FOURTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – ALASKA
Alaska Day 4 The last frontier, America’s largest state, bought for a trifling 7.2 million. Wickedly cold in the endless dark of winter, a summer that passes in a blink […]
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FIFTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – PERU
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 […]
SIXTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – GRAND CIRCLE
Grand Circle-Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, and Canyon Lands Day 6 We are half way through the Twelve Favorite Places for the twelve days of the holidays. Going through […]
SEVENTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – ARGENTINA
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 […]
EIGHTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, Louisiana Day 8 One of the most magical cities in the states, if not the world. I wish I could say what makes it so unique, but I have no […]
NINTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – RED SEA, EGYPT
Red Sea Egypt Day 9 The year was 1995, my brother Jeff and I were traveling through the middle east. In Cairo, we randomly chose to hop on a […]
TENTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – MYANMAR
Myanmar Day 10 Oh what is not to love about Myanmar, in all of Asia we had never met a more friendly, educated, and open people. There was none of […]
ELEVENTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – MALAPASCUA ISLAND
Malapascua Island Day 11 Paradise, that is the only word to describe this laid-back island in the Philippines. Nestled at the Northern tip of Cebu Island, this island is […]
Thingyan – Myanmar’s New Year Water Festival
Our excitement was palatable as we headed to Myanmar. The country had been cut off for so long, that it was like an isolated Island in South East Asia. The […]
Touring China’s Hospitals from the Inside
I would love to give some rousing tale of the excitement of finally reaching China, overland, after so many months, but truthfully the days went by so fast, and we […]
The Land of a Million Elephants – Elephant Village
There are certain experiences that words just can’t justify, no matter how hard you try. Riding on the back of an Asian Elephant in Laos is most definitely one of […]
Land of the Phou Si
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, Drunken Death or Peaceful Float
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 […]
Vientiane – Monks, Belgium Beers, and Prostitutes.
Vientiane, capital of Laos, is a bustling backwater that has a lot of the French Colonial charm while slowly moving forward into the modern era. Sitting next to the […]
Kong Lor Cave
I am sitting here, looking out over fields of lettuce, tobacco, and other crops. In the distance is a village at the edge of the fields. A water buffalo […]
Hidden Treasures Deep in Thakhek
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. […]
Champasak and the Bus Ride from Hell
Leaving 4000 Islands was not easy, but Yvonne was keen to get moving, already the end of the trip was starting to weigh on us, months from now. We went […]
Island Hopping, Banana Suits, and Happy Shakes
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 […]
The Mighty Mekong Dolphins
River dolphins are a very rare, and few places in the world have them. When I was fifteen I was lucky enough to see the rare pink dolphins in the […]
Bats of Battambang
One of the most amazing things we saw was a complete surprise on this little trip. At the end of our day trip, after a nice nap, we hopped back […]
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