Archive for the ‘Unforgettable moments’ Category
Liberation Through Bedbugs in my Backpack
I had one fear traveling. It wasn’t getting kidnapped, forcibly hooked on heroin and sold into the Russian sex trade. It wasn’t having everything stolen, stuck in a developing country alone and unable to communicate. It wasn’t sinking in a long boat trying to get to an island in Monsoon season.
It was bedbugs. Tiny little vampires that crawl into your bed like an uninvited lover and proceed to devour you in the exact opposite way you want to be ravaged in bed. Regular readers will know I do not have a fear of insects, reptiles, rodents. It was an unfounded fear and not one that was going to stop me from my journey. It was, however, an insidious little thought that would creep into my head, alone in the dark. Keep Reading…
The Magic of Don Det, Laos
Dec 14, 2008 — 25 pictures
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The Mekong river winds a natural border between Cambodia and Laos. In the Mekong sit tiny islands, slightly off the beaten path. One of my favorite places in all of SEA was one of these tiny islands called Don Det. There are no motorized vehicles and the generators hum the power into the few restaurants and the internet cafe after sunset. In the dark, swinging in my hammock, I light candles and listen to the roaring silence. Too dark to read, too peaceful for music, I settle in and count the quivering stars. Keep reading…
My Bucket List
Hear peoples stories
Learn the art of Tantric
Whitewater kayaking
fencing
master belly dancing
Tae-kwon do
dive with sharks
observe Silverback Gorillas in the wild
Machu Pichu
Great Wall
Trekk in Nepal
tango in Argentina
falcon hunting in Mongolia
drink vodka in a yurt (before said eyeball)
Varanasi Ghats at sunrise
sailing in New Zealand
jump into Devils pool at Victoria Falls
(6 Remaining) Wonders of the World
Great Wall of China
Christ the Redeemer
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza
Colloseum
Jerusalem
Polar Ice caps
Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara
Potala Palace, Tibet
Trek in the Arctic Circle
Adventure Travel
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