Travel Tips From the Ancients
June 16th, 2013
Uh, SOME of us (neanderthals) can well remember the challenges of traveling back in the dark ages (we’re talkin’ the [&hellip
Only in Asia: Save a Dry Marker
June 12th, 2013
We’re preempting our usual “Wordless Wednesday” blather today (which btw – in retrospect seems a bit silly as A. rarely [&hellip
Random Photo Memory: Geocaching Ahhhh-HA!
June 12th, 2013
I’ve been a bit busy here lately happily reciprocating a couchsurf with a fellow Teach from Da Nang. “RamblinGirl5” (her [&hellip
Only In Asia: Eco-friendly Techno Solutions
May 29th, 2013
An otherwise seemingly ho-hum tale about replacing a printer toner cartridge – normally nothing to write home about (much less [&hellip
Last of Laos: Moseying in Luang Prabang
May 23rd, 2013
Goodness, it’s been what? two and a half months (not to mention 5 previous Laos posts) now, and STILL I [&hellip
Sheer Lunacy: Vietnam Visa Fun
May 18th, 2013
It’s times like this when you truly have to have a HUGE leap of expat faith. Nuts I tell ya. [&hellip
Random Photo Memory: The Elephant Conservation Center, Laos
May 16th, 2013
Given that I’m not likely to peck a full stand-alone post* about my day at the Elephant Conservation Center in [&hellip
More Laos: Ock-Pop-Tok Natural Dye Workshop
May 12th, 2013
Seriously behind here on polishing off the tales from my February fun in northern Laos. Indeed, enough pics and blather [&hellip
Random Photo Memory: Sahara Memories…
May 7th, 2013
A fellow blogger is presently “chilling” here at L’Auberge Ami for a couple of weeks, and he and his son [&hellip
Expat “Culture Shock”? Nonsense!
May 6th, 2013
Last month I entered a bit of a “contest” on an expat site under the theme of “Expat Culture Shock” [&hellip
The TravelnLass is an Asian Geo-Rockstar!
April 29th, 2013
O.k. so I’m presently having far too much fun exploring Hoi An this week, and am clearly not inclined to [&hellip
With a Little Help from My Friends…
April 25th, 2013
No “Wordless Wednesday” this week, people – nope. Instead we have a most EPIC new tale. Indeed, a tale of [&hellip
The Laos Elephant Festival
April 21st, 2013
Shame, shame, shame on me It’s been nearly TWO MONTHS since I returned from my adventures in Laos, and all [&hellip
Random Photo Memory: Here’s To All the Runners of the World
April 17th, 2013
Though I’ve never been much of a “runner” myself, I’ve long admired those with the discipline, and the lofty aspiration [&hellip
Take a Great Leap [Interview]: Mary, another lass of “a certain age”
April 13th, 2013
From emails sent in by my dear TL followers, it seems that many of you are dreaming of likewise taking [&hellip
Random Photo Memory: Remembering China of Old…
April 10th, 2013
I’ve been thinking about China lately both because I have a chum that I’m cookin’ up a new adventure with, [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
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