This week I am doing something totally different…I am going to post some of my random thoughts and suggestions on cutting costs and saving money while traveling. Here are a few: One of the...

Two years ago, my experience with the northern part of Phuket was limited to a taxi drive from the airport to Phuket Town. Now, with the aid of a motorbike, I finally got to...

After watching the sun set, and sipping on a mango smoothie the night before, at a beautiful little bar on a cliff not far from Nai Harn Beach, I woke up the next day...

One of the great things about traveling and renting motorbikes is the awesome feeling of freedom it gives you! Another is the overwhelming rush. Weaving around other motor bikers, cars, trucks, and buses, sometimes...

I always feel right at home on the island of Phuket, but one thing I try to never forget is that the island’s location is a LOT closer to the equator than where I live,...

Oh my gosh, it has been so long, I think I almost forgot how to write…or at least how to use my WordPress site anyway, haha. So I am finally back in the saddle...

Our last day in Phan Rang had finally come, but it wasn’t a time to be sad! Instead we had decided we would make the most of it, and after sleeping in and getting...

After finishing up our delicious chicken lunch, we headed down the road to our last stop of the day. If you have read my last two posts, you will know how eventful the morning...

My last blog post ended with us wrapping up our visit in Bau Truc. I wish I would have had the ability to bring back more of the beautiful hand made figurines that were...

I’m going to post this photo again, because, well really, because this was the morning I actually shot the photo. The morning of all mornings, the morning we started our epic adventure around all of...

Wow, I just looked, and it’s been two whole months since I actually posted a real post! My short story for my world religion class doesn’t count. It’s way past time for me to...

Homeward Bound My experience on Earth did not turn out the way I had expected. I had traveled here to enlighten the planet. To see how I could help these backward people, several hundred...

I have been so busy the last few weeks that I am going to do something different. I am going to post a fictional short story I have been writing for a written assignment...

Ha and I spent the next couple of days hanging out with her sister, Hoan, walking around the streets of the university market. Here are a few photos of some of the places we...

My last post had us shopping for veggies and fish. I am sure many of you know that Vietnamese food is pretty delicious, but there is no comparison to eating the real thing, right here...

Ha, Hoa, and I finished off our delicious bowls of pho soup I was writing about in my previous post, and now it was time to stop being slackers, get off our butts, and take a stroll around the area....

I showed everyone this map, courtesy of Cody Leseman, that lays out the many districts of Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in my last blog post, and thought I would share it again so everyone...

I love Saigon…it’s a crazy, crazy place. Just looking at the photo above, you better have your wits about you. Crossing the street isn’t for the faint of heart. I recall one of my...

My first stay here in Bangkok was going by so quickly, and I knew I would miss my time at the U-Baan Hostel. How could I forget my new friends I met here my...

For everyone that has been following my blog posts, you might recall that I was going to take the train to Cambodia, but instead ended up at the wrong station and had to change my plans altogether. I wrote about that experience in...

Fortunately, if you read my previous blog post, I made the jump safely onto the ferry as it was departing from the dock. Now, sitting next to Pierre and Bila, I had no idea...

Okay, so the title of this blog might be a little bit off, because I didn’t really go through any woods, but how about a train ride through some jungles, rice paddies, and salt...

Wow, I had to look…it’s actually been two weeks since I last posted about my travels in real time, BUT by magic (okay not really magic), it’s only been a day in blog time, ha ha! So, back to...

If I was going to stick to my plan of arriving in Vietnam in a week, my initial stay in Bangkok was going to have to be a short one. I decided to spend my second full day checking out as many places...

Wow, it was soooo nice to finally drop that damn duffel bag! Note to self, never, ever, ever use a duffel bag again. It served it’s purpose for this trip, but it’s so hard...