Or his spirit at least. I’ve always been a huge fan of the BBC series Planet Earth. In fact, any documentary on wildlife. But one subject that has always caught my attention is the Galapagos Islands. These days, everyone and their moms can visit the Galapagos. Sure, it’s pricey but they let everyone in. I’m…
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Hike and Bike Tour of Cotopaxi
I am not going to be climbing Mount Everest any time in my future.
Medellin and Guatape, Colombia
The beauty in Medellin isn’t in the actual city itself, which is polluted, densely populated, and always busy. This is also the reason why I didn’t take many photographs of the city itself because everyone knows what that kind of city looks like. But I do like how almost all the buildings are made of…
Thoughts on Bogota
Note: In an attempt to avoid Flickr, I am trying to figure out how to get my pictures uploaded into a gallery format. The internet upload speeds here are also pretty slow. I will get pictures up as soon as I can. Update: You can access my South America pictures via the link at the…
This Is Cartagena
It’s really hot here. Coming from 2600m/70F crisp Bogota to sea level/90F humid Cartagena was a slap in the face. But it’s not unlike going back to Malaysia I suppose. They are, after all, both near the equator.
How I feel at the start of every trip I take
It always takes me a little while to get used to the whole backpacking thing all over again. It doesn’t matter how much travelling I’ve done in the past. Initially, I always feel a little homesick, a little turned off by noisy hostels (they were blasting music in the next door attached-bar until 11 pm),…
Planning for South America
The last 2 weeks have been spent planning my upcoming trip to South America. Most of the trip is pretty straightforward except for the Galapagos Islands cruise and my stay in Brazil. I’ll elaborate more on this later. Where as I traveled in Europe, Africa, and Asia mostly using ground transportation, I will mostly be flying…
End of the road for now.
I landed in LA on 14th of April and got back to Austin TX on the 19th after spending a few days in LA and San Francisco. I remember walking outside Dublin International Airport and thinking, “How the hell do I get to my hostel?” At that moment, Dublin felt like the largest place in…
Seoul (Part 2), South Korea
I had to spend 3 more days in Seoul before flying back home to the USA. I made my way back to the guesthouse which I stayed at previously here and found the same roommates, whom I saw more than a week ago, still there. That evening, our guesthouse had a free dinner so several…
Jeonju, South Korea
Jeonju, South Korea April 9th – 10th 2011 Another comfortable 3 hours bus-ride took me from Busan to Jeonju. Jeonju is considered I’ve read about people staying at night in a “jjimjilbang” (Korean saunas) so I wanted to experience it for myself. My guidebook recommended one of the oldest in Jeonju, a place called “Myeong…