Blog posts including guides, travel updates, thoughts and musings from my travels.
2011- Current
Now that 2014 draws to a close, I decided to look back on all the things I've done and places I've been this last 12 months and post my personal 20 favorite images I've taken. It has been a pretty good year as I've visited 5 countries not including a layover in Australia.
Read MoreWhile planning our upcoming trip to New Zealand and doing lots of research I came across a part that said I would need: Chest X-ray Certificate INZ 1096. The reason for this is is if you've spent 3 months in total over the last 5 years in a country where there is a high risk for tuberculosis, you MUST send an updated chest x-ray proving you are free of TB. To view a list of the countries click here. Seeing as i've spent nearly 8 I needed the certificate.
Read MoreIts been a while since the last post and so much has happened since. When we left Bangkok we had planned to stay in Patong or Kata beach for at least a week before looking at apartments. On the bus ride down I figured i'd look onilne and get a head start and ended up finding a place in Rawai beach. I'm so glad I looked as i found a great space on the southern tip of the island at a really good price. We are about 1000ft from the beach away from the tourist madness that Patong and Kata/Karon beaches have. We've got a balcony overlooking a farm and even a motorbike to cruise around the island with. We even have a kitchen with a kettle and electric stove so we can try our hand at cooking some pad thai.
Read MoreTo follow up on the previous post, this will outline much of the survival/backpacking gear i'll be bringing along.
Here is my Jack Wolfskin 120liter backpack next to the Think Tank bag. All together it weighs around 45lbs which is half of the weight of just my main backpack last time.
Read MoreIn fall 2011 I went to S.E. Asia on a one way ticket with my good friend Eric. That choice to leave everything behind and venture out farther than I had ever before completely changed my life. It made me realize that a comfortable job, a guaranteed paycheck, and all these other comforts were not what I wanted out of my life. At least not my 20's. I wanted adventure. True adventure. The kind that not many people seem to be familiar with anymore. The kind where...
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