Every day can be the trip of a lifetime.
I just sold my bicycle. My last bicycle. What, you only have one bicycle? Just like guitars, I've had three of more in the home at any given moment. My final bicycle was a real hum dinger. Close to the top-of-the-line, straight-bar, electric-assist, built in lights and very expensive. It gave me a few years … Continue reading The Impermanence of Bicycle Riding
If you're a regular reader of this blog you know that I'm planning on going to Bali in March of 2025 for a special experience. Nyepi, also celebrated as Balinese new year, takes place on March 29, 2025. I have been thinking about returning to Bali for Nyepi and this is the first time that … Continue reading The Bali Experience March 2025
I've been avoiding visiting Cambodia forever. When we were traveling around the world in 2018 we decided to skip it. My major concern was one of principle. Cambodia has elections every five years. A few months before every election the opposition party candidates are rounded up and thrown in jail for a few months, sometimes … Continue reading Mixed Feelings, Visiting & Writing About Cambodia
We took off a week ago, hopped on the bus to Logan Airport, and caught the first of our many flights for this Summer's trip to Asia. I made a last minute pitch to Laurie to upgrade to Qatar Airways "Q-Suite" for the first leg of flight - a long twelve hour journey. She approved. … Continue reading A Week on the Road – 3 Countries and it Feels Like Home
In early July of 2018, during our year of traveling, we stopped in Malaysia. It was on the advice of a friend. We had no fixed plan except to be in Cape Town, South Africa sometime in early August. I had no idea at the time that I would fall madly in love with this … Continue reading Malaysia is a Country
Back in April I was on a flight to Qatar on my way to Bangkok. The young man sitting next to me, a PHD candidate from Boston, was on his way to Java, Indonesia. During the course of our conversation I found out he was married to an Indonesian woman and would be spending the … Continue reading Where to? First-time trip recommendation from a stranger: Java, Indonesia.
If you're vegan or vegetarian and have travelled in Southeast Asia you know it can be sometimes challenging to find decent, if any, vegan or vegetarian options. Maybe with the exception of Chiang Mai in Thailand, or Ubud in Bali. We just settled into Luang Prabang in northern Laos for 12 days and quickly got … Continue reading Vegetarian & Vegan Food (and coffee) in Luang Prabang, Laos.
After being in crowded cities for a few weeks we were ready for some fresh mountain air and some peace and quiet. We made a plan to travel into Northeast India, an area we haven't explored yet. Getting to Darjeeling seemed easy enough. A short 50 minute flight from Calcutta, and a "quick" 42 mile … Continue reading Everything you ever wanted to know about tea, but were afraid to ask.
Laurie and I arrived in New Delhi last week around 1:30 AM on Thursday morning, May 25th. We pre-booked a room at Villa 33, a guesthouse in the Hauz Khas area of the city. The area has a somewhat laid back, upscale vibe with good restaurants nearby and lots of green space. Our guesthouse arranged … Continue reading Even The Best Laid Plans
The best laid plans. Sometime after our year away (2018) we began to lay the groundwork to be away for 3 months each year during the winter. We had a backup generator installed so our sump pump and boiler would still work even if the power went out. And it does go out. We arranged … Continue reading The Best Laid Plans, Never Say Never, and Skirting the Monsoon
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