Koh Lanta, Thailand The problem with this, with jumping on motorbikes and frolicking on hidden beaches and opening up your heart to a virtual stranger, the problem with this is that, in…

 Koh Lanta, Thailand   In the past four days, have I: a) had two fresh coconuts per day while sitting in the sand b) rode around the entire island on the hunt…

Hong Kong, Hong Kong As usual, I took far too many photos of Hong Kong, particularly of the nightly light show and of the markets of Kowloon. I found these markets so…

Hong Kong, Hong Kong I finally arrived in Thailand today – for all the places I’ve visited, I never had made it to this backpacker mecca before. And though I’ve only been…

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Well, I arrived. And the first thing I thought was that Asia feels more like home than North America did – what a strange feeling. And after a…

(photo taken by D) Osaka, Japan Well, this is it. Those who have been reading this blog for a little while know that today is the day – today I leave for…