Last updated May 29, 2020 | First published on Oct 4, 2013 | Travel Stories
Disclaimer: If you’re really looking for a story with a happy ending (massage optional), go read about my happy escape from corporate hell and what backpacking travel is really like. This story may not be as juicy as you hope. I am writing this blog post in my...
Last updated Nov 15, 2018 | First published on Jul 26, 2010 | Borneo, Brunei
Click. I didn’t think anything of the harmless photograph taken of the busy street corner. A green sign with Arabic beneath advertised “Jalan Sultan” — the street name. Behind the sign was a Dairy Queen — the first and only one that I...
Last updated Jan 27, 2021 | First published on Feb 4, 2009 | Misc
First, this isn’t really a health or body-hacking blog. It’s an account of escaping corporate cubicles, and instead enjoying a life of backpacking travel. I happily share my adventure stories from around the world. I have no idea why Google is convinced I...
Last updated Nov 7, 2018 | First published on Feb 3, 2009 | Misc
Sitting here, I have just finished 24 hours without a single bite of food. I fill my stomach directly from a one-gallon jug of room temperature water which is becoming my best friend; I carry it around everywhere! But why? I’m attempting my first five-day water...
Last updated Jan 8, 2018 | First published on Mar 24, 2008 | China
I don’t normally get political on this blog, but I have some strong feelings about China and the Tibet situation. Beware: I have decided to vent my negative chi into something positive with this post! I don’t know if the PRC will pay any attention to any...