For all of you out there who are hoping to one day find yourself lost in Cambodia, I have decided to put together an illustrative how-to-guide. Option 1 is to walk out of your hotel down a street, turn a few times, wander into a schoolyard and out the other side, and then find yourself …
Ethnic Minorities
When you go visit an ethnic minority village, what you hope to see is everyone dressed up like this and doing traditional song and dance: In reality, they look like this: Remember, that even if their ethnicity is different, they're still people, living everyday lives, and trying to get by. I forgot that, and felt …
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand with other soon-to-be-Sloanies was lovely. It mostly looked like this: We rode boats around: Swam in warm ocean water so salty we didn't need to work to stay afloat: Rented a motorbike (and wore a helmet when not being photographed) and biked around the countryside: On our motorbike we learned about the strong …
Chinese Vietnam
Vietnam and China have a strange relationship, to say the least. China occupied Vietnam for about 1000 years, bringing in its religion, language, and culture into the country. While there, I got the impression that the relationship with China is a truly odd one. On one hand, there are loads of Chinese tourbusses visiting the …
An American in Saigon
It's impossible to be a visitor to Vietnam without thinking about the scars of the war. It has left scars on the country, which forty years have yet to heal. It is still perhaps the most vivid war in the American psyche, despite what we've fought (or are fighting) since. I don't know how it …
Motorcycle Diaries
The central highlands of Vietnam is a beautiful area of green mountains, slow, muddy rivers, a culturally rich population of ethnic minorities, and extraordinarily fertile. I flew up to Da Lat from Ho Chi Minh city, and spent one day in the city. The highlight of Da Lat was the Italians I met on the …
River Life
My trip to the Meikong Delta was highlighted by my company, actually. Sometimes on the road you can make fast bonds with people very quickly because of the unfamiliarity. That happened with me and Jean from Brussels. We were both solo travelers on the tour, and so had to sit next to each other on …
Adventure Away 