A few days back, I spent some time in the lovely riverside town of Hpa An. Just up the Thanlwin River from the city of Mawlamyine, Hpa An seemed to be a pretty relaxed city that I thoroughly enjoyed my time in. On a few of the days, I made it outside the city to …
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The 1237 Steps of Wat Tham Sua
Today I went on another solo adventure and missioned 8 km north to climb to a temple known as Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple). I’ve seen my share of temples in Asia so far, but this one intrigued me. Mainly because this one features a shrine perched at the very tip top of a …
Take Me Home Country Roads… No, Not THAT Home!!
Ever since I left South Korea, I’ve been looking forward to the chance to rent a scooter and use it to explore someplace awesome. Technically, I’ve been looking forward to that since mine got stolen a few weeks before my departure from Pohang. Well, earlier this last week, I got the chance when I arrived …
Secluded Beaches and Evil Monkeys: Bako National Park
One of the main things I wanted to do when I came to Kuching was to visit some nice beaches and see some more wildlife that wasn’t contained in a cage. I did some looking online and talked to some people familiar with the area, and Bako National Park seemed to be a good choice. …
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The Salt Trail: Part Two
In case you haven’t read it yet, the first part of my Salt Trail trek can be read here. Once you’re all caught up on the first two days, jump back over here and read about the last half of the trek. Day 3: I woke the next morning in the abandoned church to two …
The Salt Trail: Part One
These past four days, I’ve really been ‘off the grid’ so to speak. There wasn’t even any cell phone service! And no… I wasn’t in Oak Harbor. I was trekking through the jungles of the Crocker Mountain Range in Malaysian Borneo. It was an awesome, painful, and exhausting experience that I don’t plan on repeating …
Adventures in Ulleungdo
This last weekend, I did one of the few remaining things on my ‘before I leave Korea’ list. Korea is a country with many islands. 3,579 to be exact. Of these, Jejudo is the largest and most famous. Known to some as ‘the Hawaii of Korea’, it is the number one destination for honeymooners and …
I Climbed Cathedral Mountains, I Saw Silver Clouds Below…
Sometimes a place you visit makes you realize how majestic this world is. When you stand on the peak of a mountain and feel the cool mist of clouds wafting across your skin. When you look out over a rugged and savage vista and, for just a moment, you feel like an eagle priviliged to …
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Exploring and Rock Climbing in Busan
This weekend I decided to explore the second largest city in Korea… Busan. Weighing in at over 3,600,000 people in the city alone, it’s much bigger than Pohang but a mere shadow of the sprawling behemoth that is Seoul. There was a big sand festival going on, which was fun to check out. Some of …