I was recently contacted by Intrepid Travel for a piece that aired today on the Today Show. Take a look!! Ultimate Trip on the Today Show Interested in the trip itself? It starts in February, so book it soon! Intrepid’s 365 Day Ultimate Trip Or, you can do it on your own – check out…
History. Politics. Religion. Nothing is straight forward. Nothing is easy to explain. And Tibet epitomizes the complexity of all of the above. The outside world was closed to Tibet until the 1980’s. And while “7 years in Tibet” painted a fairly one sided picture, life during the rule of the Lamas (holy men) was rough on…
I love Intrepid Travel. I love being the only American on a trip. I love that it’s Carbon Neutral. I love the mindset of the other travelers. I love getting off the beaten path. I love the home stays. I love the Intrepid Foundation. I love the small group. I love using public transportation. I love…
After my Intrepid trip from Delhi to Kathmandu, I used Kathmandu as a home base for about a month. With such an easy airport hub, I flew between KTM and Pokhara, Bhutan, and also into Tibet. Since this was towards the end of my year long adventures abroad, I also interviewed for the job I currently have by…
The first thing you want to do when you arrive in a new location is to get a business card with the name and address of the hotel or hostel you’re staying in. Better yet is to get one with a small map on the back. This is especially important if you don’t speak the language,…
Bhutan, the “Dragon Kingdom,” has become “famous” for doing it different. Instead of a Gross National Product, they measure Gross National Happiness. Take a look: The airport for Bhutan, located in Paro, is officially serviced by 2 airlines – Druk Air and Buddha Air. Paro is surrounded by the Himalaya Mountains, which are so steep…
Photography is a very personal thing. I love how several people can capture the same event with a very different eye. I’ve traveled with folks who take all their photos for a trip on their cell phones. I also traveled with people who have expensive digital SLR cameras and multiple lenses. I also have friends…
After spending a few weeks traveling around Rajasthan, India, I picked up another Intrepid trip that traveled from Delhi to Kathmandu. This was a nice trip to get off the typical tourist path of the golden triangle of India (Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur). We spent some time in the town of Orchha, visiting the Hindu…
Flights are the most expensive part of any trip across an ocean. Every day, at least one post appears on my feed declaring this app or that app as being the best for finding the allusive best fare. The reality is you have to know what prices typically are to an area before you know…
India. Oh India. Where do I begin? I’ve wanted to go to India for the longest time. I have many friends in the USA that are of Indian descent, though they were born and raised in the States. Especially after a 3 day Indian wedding out in California, I fell in love with this culture.…
When I got my first passport, I had to go to the post office and pay $15 for a single tiny photo of myself. Now, thanks to a vast series of tubes called the internets, you can take your own photo, upload it to a website, and print it off on photo paper. Voila. Don’t…
I wasn’t planning on doing any posts about the United States since I tend to do the snobby travel thing where if you don’t need a vaccine then it doesn’t really count as “travel”. However, traveling during the school year is what keeps me sane until my summer trip to… somewhere. I tend to watch…
I have really come to appreciate and seek out “stopovers”. It’s a great way to snatch a few hours or days in a city that’s usually a major hub. For example, when I was flying from the Dominican Republic into Havana, the only way there was via Panama City… so for about $50 more on…
There are different philosophies on what defines clothes as “dirty.” Some people like to wear a shirt and then let it “air out” a few days before wearing it again, repeating as applicable before finally moving it to the “to be washed” pile. I operate under the “wear it ’till it’s dead” mentality. Usually, I’ll…
I headed to Indonesia as part of the second half of my Intrepid trip that started in Bangkok. Technically, it was 2 trips run back to back so 4 of us that started in Bangkok continued together for about a month to Bali. (Thank goodness my roommate was awesome!) We said goodbye to the other…
Teacher at Recess 