One of the reasons that I love to travel so much is that it has a remarkable way of bringing passionate, diverse and open-minded groups of people together. Another reason is that it gives me the opportunity to exchange and share experiences with these fellow travelers. While it has been […]
We had gotten a late start to the day. It was approaching noon, yet the island still seemed to be in a lazy Sunday morning slumber. The rain clouds were emerging from over the mountaintops in the West, just as they had done the day before, teasing us in the […]
As Amir’s Toyota pickup sped away, kicking up a cloud of dust in the late afternoon heat, I watched the sun slowly set over the calm, distant waters of the Malacca Strait. I wasn’t quite sure where on the island I was, or where one should go to find a […]
Throughout Vietnam, daily life revolves around one central, ubiquitous concept – motorbikes. In a country where there seems to be more motorbikes than citizens, these two-wheeled motor vehicles serve virtually every purpose, from commuting families of up to five people, to transporting anything and everything that comes to mind (even […]