World Drifter

After a great night out I woke early to check out and move closer to everyone. I arrived and checked into the cheapest room available. It was known as the ‘outside’ room, but the only sign of it being outside was a few gaps between the walls and the ceiling and at 30,000 kip-who could really complain!? It had a fairly large bed and though the bathroom was not in the room it was just down the stairs. Now that I was closer to everyone, I set out to meet up with them. We were hoping to check out a boat race in a village not far from there, or possibly go to one of the waterfalls in the surrounding area. After discussing our options we decided to just stick around the town for the day, ... read more

Onward to Chiang Mai…It was a VIP bus-though I didn’t find anything much better about it than the other bus I had taken. The only differences-it was a double decker bus, you were given a water and a little bag of snacks, and a so so meal at one of the stops. Nothing too VIP about it-I think the other bus was more comfortable too. So I spent the night travelling, and arrived in Chiang Mai around 5:00am. I was supposed to be picked up by a taxi and taken to my hotel, but when I got off there was no one standing there holding a sign with my name! I was a little frustrated and I had tuk tuk and taxi drivers coming up asking if I needed a ride and I had to say ... read more

So my last night in Phuket consisted of a lot of unnecessary drinking and nonstop dancing. We had been invited to Clublime-a Swiss-owned foreigners club. It was 800baht for 1hr buffet, and 2hrs of open bar! Followed by free shots all night after 11pm. We: Iva, Denis, and myself, did our fair share of drinking at the club before a large group of us moved onward to Bangla Road, to the Tiger Club. Now for those who have never been to Phuket, Bangla Road is the main nightlife road-full of Thai hookers, ladyboys, and a bunch of old white men trying to act as though they are still in their prime youth(being ‘escorted’ by young Thai girls). Another popular happening-Ping Pong shows-this isn’t the kind of ping pong we typically play-I’ll just tell you this, it ... read more

OK everyone! I just wanted to make it known that I am OK!!!! I know that some of you are freaking out, but I'm sorry, I can't write everyday, especially in the more remote areas...I'm safe in Thailand, but have been busy living the island life, and not using internet(there are better things to do with my time). haha I will be writing soon, so no worries...all is well, and I'll tell of my adventures soon....SOON! OK?! MUAH!... read more

I've come to the conclusion that once in Seoul, the ultimate goal is to keep you here! Unless you already have planned a way out thoroughly, then you are in for a hit to the wallet. So the plan: Get to Seoul, find Chinese Embassy/Consular Office, apply for Chinese Visa, find cheap flight to Beijing, follow Silk Road into Nepal. The reality: Get to Seoul(so far so good), search for the Consular office and go to the wrong place so must wait until next day, start looking into flights to Beijing(no such thing as a cheap flight from Seoul), look into ferries to China, find one that is 24hrs and cheaper than flying and is rumored to offer visa processing on board, try to call for info. on getting visa on ferry but no English-speaking agents, ... read more