There’s a quote by Samual Johnson in 1777 that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Well, when you’re tired …
A Slow Boat Down the Mekong River
I needed to get from the Thai/Laos border town of Huay Xai to Luang Prabang. There are three ways to do this: a 13 hour …
Two Nights in a Jungle Treehouse in Laos
What if you had the chance to spend a couple of nights in the world’s highest treehouse? What if that treehouse was also in the …
Charming Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is about 3 hours north of Chiang Mai at the northern tip of Thailand, near the Myanmar and Laos borders. The city is …
Chilling in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is an 800 year old city that has done a great job evolving into a liveable, modern city while still retaining a sense …
Bustling Bangkok
When I first visited Bangkok in the mid-1990s I absolutely hated it. It was hot, crowded and decrepit. I couldn’t wait to leave it to …
2002 World Cup
My brother Ray was teaching English in South Korea. I found out I had some flexibility in my schedule and that I could use United …
First SE Asia & Australia Trip 2 – Australia
5/17 – Arrived in Darwin at 6am – lost 1.5 hours in time change. Booked a 6 day Kakadu/Catherine’s Gorge tour but my credit card …
First SE Asia & Australia Trip 1 – SE Asia
After working in Kenya for almost a year I decided to spend 3.5 months traveling through Southeast Asia and Australia on my way back to …