The lost of art of writing for yourself I’ve just finished writing my winter Everest Base Camp trek for a series starting later in the week here. During the trek I hand wrote into a little notebook. I’ve gone through quite a few notebooks over the past decade. Keeping a journal has helped from planning to daily… Continue reading more »
Back by popular demand … It seems returning to country is more popular than I thought. I received an email from a Nepalese person asking if I could tell them what it was really like to step right off the plane and into Nepal. I also received a similar request to write-up my thoughts for a national newspaper over here… Continue reading more »
How to get to Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary “Labuk Bay, in Sabah, Malaysia: ‘It’s the only place in the world to see the Proboscis monkey’” So wrote the author of the torn out pages of my guide-book. I think what they meant to say was that “Borneo” was the only place to see such a… Continue reading more »
What happens to your email, website and social networking accounts when you die? I’ve asked quite a few people about this. As you know from my previous article about what happens if you die when traveling overseas? It’s been something I’ve had to come to terms with lately. One of the big questions I was… Continue reading more »
What happens if you die when traveling overseas? Death. A rather morbid subject, but one that’s been following us everywhere since the day we were born. In the “West” people prepare for it, fret about, think about it, and try to avoid it as best they can. In the “East” people accept it but don’t… Continue reading more »
What’s it like to have food poisoning in Asia? There’s a difference between “food poisoning” and “travelers diarrhea”. Quite a large one in my book. Yet the two ailments are often merged for sympathy’s sake when traveling. I myself have succumb to both. Travelers diarrhea is nothing new, and rarely gets me motivated to tell a soul. Food… Continue reading more »
Can you photograph anywhere while traveling? Most people will likely say no, there are limits. Some will argue this is important for our security, and privacy. However, in my view, restrictions on photography are increasing to ludicrous proportions with global terrorism style paranoia. Just how bad is it getting, and how far should we let it go? Worldwide restrictions on photography It’s… Continue reading more »
