Travel Adventures

Here are a few of my favorite travel adventures from over the years; some are serious, others not so much.
I hope you enjoy and that these inspire some future travel adventures of your own (minus the nearly disastrous mishaps, of course)! I also maintain a life adventures bucket list with some different ideas on it.

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Vagabonding Travel Adventures and Stories

Surviving Lost and Alone in a Blizzard in Nepal

Cho La Pass Nepal crossing

19 Days of Trekking Alone Through the Himalayas

Vagabonding in Nepal

Running With the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain

Starting line for running with the bulls in Pamplona

Tracking Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island, Indonesia

A Komodo dragon on Rinca Island sticks out its tongue

Surrounded by Sharks in Koh Tao, Thailand

Blacktip Reef Shark| Photo by David Clode

Climbing an Active Volcano in West Sumatra

View from Gunung Marapi in West Sumatra

Meeting “Witch Doctors” in the Philippines

Waterfall on Siquijor Island, Philippines

Surviving Traditional Harpoon Hunting in Indonesia

Bloody dolphin in boat during hunt

Living Off Grid (and Typhoon Survival) in Yucatan, Mexico

Palm trees on a private beach in Yucatan

Travel Injuries Sustained Over the Years

travel injury, wounded knee

First Night in Bangkok (and Outside of the US)

A green sign for Khao San Road in Bangkok

Horseback Riding on a Beach in Thailand

Greg Rodgers on a horse in Thailand

Traditional Cow Racing in West Sumatra

Cow racing in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Why I Don’t Get Thai Massage (Happy or Otherwise)

Joint locks in Thai massage| Photo by MariaChily

Scary Food Encounters While Traveling

Weird Travel Food: Pig Face

Surviving a Historic Typhoon in the Philippines

Damage from Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda in the Philippines

Jungle Trekking in One of Laos’ Protected Areas

Village in Luang Nam Tha Protected Area, Laos

How to Deal With Travel Addiction (and Bees)

Motorbike in Pai, Thailand

Surviving a Snow Storm on the Appalachian Trail

Snowy winter on Mount Rogers, Virginia

Learning to Love Vietnam’s Cold Heart (Hanoi)

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam

Chasing the American Dream at Disney World

Mickey Mouse dances while backpacking at Disney World

Unexpected Disaster Getting Out of the Philippines

Airport in Manila check-in counters

I Was Robbed: Help Me Figure Out Who Did It

Long Beach on Koh Lanta, Thailand

Don’t Skip the Island Sunsets (Koh Lanta, Thailand)

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam

Studying Kung Fu in China

Shaolin Temple monk walking by wall

Hiking to the Top of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier on a clear day for hiking

Climbing Gunung Sibayak in Sumatra

Trail to Gunung Sibayak in Sumatra

Brown Bear Encounter in Alaska

Brown bear looking at us in Alaska

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