January, 2008

As I sit in my Wisconsin home, reflecting fondly of my time in Thailand this past year, it’s painfully obvious to me what I will miss most about Thailand. Unequivocally, without a doubt, it’s all the amazing people I met and who befriended me throughout the year. Some say happiness is not real until it [...]

Well I’ve been in this wonderfully quainte town called Pai (pronounced BYE) just a few hours north of Chiang Mai, Thailand for the past few days (parent free). This has been a nice little excursion because I’ve learned that I am, in no way, a hippie. This town is not like any other town I’ve [...]

I am traveling around Thailand with my parents. Enough said. Email correspondance is much less painful. Actually, while there having been some times where I wished there was a computer and 20,000 miles between us (i.e. finding a restaurant/ordering food) organized day trips have dilluted my concentration of mom and dad. We are in Chiang [...]

I like to haggle. It’s a joy that you don’t often have in the United States. I find it to be quite eventful haggling with a vendor. You know he’s (she) is just trying to rip you off (dumb tourist) so you have to bargain for the best price. This is quite the common practice [...]

For some time now I’ve been intrigued about the notion of climbing Mt. Kinabalu. Ever since a friend of mine told me about her adventure I wanted to try and climb it. Which is quite odd since I’ve never really done anything close to climbing a mountain, let alone a small hill. Regardless, I bought [...]

My previous blog about my first encounter in Malaysia seems like ages ago. I’ve done so much since that odd encounter. After Kuala Lumpur I headed to the Cameron Highlands for some hiking. I had no idea what to expect, especially since I am not a rugged outdoor lumberjack. My time in the highlands was [...]