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On the mountain It being off season, I took a risk when I bought my ticket and prayed for snow. Lucky for me, Niseko got a huge snowfall right before I arrived; the mountain was fluffed up and ready for me to ride. I stayed at Annupuri lodge and indulged in 2 days of ski-in/ski-out... Continue Reading →
Had a 10 hour layover in Beijing and they said it’s not possible to see the Great Wall...but they don’t know me and my history of chasing after transportation 😉
In 8 days, Ryan and I covered well over 1,800km of northern Philippines on motorbike. I say "Ryan and I" but I did zero driving. I can drive a motor scooter but I have no idea how to handle a semi-automatic bike. My role was to wear my big backpack filled with our stuff, and... Continue Reading →
The month I spent there was a blissful escape from the backpacker life. I settled in to a slow lifestyle, and by the end of my 3-ish weeks I felt completely at home.
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 →
“...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.
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.
Bridge Over Distance 