On the plane out of Taipei, the airhostess handed me a meal early on into the flight and mentioned it was a “Hindu” meal. I then realized I had hit the Hindu meal option as a request when completing my booking. My logic was the no beef meal, not thinking a special meal would be […]
I got into Taiwan at around 3:30am. The immigration lady was having problems verifying my hostel location and I showed her all these maps and reservation confirmations but she still wouldn’t accept it. Finally she wanted the phone number of the hostel; and, when I gave that to her, she let me in. I grabbed my […]
Philippines I landed in Manila on July 22nd at around 5am and had no problems going through immigration. I grabbed by bags and headed for the taxi stands. I had spoken to a Spanish woman back in Hanoi about the Philippines and how to get around. She spoke only Spanish but I was surprised that […]
June 17th 2016 I arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia happy with my new beautiful piece of bright pink luggage. The hostel I was staying at “Onederz” was kind to send someone to pick me up free of charge. The hostel was beautiful and I was impressed with the common space and large windows, which let […]
Bangkok Again! Oh how I loved how familiar Bangkok was again. I knew how to get around with no issues and checked in my favourite hostel there called, “Bed Station.” I spent 7 days here leaving on June 17th just taking time resting up and dealing with some personal issues. There was no site seeing […]
May 24th 2016 I landed in Vientiane at around 10am in the morning and was quite tired from the over night flights and switching planes but I was looking forward to seeing Dylan. I grabbed a cab from the airport with a French girl and headed towards the hotel. The French girl was making a […]
Nepal-April 23rd 2015 I flew into Nepal from a connecting flight through Kuala Lumpur. I was almost sure that Nepal would be similar to my experience in India but decided to stay positive and hope for a good change. As I waited to board our flight I met a few trekkers who were going to […]
I arrived in Yangon knowing the country had opened up to tourism about five years ago. The prior government did not allow any tourists to visit maybe thinking it was best to keep it’s country sheltered and preserved from the “Western World”. My cab driver was very friendly and drove me to my hostel, which […]
April 5th, 2016-Malaysia I didn’t know what to expect from Malaysia since initially I was just going to do a “visa run” and return back to Thailand. After a month with Bass, I figured why not explore the rest of South East Asia and see everything it has to offer then going back to the fitness […]
Bangkok I left Kombat Group and the taxi driver drove me to Bed Station hostel in Bangkok. This was definitely a memorable hostel for all of us who stayed there (Aaron, Skylar, Marvee, Luke) I had met up with Mr. Christopher Price who happened to be in the area for the day before heading off […]
I got into Bangkok, was a bit frustrated because I wasn’t sure if I had to line up at the “Visas on Arrival” counter which meant I needed a 2×4 pic on me, 1000 Baht ($40) which I also didn’t have. The currency exchange in Australia screwed me over, I gave them $35, a mix of New Zealand […]
I was a bit nervous to get off the plane. I mean, not because of the country but due to the fact that I haven’t met my cousin in 17 years. Have no clue what he looks like now since we were still kids back then and he’s picking me up from the airport. I […]
I land in Brisbane, it’s 5am. I have no idea what to do, I feel crazy due to lack of sleep. I wait for a café in the airport to open which charges what feels like a million dollars for breakfast. I scout out the extremely uncomfortable airport chairs with the bars in between each […]
I landed in Bali and who do I hear yelling my name from afar? Of course Dylan! We had decided to do Christmas in Bali together with his friend Claire’s little sister Angie and her boyfriend Braedan. We booked a lavish villa with a pool on Airbnb. There was a driver with them who took […]
I was so excited to land in Singapore, this place I had dreamed of seeing. I took a cab from the airport to Nikhil’s condo and he greeted me at the front entrance. How lovely it was to see such an old and dear friend. Nik had been living with a roommate who had gone […]
I arrived in Sri Lanka relieved to be in a new country but uncertain with what to expect. I had never thought I would visit this country but it definitely was a nice surprise. Just for a future tip, if you’re gonna visit Sri Lanka, you can skip the capital city of Colombo, there’s not […]
I decided that since one of my besties Dylan had moved to India (I still cannot comprehend this) that I was going to see him. I wasn’t so fond of Delhi the first time around but I had to go back to see him. I arrived back in Delhi, jumped into a cab and arrived […]
Oh wow, what a relief it was to see Suchita and meet her husband Naren. The cab driver last night was lost for about an hour and had to drop me off at a random hotel so that Suchita and Naren could come and get me. The introduced me to their crib and a lovely […]
November 23rd 2016 I woke up this morning and decided to post on my Jaipur experiences because the internet connection was pretty fast. I heard this sound strange for a few minutes. It sounded like someone was trying to get out of their room with their key (they locked themselves on the inside) with no […]
I woke up nice and early with great anticipation to go and see the Taj. I packed up my stuff and headed downstairs to check out of our hotel. We didn’t have time for breakfast as our guide had arranged to meet us early. We get to the gates and our driver announces that he […]
We woke in the morning and headed for a breakfast the hotel had prepared for us. An aloo (potato) curry, puri (fried bread), bread with butter, and poha (southern Indian rice dish). It was quite nice except when we asked for chai/coffee, the hotel staff seemed to have no concept of what to do. We […]
November 20, 2015 What a great day! I’m in Jaipur today checking out the sites. Yesterday I arrived to New Delhi from Chandigarh on the train. It was such a relief because we met Ankita’s cousin Dr. Gupta on the platform and another cousin. Ankita’s mom had asked if he could drop me off at […]
Indian Food and Auntie’s Cooking The first 3 weeks of my stay here in India I’ve been a strict vegetarian. I don’t mind since I grew up not eating meat on Mondays and Tuesdays and on Hindu holidays. I think one of India’s greatest skill sets is cooking. I just love Indian food, and everyone […]
Left Behind But Not Forgotten Naturally I knew this was going to happen. I would get irritated at the weight of my backpack and start shedding things. I didn’t think it would happen so soon but it was bound to happen. I’ll be adding to this blog post as the months continue. The first item […]
Chandigarh’s Rock Garden Auntie told me to get up and get ready as she would drop me off to the famous Chandigarh Rock Garden. I got outside and she told me we’d be going on the scooter. Hmmm….the only other time I did this was in Rishikesh and it was at a slower speed so […]
November 14th and 15th-Golden Temple in Amritsar, India We woke up early to catch the 7am train to Amritsar. Wow, I was shocked, Ankita’s father (Uncle) had gotten us the best tickets on the train, definitely a first class experience. Lovely spacious seats, room for luggage, air-conditioned. It definitely was worth it for this 5 […]
November 12th and 13th– Simla/Shimla, India I woke up today and spoke to my dad on the phone. He tells me that I must go to Simla. It is a site that cannot be missed! In the morning Ankita and her family were helping me plan what to do in this area of India. Within […]
Just to clarify, Ankita lives in Panchkula a place next to Chandigarh but Chandigarh is the big big city most people know. So I’ve been having a severe running nose for a few days now. I’m thinking it’s allergies from all the dust and pollution right? Nope. A cold, a very recognizable feeling, this one […]
Maya and I spent the next day exploring more of Rishikesh. She had told me she was thinking of going with some Israeli girls she met to Kasir Devi a small colder town. They were set to leave on Monday, the day of my bday. I was a bit sad but realized this is how […]
November 7th 2015 Ok so I’ve decided that writing posts everyday is a bit mad and that sometimes I need to go out and have some fun. So let’s do a recap of this past week. So after I met Maya we figured out how to add each other to Facebook. In the morning she […]
November 5th 2015 I woke up at 5am today and it was pretty dark outside. I got ready and headed out determined that today would be a much better today then yesterday. I did a quick round of the ashram facilities and decided it was still too dark out to roam around by myself. Around […]
November 4th Today I woke up at 4:00am, brushed my teeth, showered and headed to the first scheduled event, a Satsung which they claimed was morning meditation. I thankfully ran into a group of girls from Europe who were looking for the Satsung hall as well. It was their first day in the ashram as […]
November 3rd 2015 I finally made it to India this morning, Rishikesh this afternoon. I was sad to say good-bye to my family, got tearful at moments during the flights. Luckily I met a girl named Claudia who was on her way to Thailand so she was good company and a good distraction since I was […]
Credit Cards Get a credit card that gives you points. How’d I pay for my first plane ticket to India? I didn’t. I had accumulated $1500 worth of money on my TD First Class Travel Infinite Visa card. If you have an unlimited account with TD, it won’t cost you $120 a year but if […]
OMG! What do I Pack? Honestly, this has taken most of my time these past few weeks. How do you pack for a world trip, not knowing what weather conditions you’ll face and what countries you’ll be going to? Well you read, tons of blogs, sites, and get suggestions from people. I really had to […]
