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
Browsing the "saigon" Tag
ROBBED in Vietnam! (a.k.a. Thanksgiving Foolishness)
November 24th, 2012
Lots ‘n LOTS of tales to tell about my adventures skipping ’round Oz. But now that I’m back in my [&hellip
Only In Asia: Well Gosh, a Present… for MEEE???
July 1st, 2012
Life here in Asia is nothing if not a perpetual barrage of oddball, outlandish, bizarre and uniquely charming happenstance. Indeed. [&hellip
Newbie EFL Teaching: A Rollercoaster of Highs ‘n Lows
June 12th, 2012
FINALLY! A synopsis about perhaps THE most significant part of my new expat life here in Vietnam. My transformation from [&hellip
Livin’ on the Cheap in Asia
April 16th, 2012
Inspired by my U.S. chums’ lately bemoaning the lofty price of gasoline on Facebook this morning (apparently it’s now over [&hellip
Patience, my dear Grasshoppers…
April 11th, 2012
Yikes! Can it really be more than two weeks since I last pecked here? Goodness, but time flies when… Wait! [&hellip
Just when I think that I can’t take it another minute!
March 22nd, 2012
It’s been nearly 5 months now. Five months devoid of all that is familiar. Nearly a half year since I [&hellip
Let’s Have a PARTY!
March 7th, 2012
Next Sunday is the last class for my dear “Jumpsters” (my ten, too-too-cute 4-6 yr. olds) so I wanted to [&hellip
The Gift of an Extra Day
February 29th, 2012
From the wee date/time in the lower right corner of my laptop, it’s still February 28th (ok, so – even [&hellip
That settles it… now I may NEVER come home!
February 23rd, 2012
Moving abroad, I had to give up quite a lot of comfy, familiar things. My sweet car for starters (albeit [&hellip
Newbie EFL Teacher Comes Up For Air…
February 14th, 2012
Nope, I’ve not fallen face-first into six inches of muddy water in that g-forsaken rice paddy. Just waaaaay too many [&hellip
Happy (Lunar) New Year (Tết) from Vietnam!
January 23rd, 2012
Based on the Lunar calendar, today is the first day of 2012 – the Year of the Dragon. Short for [&hellip
(CELTA) D.O.N.E. Woo-HOO! (and some luscious travel plans…)
December 9th, 2011
Just a quick one here to celebrate the E.N.D. of my CELTA course, and drop a few pics. Can’t even [&hellip
Newbie Expat Comes Up For Air…
November 26th, 2011
Sorry for the silence here (but I wasn’t kidding when I earlier said there might well be a blackout here [&hellip
Not Even In My Wildest Dreams…
November 11th, 2011
It’s one thing to fly off to some exotic corner of the world for a few weeks, but quite another [&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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