Celebrating 13 Years Out of the Cubicle

Jan 23, 2019 | Travel Stories, Vagabonding Anniversaries

I am happy to report, that after 13 years since leaving for my first vagabonding trip abroad, still alive! Today marks the 13th trip around the sun for my odd, travel-centered, low-paying, high-reward lifestyle of choice. I left the despair of my IBM cubicle in...

The Witch Doctors of Siquijor Island

Nov 16, 2018 | Philippines, Travel Stories

You learn a lot of useful things while traveling, particularly in a place such as Siquijor Island in the Philippines. For instance, I didn’t know that a manananaggal is a hideous, blood-sucking witch capable of detaching her upper torso and sprouting wings to...

Cow Racing in Sumatra (Pacu Jawi)

Jun 5, 2017 | Sumatra

Grip tightened, throttle open, lowered helmet cutting through black diesel. I was the last in the three-motorbike convoy that left the Harau Valley at high speed. I kept up for maybe an hour or so before the mad tentacles of Sumatran traffic separated us. It came in...

A Thailand Vagabonding Welcome: Songran 2016

Apr 19, 2016 | Thailand

To say that a 23-hour flight felt short sounds like madness. But that was my sentiment when I heard the roar of our landing gear unfolding above Bangkok. My flight with Taiwan-based Eva Airways was so enjoyable that I hated to see it end. I had an empty seat next to...

Travel Addiction and the Bees in Pai

May 20, 2015 | Life on the Road

And then there were bees. Fifteen minutes ago, I was hiding on my porch from a scorching afternoon. I was quietly, harmlessly pecking away at my keyboard, trying to find a way to describe Pai to you. That was when the first of the bees appeared and saved me the...