Category: Asia

April 1, 2013 / / Asia
January 9, 2013 / / Asia
January 1, 2013 / / Asia

Love it or hate it Delhi has everything. It contains some of India´s most impressive architecture and offers a dazzling…

December 30, 2012 / / Asia

North Central India is plagued by heavy fog in winter. Apparently, Indra, the Hindu god of weather, forgot about our…

December 26, 2012 / / Asia

Valerie and I travel for extended periods. Time is a valuable and we choose to spend ours traveling. Most people…

December 25, 2012 / / Asia

India is overflowing with legendary sights. The erotic temples of Khajuraho are no exception. They appear like a mirage out…

December 19, 2012 / / Asia

The Ganges is India´s most sacred river and most important pilgrimage. To Hindus dying here guarantees transcendence from the cycle…

December 18, 2012 / / Asia

India had been whispering to us for years. Traces of its influence were everywhere, flavoring everything we had seen in…

December 17, 2012 / / Asia

With two weeks left on our Nepali visa we considered our options. We had to return Kathmandu to get our…

December 17, 2012 / / Asia
December 17, 2012 / / Asia
December 12, 2012 / / Asia
December 11, 2012 / / Asia
December 11, 2012 / / Asia
December 11, 2012 / / Asia
December 11, 2012 / / Asia
August 13, 2012 / / Asia
August 11, 2012 / / Asia
August 10, 2012 / / Asia

After a lackluster experience in Kandy we were in search of greener pastures. The train ride through the central highlands…

August 8, 2012 / / Asia
August 6, 2012 / / Asia
June 2, 2012 / / Asia
June 1, 2012 / / Asia
May 28, 2012 / / Asia
May 24, 2012 / / Asia
May 22, 2012 / / Asia
May 22, 2012 / / Asia
May 7, 2012 / / Asia
May 7, 2012 / / Asia
May 6, 2012 / / Asia
May 4, 2012 / / Asia
May 4, 2012 / / Asia
April 22, 2012 / / Asia
April 22, 2012 / / Asia
April 22, 2012 / / Asia
April 21, 2012 / / Asia
April 21, 2012 / / Asia
January 28, 2011 / / Asia
January 5, 2011 / / Asia
July 9, 2010 / / Asia
July 8, 2010 / / Asia
June 28, 2010 / / Asia
June 21, 2010 / / Asia
June 16, 2010 / / Asia
June 15, 2010 / / Asia

Our first weeks have gone by in a blur. We’ve completed exams, spent hours mercilessly repeating skills, and above all…

June 8, 2010 / / Asia

Val and I are becoming PADI Divemasters.  For those of you that don’t scuba dive a divemaster is basically a professional dive…

June 8, 2010 / / Asia
June 1, 2010 / / Asia
May 28, 2010 / / Asia

Here we are again, painlessly over the border and back in Malaysia. The free 3 month visa on arrival certainly…

May 20, 2010 / / Asia
May 2, 2010 / / Asia
May 1, 2010 / / Asia

Another magical day in Bagan

April 25, 2010 / / Asia
April 20, 2010 / / Asia

Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is one of the more interesting major cities we have been too. The electricity only works about…

April 15, 2010 / / Asia
April 14, 2010 / / Asia

As a student for the last 4 1/2 years, working a full-time job, and often a part-time job as well…

April 7, 2010 / / Asia
April 1, 2010 / / Asia
March 31, 2010 / / Asia
March 30, 2010 / / Asia
March 26, 2010 / / Asia

Getting here was quite and adventure.  All of the regular “open tour” buses that pick you up from your hotel…

March 24, 2010 / / Asia

Hue, Vietnam was the royal capital for the Nguyen Lords, a fuedal dynasty that controlled all of Southern Vietnam between…

March 20, 2010 / / Asia
March 16, 2010 / / Asia
March 13, 2010 / / Asia

Just the name conjures up images and connotations.  The nicest bus we’ve ever taken brought us into the heart of…

March 11, 2010 / / Asia
March 7, 2010 / / Asia

“Do you want some motion sickness pills?” asked a concerned co-passenger.  “It’s not motion sickness.”  -Scotty 5 hours in to…

March 3, 2010 / / Asia
March 1, 2010 / / Asia

Travel in Laos is usually a difficult affair, so the boat ride from Nong Khiaw was a much appreciated pleasure. …

February 27, 2010 / / Asia

Getting here was a little slice of magic, and another dose of torture.  But after many hours in mini-busses on…

February 23, 2010 / / Asia

Image from out trek to visit the Hill Tribes of Laos.

February 22, 2010 / / Asia
February 20, 2010 / / Asia
February 11, 2010 / / Asia
February 2, 2010 / / Asia
February 2, 2010 / / Asia
February 1, 2010 / / Asia
January 28, 2010 / / Asia
January 19, 2010 / / Asia
January 15, 2010 / / Asia
January 10, 2010 / / Asia
December 24, 2009 / / Asia
December 23, 2009 / / Asia

…and then suddenly we found ourselves in Bali, the most touristy area in Indonesia, and we would quickly find out…

December 4, 2009 / / Asia
November 29, 2009 / / Asia
November 23, 2009 / / Asia
November 21, 2009 / / Asia
November 20, 2009 / / Asia
November 2, 2009 / / Asia
October 29, 2009 / / Asia
October 19, 2009 / / Asia
October 18, 2009 / / Asia
October 18, 2009 / / Asia
October 17, 2009 / / Asia
October 10, 2009 / / Asia
October 5, 2009 / / Asia
September 28, 2009 / / Asia
September 25, 2009 / / Asia
September 19, 2009 / / Asia
September 17, 2009 / / Asia

I’m in Asia…..finally!! Yeah. I have made some attempts to post sooner but the Internet apparently hates me in Malaysia.…

September 17, 2009 / / Asia
September 15, 2009 / / Asia