While I’m over here in Darwin, visiting my brother and waiting for Leslie to escape California and join me, I’ve been doing a variety of cash-in-hand jobs: a) to boost the travel funds, and b) I actually miss working and getting my hands dirty, having spent the last few years teaching ESL and swinging in a…
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Wow!! That was an exhausting 6 weeks in India. During our time in Thailand, Leslie and I spent many hours over beers at Mr. Poong’s Bar discussing our next adventure. We deliberated long and hard between Burma and India, and China was even an option at one stage. But one day we discovered flights to…
Hi guys. After much deliberation I’ve finally selected my five images for this year’s ‘Capture The Colour 2013’ Photo competition staged by Travel Supermarket. I was kindly nominated by the inspirational Terri and James of Gallivance world fame…thanks again, guys…and in turn I’ve nominated the following five fabulous fantastic frogs, blogs: ESL teacher and all round crazy dude,…
As our amazing 4 month stay on Koh Yao Noi came to an end, it was with an equal mix of sadness and excitement that Leslie and I headed off for our flight to Kolkata. Thailand was the perfect place to relax, recharge after Korea, and dive fully into editing my novel. But like all stories,…
We’ve met some great characters during our time here on Koh Yao Noi, but without a doubt our favorite is Mr. Poong. Aside from our hammocks and the beach, the place we seem to spend most of our time is at his ‘STEPONE BAR.’ In the dozen or so times we’ve been, Leslie and I are…
Okay, so I’m not exactly fat. But when I came to live in Thailand for a few months, it was with several clear goals: -Complete a second edit on my novel…check! -Absorb the lifestyle, i.e. beach, food, hammocks, pace of life…check! -Maintain my relative fitness and lose a little weight…EPIC FAIL!! I’m nearly 40, and…
Today marks the 3 month anniversary of Leslie and I moving from Korea to Koh Yao Noi, Thailand. And what better way to celebrate, than an afternoon at our favorite spot on the island, Had Yao Beach, followed by chilled wine in our hammocks as we blog. Hic! I’ll post about Yao Noi again soon,…
In a month, Leslie and I will leave Koh Yao Noi for India. By the time we depart, we’ll have been on this fabulous little Thai island that we call home almost 4 months, and despite our excitement of going to India, it will nevertheless be a little sad. Yao Noi is a small, peaceful…
Today is July 25th, which means, in exactly 6 months, I turn 40. Forty? How did that happen? It’s true what ‘they’ say, life goes quicker as we get older, and I certainly believe it. It seems like only yesterday that I went backpacking on my first trip beyond Europe…it was 1994. But what will…
Twenty First Century Nomad 