”I was over that in about 15 minutes, to be honest…” – Jess, about the Terracotta Warriors The Terracotta Warriors were on my bucket list and when Rachel, Jess, Nero and I ended up planning a trip to Xi’an together during the one holiday we got from our teaching job, it was primarily to see … Continue reading CHINA :: Xi’an – Great Mosque, City Wall Bike Ride and the Terracotta Warriors
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu February 26th 2019 I will officially have been travelling for two years. I am writing this blog post a little ahead of time as I am getting ready for my trip to China. I’ll be arriving in China second … Continue reading YEAR 2 :: My second year of travel
Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind. – Marty Ruby I had no idea where the bus was gonna drop me off, and I was thinking about not going to see Inle Lake, but after meeting Coops in Vietnam I decided to go stay at the hotel she lived in and see the … Continue reading Myanmar :: Nyaung Shwe & Inle Lake
“Better to see something once, than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian proverb February 26th 2018 I had officially been travelling for a whole year. I celebrated the day by checking off a bucket list item: Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels the Viet Cong used in their resistance against the US in … Continue reading YEAR 1 :: My first year of travel
The US Army Museum was said to be brilliant so when I wandered around Waikiki/Honolulu today and suddenly found myself by the Fort DeRussy Park I knew I had to do two things: Get a shot glass from Hard Rock Cafe and visit the US Army Mseum.
What an impressive sight this was! When we got to our second stop on the tour we halted briefly by the memorial for the USS Oklahoma (one of the three battleships never to recover from the PH attack), before setting our sights on one of the USAs last, great battleships.
I can’t believe my second leg of the trip is over already. I’ve covered New York and Washington DC and I’m currently sitting at Union Station waiting for a train to take me to Baltimore Airport.
BRUNEI Hot, humid and I should’ve stayed longer (2019) CAMBODIA Phnom Penh :: Prison 21 & The Killing Fields (2018) Siem Reap :: Angkor Wat & my personal favourite (2018) CHINA The Great Wall of China (Badaling) (2019) The Forbidden City (2019) Teach and Travel China (2019) Xi’an – Great Mosque, City Wall Bike Ride … Continue reading Asia
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