Have a few months and a healthy dose of wanderlust? This post is all about how you can make all your travel dreams a reality, hopefully without having anything go horribly wrong in the process. All of this is from my own experience backpacking through Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Read more…
This was a big adventure ~2 years in the making. I knew I was moving out of the PNW (sad!) in July, so I wanted a challenge that could both require me to use all the skills I’ve learned in Seattle for the past few years and give me some Read more…
Originally written July 2019 Do you ever look ahead to some fairly certain date, like a distant graduation or an exciting vacation, and think “yeah that’s going to happen. And when it happens I’m going to think back to this moment and remember how I thought about how this would Read more…
(originally written September 8th, 2018) *EDIT* 6 January 2019: Regrettably I’ve been informed from other travelers that the Thai government has recently beefed up all their security around here (I’m betting because it’s now the on season). The barbed wire fence has been replaced and they often have at least one Read more…
For the few who have made it here, go you! I can’t emphasize how important knowing your motivations is to shaping your experience. Here’s a copy of what I originally wrote for myself before I left to backpack for 6 months in 2018. Hopefully it helps to give you a Read more…