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 →
Category Archives: Blog
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →