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Colors of Colorado: Photos from a September Road Trip
Autumn photos from a van trip through Buena Vista, Crested Butte, Ouray, Silverton, and Mesa Verde National Park
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1 Year of Travel Selfies: July & August
I've looped! I booked a flight home for the end of August, meaning that my travel duration has been finalized at fourteen months, or 428 days. That's a lot of selfies! The finish line nears, but some of the best has been saved for last.
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On the Hunt for Big-Nosed Monkeys in Bako National Park
A village on the water teeters on stilts across the way. Soon, the scenery turns to mangrove trees growing right out of the brackish water. We speed along the coast of the peninsula that houses Bako National Park, the water spraying around us.
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Kuching: The White Rajas of Sarawak and a Floating Mosque
My first thought, as my Grab car speeds through the night, is that Kuching is a sharp city. Sharp, clean lines. Paved roads and sidewalks. Even washed in night, it looks clean. The lighting is like what I see at home: bright and white or blue or red. Crisp. It doesn’t flash, like cheap attention grabbers.
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Amazing Angkor Wat and the Churning of the Sea of Milk
July 20-23, 2024 The morning after I arrive in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I wake at 3:55am. I am doing a touristy thing. I am going to see sunrise at Angkor Wat. I don’t really care about the sunrise. In fact, I expect there to be no real sunrise. It’s rainy season and also, it seems like every time I get up early for a special occasion sunrise, it never works out. The best sunrises are exactly when you least expect them. But at least if I’m there for sunrise, I’m not there for the hottest part of the day. Actually, I’m trying to keep my expectations super low. Because, even…
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My Love for Laos Restored by Looms and Rice
A month ago, I read about Living Land Farm in a Lonely Planet Guidebook and immediately clocked it as something I wanted to do. I’d been looking forward to it for several weeks and it lived up to my expectations. At Living Land Farm I learned how to... Grow, harvest, and prepare RICE.
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Laid-Back Laos Loses My Vote
Backpackers love Laos. Usually, when I ask them why, they say things like "it's less touristic." Another version of the same thing that I've heard it "it's more authentic." I understand the push for authenticity, to see how people really live.
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Solo Travel Snapshots in Vietnam: Sometimes You’re the Enemy
When I first walked through the turnstile into the courtyard, I wondered if it was a spoils of war museum. The courtyard was lined with US war machinery. US Airforce planes, a chinook helicopter, rows of tanks. A group of ladies in red and yellow Vietnam flag t-shirts lined up in front of several, smiling and posing.
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Solo Travel Snapshots in Vietnam: Street Food in Nha Trang
The smoke draws me first. And the crowds. Only after I get closer do I realize this is exactly the little restaurant I am seeking; the big red 51s on the plastic banner above the shop give it away.
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1 Year of Travel Selfies: May & June
May and June were busy and exciting--something new all the time! I explored Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
