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Party boating on Ha Long Bay
Sarah and I went big the week of October 6th, which marked both the halfway point of my RTW journey as well as my birthday. For two days we partied on a boat in Ha Long Bay with an eclectic … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Round the World, Travel, Vietnam
Tagged cruise, Halong bay, kayaking, party boat
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Soul Sisters in Sa Pa
Like the butterflies that roam Vietnam’s terraced mountains, Sarah is larger than life. The day after she flew in from LAX, we girled around Hanoi, exploring historical sites, buying gifts for loved ones, and getting our nails done — all … Continue reading
Ubud: a taste of Indo culture
Ubud, a historic town on Bali, in just a day taught me vast amounts about Indo’s fantastically multidimensional culture. Regrettably, I’m lacking the time to share what I learned! (I’m in Vietnam now and awaiting the arrival of a very … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Indonesia, Round the World, Travel
Tagged culture, monkey forest, moto, Nirwa homestay, rice paddy, temples, Ubud
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Once Upon a Time on Gili Trawangan
Last weekend, I did Gili Trawangan (“Gili T”) proper, partying too hard and getting too sunburned. There was another element that this island offered me, though, which took me by surprise. On Friday, I boarded the boat on Lombok immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Indonesia, Round the World
Tagged dancing, free diving, gili t, health, indonesia, mindfulness, Reef, snorkeling, Spirituality, Sustainability
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Summiting Mount Rinjani
“After I’m done traveling this year, I’ll be ready to settle down and, you know, grow flowers,” he said to me and the Dutch student on the bus. There was a pregnant pause where none of us so much as … Continue reading
Lombok, Indonesia
Some shots of breezy adventures these last few days. Found a partner for Mount Rinjani, Lombok’s active volcano (12,224 feet). We leave in a few hours (5 a.m.) to begin the 3-day trek. Sunday My home in Bali Monday Padangbai’s … Continue reading
“Sweet as”
A Kiwi expression. New Zealand was sweet to me, being both totally rad and also kind. Its experiences, like its people, were grounding. “Sweet as what?” I used to ask my Kiwi friend in law school who regularly used the … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Oceania, Travel
Tagged awakening, fraternal bond, friendship, heart, kinship, laughter, love, soul
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Black water rafting
When in New Zealand, get your adrenaline rush. Plan one was skydiving, plan two was flying a helicopter and glacier trekking. Neither manifested due to weather. So, black water rafting it was! So surreal. Took a train then hiked through … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Oceania, Round the World, Travel
Tagged adventure, black water rafting, caves, charlston, glow worms, New Zealand, stagmites, stalactites, underworld rafting
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Milford, All Blacks, and Dancing in the streets of Wanaka
Friday: Cruised around Milford Sound. Heaps of rain but it added to the intensity of the waterfalls. Met two English guys on the cruise, one of whom had recently traveled to Thailand and been knocked out by a Muay Thai … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Oceania, Round the World, Travel
Tagged all blacks, doc, funk, glacier, hiking, kai whakapai, milford, muay thai, road trip, rugby, springboks, wanaka
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