It’s a glorious day here on Pattaya Beach. Spending New Year’s Eve morning at Laguna Beach resort at the pool and soaking in some sun before I go to the beach. It’s been such a wonderful time thus far here in Thailand and I’m looking forward to more exploration of … Read More
I found that it typically takes me 3-5 days to really settle into a new place after I move from one town to another and even to one country to another. To find my way around the streets, make a few friends, find the good local eats and return to … Read More
During the last 3+ months of my travel through India and Nepal I was staying at Airbnb’s of families who were cooking daily for the family and making regular trips to the markets for fresh food. I participated in purchasing food and in the preparation. I was lucky that the … Read More
There’s no doubt… when I was first planning this adventure I had fear in me… and other people were scared for me and had no problem communicating that to me… and some are still even scared for me. What I can tell you is that I have been able to … Read More
It’s been so nice staying here in Pokhara, Nepal waking up every day to the Annapurna Mountains waving their majesty at me… but, what are they saying to me as I sit on the rooftop of where I wake every morning? There are messages everywhere you turn but, are you … Read More
After only five days in the Annapurna Mountains… or is it… after five long days in the Annapurna Mountains… I return back to Pokhara, Nepal… humbled… on a multitude of levels that I’m not sure I’m going to be able to explain let alone understand and integrate into my being. … Read More
It’s just amazing to me what unfolds when I can let go of making things in my life happen. My housemate here in Pokhara,Nepal asked if I wanted to be introduced to his hospitality teacher, Arun, who owns Standard Hotel & Language Training Institute. I am usually up for meeting … Read More
I thought about traveling to the Mt. Everest region while I was here. Go big or go home has been a familiar mantra for me so traveling to Everest fits that so appropriately. After looking into the possibility of going to Lawudo Gompa and finding out the flights there were … Read More
I have had four full days here in Kathmandu, Nepal and it feels like it’s time to write. Even after only two months (versus two LONG months ????) I still find it hard to give myself the time to take a day off to do laundry, take a nap, write, … Read More
There’s been a conversation going on around me and also on the internet about how living in India can be a bittersweet, intense and sometimes contradicting experience (Thanks Kat Kozell for those words). I’ve always wanted to visit India because of the great diversity that this country offers, from culture, … Read More