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The last time we checked in with an itinerary was 5/17/2018, with 12 countries on the list at that time - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia. Things continued to change. Here's what we finally ended up with: India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. India … Continue reading The Ultimate Itinerary.
I get asked this question a lot. The answer? The people we've met. People like our friend MP (Mahipal Singh) in Rishikesh, India, who picked us up at the airport, at night, drove us to our apartment, and then went back to his restaurant, cooked us dinner, and delivered it us. We met MP on … Continue reading What is the best part about travelling the world?
Some of the fascinating and sometimes disturbing observations I've made this past year while travelling through almost a dozen different countries are the political systems. As frustrated as Americans can be with our political systems we are blessed when compared to most of the rest of the world. Let's take a closer look. India. It's … Continue reading You don’t know how lucky you are, boy.
So the plan was to fly from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Quito, Ecuador. We got to the airport at 3 AM for our 6 AM flight. No lines. We checked in at the desk with our boarding passes, ready to check luggage, and we were asked for our Yellow Fever Inoculation Certificate. Hmmm. We didn't … Continue reading “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” ~Lao Tzu
Fly 10 hours non-stop from Africa to South America and land in Sao Paulo, Brazil. That was the plan. The question was, do we catch a connecting flight and move onto Ecuador or take a break in Brazil? We opted for the break. After a little "researching" different areas of Sao Paulo to stay in, … Continue reading Brazil? Why not.
It's been a little over a week since we've left Asia and I miss it already. Each country we visited had its own little quirks. We unexpectedly fell in love with some of the places we visited. The most pleasant surprise of the trip, so far, has been Malaysia. I don't want to take anything … Continue reading Asia in the rear view mirror
Ever since grade school, think 1960's, teachers have been telling me that the metric system is coming, so we'd better learn it now. Well, 50+ years have passed, and we're doing fine without it. Fine, that is, unless you venture outside of the U.S. where the metric system is alive and well. If you run, … Continue reading The metric system & other conversions and translations.
It's finally starting to sink in. The endless sunny days with their hot, humid weather will soon be in my rear view mirror. After almost 9 months living in some of the hottest cities on the planet, we're headed west, albeit slowly. In about a week we'll fly from Asia to Africa, or more specifically from … Continue reading Turning the corner, heading west, and bundling up.
I never imagined myself in Borneo. It sounded like one of those places that only National Geographic photographers or very serious candidates for a PhD. in Zoology would be allowed to venture off to. But here I am, being neither of the aforementioned, in Borneo. How did I get here you ask? Well, Malaysia was … Continue reading 8 months down, 4 to go, & a field report from Borneo.
Pemba woke to the cool morning air with a feeling of comfortableness. The decision to let go of Gedhun felt natural, like the right thing to do. His son would receive and education with the monks and perhaps break the familial cycle of living and working at their mountain homestead. It would be a first. … Continue reading Green means go.
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