04/23/12

The Time I Tried a Whisky Samurai

Feeling a bit under the weather and needing a nice cold bottle of water, I left the comfort of my air conditioned hostel and emerged into the 95 degree and miserably humid heat of Siem Reap. Upon arrival at the nearest shop with the familiar red water bottle containing cooler, I asked for a big […]

04/17/12

The Dinner Invite

“You want some?” I was taken off guard. Austin and I had just walked outside of our guesthouse bedroom about to explore the small Northern Lao town of Nong Khiaw. I looked up. A Lao man sat on a raised platform next to a low lying bamboo table with a spread of food on it. […]

04/11/12

Not Too Tight of a Travel Budget: Scuba Diving

I’m on a tight budget. Because I want to travel for months on end, I can’t act like I’m on a two week spring break and let lose financially. Saving a few dollars is worth passing on the western food, and walking an extra few sweaty blocks with my backpack to find a cheaper accommodation is commonplace. I […]

04/9/12

Books on the Road: My Reading List

One of my favorite things about traveling is how there is suddenly time to read, a lot. Back home, I’d have to make time for even the best of books, but on the road, opportunity always seems to present itself in the form of a long bus ride or, even better, an inviting hammock. Here […]