One of my lifelong travel dreams came true when I was able to visit the haunting and impressively beautiful temples of Angkor Archaeological Park, just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Plans for the next…
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Pretty representative of lazy days swinging in my hammock, floating down the Mekong in a tube and watching the sunset on Don Det.…
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Although I was in Don Det for nearly a week, this is going to be a very short post because I did NOTHING. And it was EVERYTHING. Don Det has to be one of…
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Sticking with my adventure theme I departed Nong Khiaw for Pakse – a little nothing city in the south of Laos that, I’m sorry to say, it not worthwhile unless you’re heading off for…
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Luang Prabang was a dream. Very much the Laos version of Hoi An and a place I could see myself staying for a while. In fact, I did just that. I posted up in…
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(I’m gonna cheat here a bit because my Day 1 post is going to cover about four days). I arrived in Laos to a welcome party like none other. My cousin, Jeff, lives in…
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With very few exceptions, I start my writing process that same way. After months on the road and a fairly strict schedule for keeping up with my posts I’ve had to find a routine…
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Myanmar was far and away the most foreign place I’ve ever been, which made for some of my most difficult and rich experiences to-date. Here are my parting thoughts: Cons: Trash: In the cities…
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The train from Inle lake to Yangon was 30 hours. Let me repeat that: 30 HOURS. The total distance wasn’t more than 400 miles but the rail system is so historic that we were…