Author: Paul
Motorbike Roadtrip #2 (Day 2)
Day 123 – Pakse, Laos – 5:37 PM Robin and I decided to depart on Day 2 of our motorbike ride at 8 AM. We met two Germans over dinner in Tad Lo on Day 1 who seemed interested in riding with us for Day 2. I woke at 7 AM and descended two flights […]
Motorbike Roadtrip #2 (Day 1)
Day 121 – Tad Lo, Laos – 8:53 P I arrived in Pakse, Laos on Wednesday afternoon after leaving Don Det, a popular destination in the island chain known as Four Thousand Islands. I departed the bus depot and walked towards the city center in search of an accommodation. I turned down two available rooms […]
Three Days Swimming in the Mekong
Day 119 – Pakse, Laos – 9:46 PM After a grueling fourteen-hour day traveling from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Don Det, Laos, my three friends and I dropped our bags in our respective bungalows and set out for a quick dinner. We strolled down the main street in Don Det glancing at menus, reliving our day […]
You’re Not Going to Fool Me Three Times
Day 116 – Don Det, Laos – 10:08 PM As I sat on a rickety, wooden boat at the Ban Nakasang water front, I pondered the situation I found myself in. Maybe we made a mistake. Maybe my fellow backpackers and I should have given in to his demands and paid the additional $1.23 USD […]
Angkor: Stepping Back In Time
Day 113 – Siem Reap, Cambodia – 10:06 PM Last Saturday I arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia after a daylong bus journey from Phnom Penh. Saturday evening and Sunday were spent acclimating with this new destination and contemplating my remaining days in Cambodia. I met Sam, a hostel mate from Germany, who is three weeks […]
Visit to The National Museum & Royal Palace
Day 110 – Phnom Penh – 12:36 PM After a emotionally moving day exploring the Tuol Sleng Prison and killing fields of Choeung Ek, I woke yesterday needing something to lift my spirits. I flipped open my guidebook and quickly glanced upon the National Museum and the Royal Palace. I decided to explore these two […]
The Heart Wrenching Impact of the Cambodian Genocide
Day 109 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 7:54 PM My original intention of remaining in Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia, for two days quickly changed after I arrived on Wednesday. I met Kevin, an American from Seattle, on my bus from Vietnam and by chance we both reserved beds at One Stop Hostel. On […]
Three Countries Down, Bring on the Next
Day 106 – Bavet, Cambodia – 1:02 PM My four weeks in Vietnam have officially come to a close. I just crossed through the border checkpoint between Vietnam and Cambodia on a bus I boarded this morning in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The seven-hour journey is almost half over and in short order […]
8-Day Motorcycle Journey (Full Summary)
Day 102 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 8:56 PM My 8-day motorcycle journey through the southern half of Vietnam has come to a close. I will attempt to provide a detailed summary of the previous week but I doubt my words can express the fulfillment I attained during this adventure. At the close […]
100 Days!!!
One Hundred Days!!! By no means does it feel like I have traveled for one hundred days. Having completed two countries (New Zealand, Australia) and nearly complete with Vietnam, I can truly say it has been an extraordinary one hundred days. I have snorkeled, swam, hiked, kayaked, driven and biked in picturesque locations that most […]