In Search of: What’s Got You Fired Up?

During the past weeks I’ve put a lot of thought into what’s next.  Not in the I-have-to-plan-every-detail sort of way, but in the if-I-could-do-anything-what-would-I-do way.  And you know what I would do?  I would travel the world.  Big surprise, I know.  As a matter of fact, I’m sure you’re gasping at your astonishment that such [...]

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In Search of: Awesome Travels in 2012

The semester is over.  I’m on winter break at work.  I’ve got two weeks of downtime (well, after today, really just one — seeing as how a week has managed to slip right past me).  I am officially in my new apartment, and I sort of love it.  I say “sort of” because the process [...]

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In Search of: A Friend in Cambodia

After leaving Ko Chang, I hopped on a bus and headed to Cambodia.  A friend of mine lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capitol, and the plan was to spend a few days there and figure out the rest upon arrival. The bus ride through Cambodia was entertaining, per usual.  We stopped at a rest stop [...]

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In Search of: An Island Escape

It’s been too long since the last installment of my Southeast Asia trip.  Shall we carry on?  Last I recall, we spoke about about the day I kayaked down a breathtaking river in Laos.  It’s still one of my fondest memories.  But, alas, Southeast Asia is not all rainbows and puppy dogs.  I took a [...]

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In Search of: A Kayaking Adventure

With a river like this literally steps outside my door, I simply couldn’t resist a possible river adventure.  And seeing as how number 2 on my bucket list had sort of been taunting me for months, I knew there was no time like the present.  Kayaking it was. I signed up for a day-long kayaking [...]

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In Search of: Some Rest for the Weary

Once upon a time in a land far away, a nervous girl stepped on an overnight bus in Vientiane, Laos headed to a land called Luang Prabang.  She was excited to go, but scared to be going it alone.  (It was her first solo trip, after all!)  She unknowingly sat next to a middle-aged pervert [...]

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In Search of: A Visa Run

As promised.  The story of my trip to Southeast Asia continues… After three days in Bangkok, it was time for a visa run (not for me).  So the next logical step obviously meant heading to Laos.  We took the overnight bus from Bangkok to Vientiane.  One thing I wish I took more pictures of was [...]

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In Search of: A Little Peace of Mind

Okay.  I have to make a detour from the day-to-day telling of my adventures in Southeast Asia.  Because I’m stressed.  And I’ve got a million things on my mind.  And I’m pretty sure this is part of the reason I STILL can’t get my body to adjust to the 14 hour time change.  Yep, I’ve [...]

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In Search of: Heat Exhaustion and a Palace

The second day of my trip, I was even more determined.  I was not only going to get food, I was going to do some site seeing.  What do people like to see in Bangkok?  The book said the Grand Palace was good.  Of course, the question was – how the heck was I going [...]

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How I Survived My First Day in Thailand

The first picture I took upon arriving in Thailand was not what you might expect.  I took a picture of my friend John’s bathroom.  Is that totally lame?  But in my defense, I’d never seen such a bathroom.  The shower isn’t separated from anything else in the room.  Which is handy if you find yourself [...]

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