Back Across the Pond…
May 26th, 2024
Months of “waffle, Waffle, WAFFLE”… As some of you know, I’ve recently been a good bit waffly about where on [&hellip
Browsing the "planning" Tag
You Simply Can NEVER Keep a True Nomad Down!
January 4th, 2013
Don’t get me wrong. While I’m decidedly happy to be settled here in beautiful Dalat, Vietnam, that by no means [&hellip
Heh, heh – The TravelnLass Dabbles in Being an International SPY!
July 30th, 2012
Well o.k. not exactly Mata Hari here, but nonetheless today I dipped my lily-white tippy-toe into a bit of clandestine [&hellip
Returning to My "Shoestring Travel" Roots
July 27th, 2012
What with all this flitting about lately (Thailand next week, then a month in Mongolia, plus Oz come November) I [&hellip
I’m Off On A Mini Adventure To… Cambodia!
May 11th, 2012
Often the plethora of dizzying options on our beloved www can seem more of a curse than a blessing. But [&hellip
Time Out for Dreaming…
December 4th, 2011
Still knee-deep in CELTA drudgery here, (well o.k. with but a week to go til graduation, let’s make that “ankle-deep” [&hellip
72 Hours and Counting…
October 26th, 2011
YIKES! Verily 2 days: 1 hr: 30 minutes to go and I’ll be (can you spell F.I.N.A.L.L.Y???) winging my way [&hellip
Eating Live Cobra: What I WON’T be doing in Hanoi soon…
October 13th, 2011
Holy Freekin’ Furballs! Little more than two weeks to go! And here I sit, surfing all manner of Vietnam trivia [&hellip
Learning a Smattering of Vietnamese
September 30th, 2011
Among my most valued “travel tips” to anyone presuming to drop into some far away foreign land (as a guest, [&hellip
Wittlin’ Down the Pre-Paddy "To Do" List
September 15th, 2011
The days are melting swiftly now, and there’s lots still left to do. I’m also finding less and less spare [&hellip
Cheapo Passport Photos
August 7th, 2011
Now that I finally have an air ticket with a definitive date of arrival in Vietnam, it’s time to apply [&hellip
Is There Anything Better Than Having an Air Ticket in Your Pocket?
August 3rd, 2011
Uh… I don’t think so. Leastwise for this TravelnLass, the crisp feel of a freshly-printed E-ticket (to ANYWHERE!) is the [&hellip
The Chain Continues: The TravelnLass’ "7 Links"
July 27th, 2011
Nope. No pyramid “chain-letter” scheme here, just a friendly round-robin of sorts that’s been goin’ round the travel blog circuit [&hellip
Packing Practice
July 23rd, 2011
With little more than 12 weeks til blast off, the time will no doubt soon begin to blur and I [&hellip
TravelnLass Wooo-HOOO Alert!
July 14th, 2011
A great big ol’ Woo-HOOO!!! here today ‘cuz… I had an hour-long telephone interview last night with a CELTA lass [&hellip
To Do: Apply for the CELTA in Saigon – Check!
July 9th, 2011
Months ago (after much research) I determined that the best credential I could get for teaching EFL around the world [&hellip
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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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