RestlessWanderlust

“Airport closed – planes no go”

If I had to describe my travel experiences in as few words as possible I would say that “it’s always an adventure.”  That is a phrase that I am more or less guaranteed to say on any given day that I use transportation here in Asia.  You never know what you’re going to get.  Perhaps [...]

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Off the Tourist Trail

One of the things that is glaringly obvious traveling through South East Asia is  just how well trodden the tourist trail is – the banana pancake trail if you will.  The Lonely Planet seems to be the de-facto travel book throughout Asia and anywhere mentioned in it is pretty much guaranteed to have tons of [...]

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A Visit to Dr. Fish

I’ve seen it in every country I’ve visited so far on this trip.  It still seems strange, even after partaking.  Massive fish tanks line the streets with gads of fish inside and signs advertising the fish spa and Dr. Fish.  That’s right, you pay money to dunk your feet in the tank and have the [...]

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A Monkey!

When I was researching what to do in the Ubud area of Bali I heard time and time again about the Monkey Forest.  I love monkeys, everyone knows that.  However, when I see monkeys in the wild I tend to have an image in my head of them flying at me, biting me and giving [...]

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“We Full – You Go Mainland”

My first lesson learned the hard way of the trip: check if it is a school holiday before venturing to a tiny island with limited accommodation. After hearing just how prevalent the leeches are in Taman Negara National Park, the most famous national park in Malaysia, as well as the difficulties with travel within the [...]

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