Inktober Day 20 – Tread
You would be hard pressed to be in Ireland and not see a farm. You see one when you leave the airport, or go to Ikea, or to the beach. […]
You would be hard pressed to be in Ireland and not see a farm. You see one when you leave the airport, or go to Ikea, or to the beach. […]
Seeing how my parents were coming out to visit, we felt they needed to have a nice relaxing vacation. My sisters have them running ragged in their 70s; between soccer […]
So I went out last night to pick up my egg dying kit for Easter , and hit every store that I could find. Would you believe, not one store […]
When choosing a place to visit, a lot of things can influence you; sun or snow, pyramids or temples, even party holidays. Its not too often that you choose a […]
There is no way not to get a little culture shock when you step out of the airport in Tokyo. For most of the last year we were traveling through […]
Japan Day 2 Who doesn’t love a country whose history has samurai, karaoke, love hotels, anime, sushi, lingerie vending machines, and Sapporo beer. I have been back to Japan five […]
Peru Day 5 Extending down the west side of South America, Peru is amazing for its diverse environments. There is the dry desert like conditions along the coast, Alpine mountains of […]
Argentina Day 7 The first thing that comes to mind for me about Argentina is food. Not just any food either, but mouth watering slabs of meat, cooked on […]
Luang Probang was the capital of Laos till the 1957 revolution, and managed to avoid any direct bombing from all the wars that happened, so what you have is a […]
Vang Vieng A backpackers paradise for hedonistic fun and partying, or so it used to be. But if you ask me, it still is a pretty crazy place. Where else […]
Times are really getting tough for Mr. Boun Nong. He has a family to feed, a hut he needs to pay off, and nothing seems to be going his way. […]
Do you remember the old spy movies from back in the day, when the secret agent was desperately trying to escape a country. He had been badly wounded, and of course, he […]
Battambang is Cambodias second biggest city. It has all the charm of a large sleepy town, where everyone knows each other. We got off the bus and for a change […]
I would feel a little negligent not to talk about Siem Reap a bit. I was not impressed when I first arrived; touristy hotels, restaurants, and shops. Not the Asia […]
Little over a year of blogging, and I have reached over 10,000 hits from 93 countries and over 200 followers, so thank you very much. I could not think of […]
Phu Qouc is an interesting place. The Cambodians say it belongs to them, while Vietnam is not budging on its ownership. There is a large military presence on the island […]
Ah Hanoi, heart of North, capital of all Vietnam, home of Ho Chi Minh’s body, savior of all Vietnam. A city for more than a 1,000 years, Hanoi has a […]
Butic Luwang is located in Northern Sumatra, in a jungle clad valley with a raging river running through it. One side of the river is a very idyllic town, on […]