So you want to travel long term?
Now that I’m back from my whirlwind adventure, I am starting to process what just happened, and trying to transfer it into a form that is useful for other people. Continue Reading →
I’m back
Oh my… So many feelings… All at once. Simultaneously happy and excited to see my friends and family, proud of all that I accomplished over the last nine months, but Continue Reading →
Cambodia in retrospect
Where do I begin… Well i finished off my trip in what ended up being the absolutely perfect place. I had big plans to see a bunch of different things Continue Reading →
Woops
Let me explain myself. My phone has become royally fucked over the last month or so. At first, it was just a dead zone from the top of the screen Continue Reading →
Embracing Thailand’s gulf islands
It was about the middle of September when I realized I was pretty much in the perfect place at the perfect time. The full moon was to be rising in Continue Reading →
Heather and the pirates of Thailand
So, I made my triumphant return to thailand, by land, through Malaysia. I made it to Krabi. Ok, yep this is Thailand. I remember the sounds people make when they Continue Reading →
I’ve got cats on my mind
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before but I like cats. So it was fitting that when I got to an island called Penang, with a hip little old Continue Reading →
Malaysia so far
So I think I have failed on keeping an update as to what I am doing in Malaysia. I completely forgot to mention that the coolest thing happened in Kuching, Continue Reading →
Oh hello there
So, now I’m living on a tiny Malaysian island in the Gulf of Thailand, that’s only accessible by boat, has no vehicles, no roads, just a footpath that goes around Continue Reading →
Adventures in Borneo
Welcome to the island of Borneo! Specifically the Malaysian side, based out of a little city called “Kuching”, which in Malay means cat. So this is cat city and there’s Continue Reading →
Oh kay, we get it Singapore…
You have lots of money. More than any other country in South East Asia it would seem (at least maybe on a per capita basis). Spending a weekend in Singapore Continue Reading →
Game changer!
Before coming on this trip I had read about help exchanges and work away programs where you stay at a place for free (or minimal cost to contribute to food/water Continue Reading →
You’re gonna miss this when you’re gone
Ahhh ok so I’ve passed my half way mark. I’ve been travelling for four and a half months and so I only have another four and a half to go! Continue Reading →
Add another one to the list…
Its official. I love Bali. All it took was a typical south east asian traveller day to get me to understand it. What did that mean? Waking up, eating breakfast Continue Reading →
Sitting here, on the edge of the ocean, drinking my morning coffee, looking out at the light blue water that slowly melts into the sky. Some people, might call this Continue Reading →
Broke in Bali
So, one of those things that was bound to happen happened. My bank suspected some suspicious activity from me, and thusly froze my bank card. Its ok, I was at Continue Reading →
Oh my wow
Hey! I’m alive and well. I’ve been in the same place for three weeks doing pretty much the same thing everyday and its been amazing. Due to my hostel’s internet Continue Reading →
Shurfing in s(h)iargao
Its been five days since I got to Siargao Island and I’ve barely taken any pictures! Its not for a lack of beauty though, its just because I’ve been going Continue Reading →
Aaaand its gone. That Vietnam feeling! Ho Chi Minh City is everything I came to understand about Vietnamese cities, no matter how big or small. It is loud, really loud, Continue Reading →
Vietnam is so peaceful
Just kidding! There is hardly a moment in Vietnam that isn’t filled with the puttering of a motorbike, the honk from some vehicle, the cries of children, someone talking into Continue Reading →
Things!
I decided to make a list of all the things I have lost so I can keep track. It’s funny because I don’t have very many things, but the things Continue Reading →
I do things differently now
The other day in Danang (third largest city in Vietnam), I realized something changed about me. I find it necessary to put chili sauce on eggs in the morning. I Continue Reading →
Caves, chickens and a beach all to myself
Sometimes you have to take the easy route, and I did, by taking a sleeper bus from Ninh Binh to Phong Nha instead of bus, train, bussing it on the Continue Reading →
How long, ha long will i slide
I did the thing, I got on a boat and toured Ha long Bay. It was beautiful, we got to kayak through a cave, jump off the top deck of Continue Reading →
Hanoi to Halong
I left the beautiful mountain scenery of Sapa, headed for the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital city in the North known for its busy traffic and delicious Continue Reading →
Its good to be in Vietnam!
I have been in Vietnam now for 4 days and it is so good to be here! I noticed straight away that Vietnam is hard at work (especially compared to Continue Reading →
I lost my Laos
Hokay! I had a couple of days without internet but I will try to keep this brief. Adventured into the mountains by my self successfully, but I made a friend Continue Reading →
Oh Mueng Ngoi!
Nhong Kiew was awesome, especially hiking up to an amazing view point above the town to watch the sunset, and a cute little restaurant on a raft so you could Continue Reading →
My adventures in Asian bathrooms
Today I’m going to take a break from talking about how awesome my adventures are to explain some of the things that have become routine for me. These are the Continue Reading →
I can’t explain it
Here I am back in Luang Prabang, after extending my stay in Vang Vieng a whole 3 days longer than I thought. I will admit that at first I did Continue Reading →
A very happy Pi Mai to you
After being in Luang Prabang for 8 or 9 days I felt like I had to get a move on! The opportunity came up to travel to Vang Vieng with Continue Reading →
Ok, i admit it, Luang Prabang is awesome
So, I screwed up and it was totally my fault. I got into a funk, I was craving adventure, and boy did I get it! But not in the way Continue Reading →
Luang Prabang is for lovers… Or tourists
I think I can explain a lot of what I feel about Luang Prabang right now with the use of this picture: Yep, a place where it is necessary to Continue Reading →
Living the slow life on the Mekong Slow boat
I just got to Luang Prabang, Laos after a two day boat ride down the Mekong river. It was awesome! And the best part was doing it all by myself… Continue Reading →
Chiang Mai-ing
I just spent three fun days in Chiang Mai and it was great! Chiang Mai was nothing like I expected it to be… This tourist Mecca of the north, it Continue Reading →
I’m freaking enlightened now!
The vow of silence has been broken and I feel like I have a lot of things to say… But I’ll try and keep it short. The whole 10 days Continue Reading →
Travel to Phitsanulok
Well, this is my last day that I can talk before I take my vow of silence and there’s no one here to talk to! Oh well. Yesterday I took Continue Reading →
Last day in Kanchanaburi
I’ve been in Kanchanaburi for 5 days now and it has been great! First off, each morning I have jumped into the river kwai and it is just the most Continue Reading →
My new daily routine
Every day I get to thank myself for making the decisions that led me here. I am surrounded by beautiful places, beautiful people, beautiful animals and beautiful experiences and I Continue Reading →
Adventuring in Kanchanaburi
I made it out of the daily grind in Bangkok successfully, but it was close! In any case Bangkok was great but I was happy to get to Kanchanaburi. I took Continue Reading →
Bangkok is adorable!
A couple of days in now and I’m still alive! More than that I’m thriving. Bangkok is a beautiful city filled with lots of charm, as I have found wandering Continue Reading →
Getting into the Bangkok vibe
Well it happened. I made it to Bangkok and boy did I have an interesting introduction. I made a really good choice in hostel, very relaxed with a nice garden Continue Reading →
One night in Tokyo
So, I just spent a night in Tokyo and it was beautiful! Granted, I don’t know very much Japanese, which would have been useful, but I was still able to Continue Reading →
What makes you feel alive?
A question I started asking myself a bit over a year ago was “what makes me feel alive?”. Theres lots of times in the day that could easily be thrown Continue Reading →
One day to go
So today is my actual real last day in Canada. Holy crap! I have a lot of stuff to do, I think, but worst case scenario if I got on Continue Reading →
First Post
Here we go!