Inspiring you on your own journey . . .
Protests are lodged with the captain. The boat is too full. He has decided to increase his profits and stuff a few extra passengers on board. The vessel sits dangerously low in the ice-cold water of Lake Titicaca. He dismisses the complaints with a wave of his arm and continues to load. People are forced […]
The hired car passes through typical Vietnamese towns as you leave Hoi An and make your way inland. The road starts to climb higher and soon you go past a Catholic church that stands on a hill that was once the home of a much older temple. You continue through the otherwise non-descript town until […]
After negotiating with the songthaew driver in Chiang Mai, you begin your winding journey up Doi Suthep Mountain. The road is lined with bursts of thick jungle and impossible drop offs. As you ascend, the temperature begins to fall. The humid heat of Chiang Mai dissipates and a freshness envelops you as you climb higher […]
The taxi driver understood your request and is happy that he knows where to go. You cut in and out of traffic as the car negotiates its way around West Lake in Hangzhou. The drive takes you through tea plantations and businesses selling the famous Long Jing tea. You feel like you have left the […]
You have left the bustling city of Yogyakarta, gone past ancient temples hidden in small back streets, flown by the crumbling Dutch fort in Solo and are now hurtling along a road through the greenest rice paddies you have ever seen. The atmosphere is hot and humid. The car starts to climb slowly upwards as […]
