Build your foundation. Connect with empathy. The digital diary of a solo traveler.
March 7th-18th I arrived to Kuala Lumpur in the afternoon, and just as I walked up to my hostel, the sky opened up and vomited a thunderstorm. It's safe to say I've lost my Oregonian immunity to rain, and the desire to stay dry outweighed any interest I had to explore the city. Later that... Continue Reading →
A visually stunning city of lights, gardens, and innovative architectural design...an artificial beauty.
“...that white light I'd been searching for flooded the space. "Oohs" and "ahhs" filled the room as the sound and LEDs put on an ethereal show...That feeling was more glittery than the lights...to make a room full of people so awestruck they couldn't contain it.”
I’m a little over 4 months into my journey though Asia and suddenly I’ve hit a wall, my mentality is shifting gears, and I can’t think of another idiom but basically I’m on the cusp of change.
Last night another traveler showed me this phone app called "been." It allows you to mark all of the countries that you've visited across the globe. I'm at 25 countries now, and my map is still looking fairly untouched. It puts space in perspective, and is a good way to keep track of where I've... Continue Reading →
It’s my lucky year, year of the pig! So I went to China (well, the visa-free regions of Macau and Hong Kong) to celebrate Chinese New Year.
**forewarning, there are a lot of photos woven in this post. You'll have to do some heavy scrolling. At the end of January I left Laos on an overnight bus to Bangkok. It was about a 20 hour journey in a reclining seat (cheaper than a sleeper bus) but I was surprisingly well rested when... Continue Reading →
I took a sleeper bus (for my first time ever) south to Don Det, also known as 4000 islands. Every patch of un-submerged grass counts as an island here, so maybe there actually are 4000. Laos is a landlocked country, so to clarify, these islands exist in the Mekong river. I heard they recount the... Continue Reading →
When I first got to Vang Vieng...I kind of hated it. So what caused me to extend my stay from 3 days to 2 weeks?
At 5am this morning I jolted awake to the ringing of my very standard iPhone alarm. Contrary to most times my alarm goes off at 5am, I’d intentionally set this one. I turned it off quickly in an effort not to wake my dorm mates that most probably all woke up from it anyways (sorry).... Continue Reading →
Bridge Over Distance 