After two months mostly doing nothing in Thailand but laying on beaches or sitting at the computer, it was time to get moving again, so I headed south to Malaysia to find some jungle trekking. First up was the Cameron Highlands, up in a former hill station for the colonists to keep cool, and similar […]
On the road for a few months now, and I’m struggling to write, so here’s a simple list: my essential apps for travel. I’m traveling with an iPhone 5S, so these are for iOS. One nice thing is that in locations with slow or unreliable internet (basically all of Nepal and India, and randomly elsewhere), the apps can […]
On March 23rd, I finally managed to escape Oslo. As much as I was excited about beginning this trip, it was harder than I expected. Since quitting in mid-February, I came to enjoy sleeping in… to noon, perhaps two. I liked getting dinners with friends (I didn’t like getting food poisoning, however). I liked partying on […]
Ever since reading about Maaemo (and seeing the pictures) at Nordic Nibbler, I’ve wanted to go. When my friend Laura left Norway, we talked about going… but now in celebration of being unemployed, I went last week with friends Robin, Josh, and Georges and spent 4600 nok (about $550 or 11 days of my trip… […]
Wednesday was my last day working at Microsoft. I left after a three month notice period (a bit long for this American!) but still being relatively engaged, and working on a few things I would have liked to see finish… especially as I now hear rumors about lessons I may have been able to learn. While I woke up […]
Traveling to Asia comes with some health considerations for an American living in Norway. Over the Christmas holiday, I went to a U.S. company called Passport Health, as well as used the Norwegian and United Kingdom websites to check their recommendations. I found the Norwegian site to be an easy to use summary for regions, while […]
When I tell people I am doing this crazy trip, many folks ask: “What about after, what will you do? Are you coming back to Norway?”. I don’t really know… I plan to travel for about a year, but that could turn into just a couple months, or longer, depending on how I like it and […]
I spent some time over the holiday break planning my Itinerary and researching early countries like Turkey, India, China, and many countries in Southeast Asia. I love my Kindle, but I’ve found over the years that I don’t really like electronic travel books – it’s too hard to flip to the section you want for a […]
I spent the holidays in Florida this year with my parents and sister’s family, and was able to spend some time planning and updating my itinerary. It looks like I (think) I’ll end up in New Zealand for some of November and December right until Christmas next year, and then spending the actual day in Hawaii […]
Well, there goes the budget! Sort of… but I have the first solid piece of my itinerary! After being highly recommended by my colleague and friend Matt, another colleague and friend Alex and I have booked a three week trek in Nepal! Something called the “Three Passes” trekking through Kongma La, Cho La, and Renjo La. $1550 for […]