Thailand: Days 1 and 2
I arrived in Bangkok around 1 am, a day late. Mark and I met at the guesthouse and ate some late night ice cream. (This icecream did not give me food poisoning... more on that in a later post). Our...
View ArticleThailand: Full Moon Party and final days
For those who haven't heard of the full moon party, it's a pretty classic backpacker party that happens once a month on the night of the full moon (Shocker!) on the island of Koh Phangan. It is one of...
View ArticleIntro to Cambodia
I am just finishing up my 4th week at the Children's Surgical Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and I love it here.During the first 3 weeks, I spent a lot of time thinking of how to describe my experience...
View ArticleChildren's Surgical Center
Let me start by saying that if you'd like to learn about the CSC, my friend Lexi is doing an amazing job as the new media person, so please check out thefacebook page www.facebook.com/CambodiaCSC and...
View ArticleRatanakiri
At the end of this post, I'm asking for donations. I will not know if you give or not so please don't feel pressured. I can assure you though, that if you want to do a nice thing that could...
View ArticleOn the notion of ignorance being bliss...
Ignorance is bliss given certain conditions:You are caffeinatedYou have no important place to be on a schedule, you're not going to lose money because of itIt is you who is ignorant and not someone...
View ArticleThe fun side of Ratanakiri
A while ago I wrote a pretty serious post entitled "Ratanakiri." Because that post was so serious, I didn't feel that it was appropriate to incorporate the more lighthearted pictures from my trip with...
View ArticlePanama Canal Transit
I'm actually in Paris right now, a few weeks (or months) late on the blog post, as usual. Around this time last month, mom and I went down to Panama for 8 days to hang out with our friend David Kennedy...
View ArticleHome
"Home to me is reality, and all I need is something real" -I feel home by OARAfter 3 months at home, and 23 days traveling to see friends in DC, Boston, Providence, New York, London, Cambridge, and...
View ArticleIndia Week 1
I arrived in India April 24, and was met by Lala, the brother-in-law of my mom's dear friend, Carol. Lala was very kind, and took me to stay at Bella's house (his sister-in-law). I spent 2 days in...
View ArticleIndian Train Travel
I broke my camera and don't have any pics of this experience, so you'll have to instead bear with me on a journey of a few thousand words...There are various classes of train travel in India. Nearly...
View ArticleVaranasi
For those of you who actually read my post on Indian train travel, this one will be a reward, with many fewer words and lots of pics!When planning my trips, I had a choice between touring 3 or 4 cities...
View ArticleReturn to Cambodia
I haven’t written for a while, because as you all know, I tend to have too much fun in Cambodia and find it tough to get the time to write. I am now in Vietnam, traveling with 2 people that I met in...
View ArticleCambodia with Dad and Jessy
Ever since I left Cambodia last fall, I have been dying to go back. Admittedly, I was a bit afraid that when I went back, it might not live up to the experience I had last fall. For my first 8 days...
View ArticleA story
My last day in Sihanoukville with Marko and Ada was a lot of fun. We went storm swimming, did gymnastics, played soccer and went running on the beach. We then gorged ourselves on delicious fruit, wine,...
View ArticleKep, Cambodia
I spent a quick few days in Kep, Cambodia with Ada and Marko before heading off to Vietnam. Kep is a beautiful, lush, quiet little beach town, which during the the week and monsoon was pretty much...
View ArticleKep to Can Tho
We decided to go from Kep to Can Tho, Vietnam one morning (May 30, 2012). We missed the bus, so we rented a tuk tuk to take us 1 hr to the border. From there, we crossed the border, and picked up...
View ArticleCan Tho, Vietnam (Medical treatments on traveling pals, part 1)
June 1, 2012: Our first stop in Viet Nam was Can Tho. It's described by LP (lonely planet) as the center of trade for the Mekong Delta. We booked a 5:30 am boat trip to the floating markets for our...
View ArticleMui Ne, Part 1: Seashells
June 3, 2012: After Can Tho and a quick trip to Saigon, we ventured off to Mui Ne with dreams of sports on the beach. As usual, when got on the bus, we knew nothing about the place we were going. We...
View ArticleMui Ne, Part 2: More Medical Treatments on Traveling Pals
June 5th, 2012: Our 2nd morning in Mui Ne, I rode my rental bike to the market to buy loads of fruit and veggies for a picnic on the beach. To give you all a little food envy, and taste of my version...
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