Jeez, I can’t believe it’s been a full year since my first blogiversary! And I seriously can’t believe how much has changed since then. When I think about it it’s kind of crazy that I’ve spent a good portion of these past two years pouring myself into this blog. I’m not entirely sure why I…
Whenever Aaron and I fly from LAX to Asia, we always head straight to the airport bar, grab a beer and toast to a new adventure. Given how many times we’ve made these flights, it’s kind of become a tradition. So, at about 11pm on February 17 we found ourselves doing just that. As we…
China wasn’t my first choice of countries to live in. Not even close. In all of my 14 years of travel, I’d never really thought of traveling to China, let alone living here. So when Aaron pitched the idea of taking a job at a university in Beijing I was hesitant, to say the least. …
So the suspense is finally over. Come February I am moving to China! Beijing to be exact. Looking back over my previous posts it is not lost on me that this is the third “I’m Moving …” post I’ve written in the past 18 months. I still can’t believe I’ve moved so many times in…
By now I think I’ve expressed my disillusionment with organized tours, so when it came to visiting the Hindu temples of Prambanan on Java, Indonesia, I decided to heed my own advice and travel there independently. For those who don’t know, Prambanan is a cluster of ancient Hindu temples that were constructed in Central Java around…
Now that I’m back in Southeast Asia it’s becoming increasingly clear to me why I just can’t stay away from this part of the world. I spent a large chunk of the past year backpacking around the region. I visited six amazing countries and relished my time in each and every one of them. Now that I’ve…
My recent move to Jakarta, Indonesia, was a sudden one. I literally had three weeks’ notice to move across the world. My few weeks back home in California were spent shopping for hard-to-find items, freaking out about what to pack and cramming in visits with family and friends. Time flew by and I barely had…
I’ve now been on the road for exactly one year. It’s crazy that so much time has passed so quickly. And it’s incredible that a year’s worth of travel has now evolved into another year abroad. The past year has been a whirlwind – to say the least. It’s very easily been one of the best years…
In 2007, my boyfriend and I were scheming about where to go for a 6-week trip. I desperately wanted to go to South America, but Aaron relentlessly argued that we should head to Southeast Asia instead – specifically Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Let’s just say I was skeptical, to say the least. I knew nothing about…
When visiting Indonesia most travelers tend to make a beeline to the tourist mecca of Bali. However, since it is significantly more expensive to fly directly into Bali, I opted to start my trip in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Not only did this save me a couple hundred bucks, but it gave me the chance to explore…