Wow, since arriving in Bali things have really flown by! The first two days were spent in Kuta, a beach town in the south of the island. Kuta is known for being a party scene, full of Australians, so naturally … Continue reading
I’m getting way behind on blog posts… Here’s day 6 when I’m really on day 11 over here in Bali! Hopefully soon I’ll get caught up! My travel buddies leave today, so I’ll have some down time as I hang … Continue reading
Kuala Lumpur is the biggest city so far on this trip – at least it seems much bigger and more modern than Bangkok. We upgraded this leg of the trip as well and are using Stef and Caitlin’s points to … Continue reading
Near to Ao Nang, you’ll find a number of beautiful beaches, bays and islands easily accessible by boat. To do as much as possible in our limited time near Krabi, we opted for a speedboat tour of the islands for … Continue reading
The last few days in Ao Nang have been picturesque Thailand. Ao Nang is about 30 minutes from Krabi town, the city area that the airport and region are known by, and it a great jumping point to explore some … Continue reading
The Grand Palace in Bangkok is a huge compound constructed in the 1700′s as the king’s quarters. Monday morning was spent touring the many gold, shiny structures and seeing the little Emerald Buddha. The Palace is incredibly ornate and beautiful … Continue reading
If you thought my travel day was a bit too cooshy, don’t worry – my second flight was wildly underwhelming. Flown by United from Tokyo to Bangkok, I was in a middle seat, offered terrible food and used a tiny, … Continue reading
This amazing adventure has started! I woke up on Friday morning a mix of nervous, exhausted and giddy for this trip to begin. Taking 10 weeks off of “real life” is a dream and I feel so lucky to have … Continue reading
I board my flight to Bangkok in 2 days…48 hours…2880 minutes…172800 seconds. No matter how you slice it, it will be here super fast! The last few days/weeks have been a blur of family, friends, travel, work, studying, and getting … Continue reading
After spending the morning engrossed by the Boston bombing manhunt on twitter and loosing sleep each night from all the distressing news this week (and boy, I have really been feeling it), I was surprised and excited to walk into … Continue reading
I am a runner. Just a few years ago, I never would have identified myself as a runner. The thousands of hours spent at group fun runs, running 5k’s to half marathons and getting in long training miles early on … Continue reading
Oh 5am wake ups – you are only worth it when it means I’m mere hours away from landing on a sunny, happy, carefree island! Well, nearly carefree. I’m headed back down to Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay to … Continue reading
I’m feeling a bit nauseous this morning from my Typhoid pills… I certainly don’t want to become the next Typhoid Mary!! Poor gal had to spend 3 decades in isolation after infecting a ton of people with Typhoid fever in the late … Continue reading
Much too busy to blog!
