Fab getting deep in one of the bigger waves at Green Bowls The first real swell of my Bali trip struck the day after our dawn patrol session up north. In fact, that trip (chronicled in my previous post) was an effort to squeeze a bit of juice out of…
Lukas getting airborn at Keramas On the morning of the 24th, I woke to the sound of my alarm - a rare occurrence typically reserved for travel days and extra-early hostel check-out times - at around 4 am. The reason for waking at such an early hour was, by my…
The entire reason I went to Bali was to surf. I really didn't want to do much else; only a bit of desire arose in me to see the sights later. And, given that the surf on this particular island is world renowned, I figured that was a good enough…
My favorite sunset spot in Uluwatu My journey through southeast Asia continued with my arrival in Bali, Indonesia. This island, now hyped by social media and cheap air fares, was presumably at one point a beautiful tropical jungle with white sand beaches and a vibrant green volcano rising slightly east…
Presumably, you have already read my previous post entitled 'Kuala Lumpur' (if not, read it here) and therefore understand a bit about my situation in the Malaysian city. I'll pick up this section of my adventure on the 3rd day in that particular country. Edwin and I planned to wake…
The view from my 26th floor hostel lounge Kuala Lumpur was the beginning of my solo trip. I was abandoning Rachel (or she I. I know not) at the Krabi airport as she flew off en circuitous route to Hawaii and I hopped into Malaysia for just under a week…
Shortly before journeying southwards, Rachel and I said goodbye to Wes. He was headed to some islands off the coast of Phuket whereas we had decided to travel to Krabi despite the fact that we too were flying into Phuket. This choice of airport vs destination proved to be quite…
Upon arriving in Chiang Mai I was ready for some mountain time. Unfortunately, CM is not really a mountain town so much as a mountain city with filthy, albeit stench-less, air. I had relatively lofty expectations that were dead on arrival; which honestly is perfectly fine. I was ready for…
Out of all the places I plan to travel, I was most apprehensive about arriving in Bangkok. My flight arrived after dark and I had little understanding about how to navigate the city. I also made the mistake of reading articles about the place on the web that warned of…
As the decade ended, I sat at 30,000 feet in a flying metal tube watching a movie. Not sure exactly what movie I was watching at the exact point that the decade ended over the Pacific ocean; during the flight I basically just watched movies back to back so I'm…
