Myanmar Memories: Part III – Hill Tribe Moto-trek
September 24th, 2015
Ah yes, even as I peck this, my heart still meanders amid the idyllic hills and dales… My near 3 [&hellip
Browsing the "Asia" Category
Myanmar Memories: Part II – Kalaw and Inle Lake
August 25th, 2015
Kalaw was a surprise. While doing my Myanmar research, Kalaw was suppose to be just some non-descript incidental jumping-off point [&hellip
Myanmar Memories: Part I – Yangon
August 17th, 2015
Yangon (a.k.a. “Rangoon”) – is there any place name that conjures up more exotica? Likewise the mysterious whole of Myanmar [&hellip
That Time I Pushed a Rickshaw to the Kathmandu Airport
March 28th, 2014
And YOU thought… just because I’d circled the Planet to land here in Ecuador – you foolishly thought you’d seen [&hellip
Catching up on Nepal: The (almost) Final Chapter
February 23rd, 2014
Goodness – no fewer than what? EIGHT separate posts now on my 3 week adventure in Nepal. At this rate, [&hellip
10,000 – Yep, Ten THOUSAND Saffron-Robed Monks
February 16th, 2014
We interrupt this (retrospective) Asian tale to bring you a brief update of my new home in… ECUADOR! Yes, yes, [&hellip
Toodle-oo Thailand!
February 4th, 2014
(above: the street corner – with requisite gilded Thai spirit house, see image below – leading to my Chiang Mai [&hellip
Catching up on Nepal: Pokhara
January 24th, 2014
O.k. nearing the Nepal finish line here now dear followers. Just a few more posts to go (and mostly all [&hellip
Catching up on Nepal: Sleeping With Monks
January 17th, 2014
Well o.k. – not conjugally IN BED with them, of course. But do read on… Goodness, but I need to [&hellip
Kathmandu: Sardine-fest with 20,000 Nepal Soccer Fans!
January 5th, 2014
Yes, we’re STILL catching up on Nepal here. That’s ‘cuz there’s just so very many pics and fun tales left [&hellip
Ringing In The New Year In Chiang Mai
January 1st, 2014
When it comes to ringing in the New Year… xxxxxx Times Square in NYC has NOTHING on Chiang Mai, Thailand! [&hellip
Catching up on Nepal: Bhaktapur
December 29th, 2013
(Not to be confused with my majorly languishing Catching Up Series on my long ago adventures in Africa, but rather…) [&hellip
A Kathmandu Tattoo!
December 7th, 2013
My memories of Nepal are many, varied, and vivid – the bustling cobbled streets and gilded temples of Kathmandu, the [&hellip
A Sunday Stroll in Yangon…
December 2nd, 2013
Given that I have to wait til Monday to pick up my Thai visa (grumble, grumble, Thailand why must you [&hellip
New Country, New Digs: a.k.a. “I Always Wanted a Summer Home in Asia”
November 27th, 2013
I’ve now been more or less settled here in Chiang Mai, Thailand for – goodness, nearly two months! Upon arrival [&hellip
A Thai Buffet – the Size of a Football Field!
November 22nd, 2013
I’m momentarily poised to take on Myanmar come Sunday (well actually, I fly to Bangkok then, but am allowing a [&hellip
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Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
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