Whoo-whoo! I made it to March. Man did it feel like a month of goodbyes right from the start. Before saying farewell to Nor Cal, I ran down the list of “before I leave” and “things that I haven’t done yet” starting with Rupert’s Donner Pass-themed party. Great fun though a bit odd in that …
Want to help support the cause? Donate here! Well that was certainly the roughest journey to get to the other side of the world I’ve ever had. And I’ve been to the Himalayas! It all started on a Thursday, March 19th of 2020 at 9 AM when my mama called and woke me up. My …
Getting to Jeju Island to Teach – One HELL of a Trip Read More »
It was finally time to go to Sint Maarten, baby! Sister was turning 40 and, after finding the tiny half Dutch half French Caribbean island on a cruise, it had been one of her favorite places. Excited to finally be on the go again, I was also nervous about doing the all-inclusive resort thing given …
Alright ladies and gentlemen, we are keeping the adventure going. If you’re just tuning in, the last couple posts have been about the experiences of finally getting back overseas haggard and exhausted after the previous year of struggling to make it happen, getting pick-pocketed in Phi Phi, food poisoning on a date in Krabi, a …
Songkran in Chiang Mai, an Elephant Sanctuay and My Last Days with Laura Read More »
Chiang Mai hadn’t been our thing, at least not what we had seen of it, so we were happy to hop on a tuk tuk the next morning and head north. We were also happy (and thankful) for Thor’s kindness in letting us leave behind my monstrous suitcase for our next hosts (just wait until …
Tree Houses and Our First Day Celebrating Sonkran in Pai Read More »
“In traveling, the beginning is always the hardest. it always feels like a struggle. you’re tired. things are weird. days are wasted on logistics. everything feels so different its scary. sometimes it doesn’t feel worth it. but it is! it gets easier, you meet your temporary traveler crew going through the same things, you start …
Aha, Thailand. You have been quite the starter country in this new lifestyle I am clawing into with bloody fingernails. First lesson I’ve learned on this my second trip to the country: make damn well sure you have a second and maybe even third bank account for regular use and emergencies. Leave one card at …
Thailand Teachings and Learning to Take to in Stride – Onto Krabi Read More »
Headed back to Thailand via Singapore Airlines, signs of a rough road ahead started a few hours before the first flight when one of my actual eyeballs swelled up and went devil-red. Exhausted from only getting three hours of sleep the night before that 20+ hour day of travel, good lord was I uncomfortable once …
After a meeting where we were told that the matchmaking company we worked at in San Francisco was going under, Brandi looked at me and, without thinking blurted out “I’m going to Africa!” My impulsive response was “I’m going to finish writing my book!” We both did. Brandi isn’t in the picture anymore. Nor is …
Recap for you new followers and update for the seasoned… Back in May of 2015, I lost my dog and it destroyed me. That was the big life event that prompted me to once again go after my dream of traveling around the world. Like everything, it’s been ten times harder and took ten times …
Less than a month until I head back to Thailand! Read More »