It has been a month since I’ve been back. I wanted to immediately start writing about the whole journey while many memories were still fresh but I couldn’t, maybe because I was still sad that it was over. Now that some time has passed and my emotions have settled down a little, I can take…
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Tashi And The Monk
My first experience with an orphanage happened when I was very little, maybe 4-5 years in age. My family went to visit this orphanage because my cousin was there. Why was my cousin there? He was mentally challenged. At least that’s what my parents told me. He wasn’t born to my uncle and aunt. He…
Skydiving
Took a while to get this crossed off the bucket list but it finally happened. Went to San Marcos with a coworker and his buddy. Arrived 2 pm, geared up around 5, jumped out around 5:15 with my tandem instructor Chris and my videographer Yoshi. Felt tiny bit of nerves prior to arrival but then…
A Map for Saturday
All those years ago, before I started my first year-long Round-The-World journey, I watched “A Map for Saturday”. It was a documentary about the journey of a backpacker through his RTW trip and the people he meets, their experiences, and life on the road. It opened my eyes and prepared me (somewhat) for my own…
Hi folks.
Been quite crazy and eventful the past week or two and I’ve been trying to find some time to sort out my Istanbul photos. I’ll post up Istanbul soon, as well as Goreme. I’m in Cairo, Egypt now. It’s been quite a ride to say the least. I’m hoping to catch a train to Luxor…