End of Yearning

Which hike to do in Nepal…Everest Base Camp or the Annapurna Circuit? After careful research and introspection, my ego won. Everest Base Camp is bigger, more challenging, and known for the better views. Once I arrived in Kathmandu, I was surprised at myself when I followed a nice young tout who approached me in the …

As I walked confidently through New Delhi Train Station after an overnight journey from Varanasi, the fifth rickshaw driver approached, “The airport express train doesn’t open until 7:00 AM. Get in the rickshaw.” “Bullsh#t,” I replied. “It opens at 5:00 AM.” My logic didn’t phase his insistence, but I kept walking to the Metro stairs …

“There was a terrorist attack in the main bazaar where you are staying a couple days ago. You need to go to the tourist office to get permission to go there first,” said the man outside of New Delhi Train Station. I almost fell for it the way he said it. He was trying to …

After Cambodia I was off to Kuala Lumpur (KL) in Malaysia for a stop over before going to visit Nicky in Melbourne for New Year’s.  I had Christmas in KL, checked out Melaka, another Malaysian town, and finally Singapore for a couple days. Link to the pictures KL is the hub for Asia Airlines, a …

Cambodia…where to start with this country? The traffic. Holy sh*t the traffic here is crazy. There seem to be four directions of traffic on a given road, the usual opposing directions of traffic in the lanes, and then on the shoulders, a bike or tuk tuk could be operating in the other direction. Nothing surprises …

Link to Photos on Facebook My sprained foot put my Thai kickboxing plans on ice. Speaking of ice, I needed a few days of recovery time before I was going anywhere. After a sad goodbye with Nicky, I parked myself in Ao Nang for a few days. I got into a rhythm of hobbling to …

Nicky and I planned on meeting in Thailand, as it was on my list and close enough for her to get from Australia for ten days. She needed a nice relaxing beach vacation as a break from life working in the ER and spending her free time studying. It had been a while since we’d …

After Madrid it was time to finish what I started in Istanbul. Four more days until I was off to Thailand, and those days made all the difference in my impression of Istanbul. I left leaving a bit sad, which is a good thing. The first day back was my birthday; 33 years old. I …

The decision to go to Madrid was made after I cancelled the Egypt portion of my trip due to the unstable situation there. I have a very good friend from my middle school and high school years that lives there now, Iggy Romano. The name of the post refers to nicknames of ours from high …

I flew into Istanbul from Ethiopia and it was a different world. The weather was rainy and cold. There was an order in the airport and on the highway. The roads and cars were clean and new. It felt sterile and futuristic. After a cab ride much smoother than my initial cab ride in Ethiopia, I …