old-fashioned walking.
Despite the reggae music and boat ... Read more >
Tags: bali, beach, boat, gili, homestay, indonesia, padangbai, turtles, weird
INDONESIA | Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 | Views [553]
Bali in Korean means hurry so it’s kind of funny that Bali,
Indonesia is a slow paced kind of place! It has been a nice change and I’m
slowly but surely adjusting to this pace. There is still part of me that thinks
I’ve only got a few days left ... Read more >
Tags: bali, first leg, indonesia, start
