Kuala Lumpur, a city of surprises
We first experienced Kuala Lumpur (KL) during a 6-hour layover between Paris and Koh Samui, Thailand. Our brief time checking out the city impressed me enough that I knew we would need to come back and explore it more. I had heard that it was a great place for food, and I loved the general vibe I felt while walking around. I had expected a grungy city with really only a couple of monuments to be of interest. Boy was I wrong! The nice...
Why I travel
Someone asked a group of travelers if they had posts regarding this question. I went searching on this site, and while I talk about travel, long-term travel, why we’re doing the nomadic life, etc., I realized I’ve never addressed why I travel. I guess it’s about time! How it all got started When I was a child, we did lots of road trips within the US. I still love doing road trips, but traveling within my native country hasn’t been...
The value of having a bucket list
Actually, to be more honest, this post should probably be titled: The value of not having a bucket list. I don’t believe in them, and here’s why. What is a bucket list? In case you’re unfamiliar with this phrase, it is a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket.” (If that term is new, kicking the bucket means dying.) On the surface, it may seem like a good idea to have a list such as this, but I can’t say that I...
Preparing to travel around the world
—This is a guest post from my friends at Suitcase Stories. They share their experience preparing to travel around the world. Mum: “You’re doing what??” Me: “Traveling the world for a year, maybe more” Mum: “Make sure you pack enough underwear!” While my mother was worried that I wouldn’t have enough underwear, I was busy putting lists together of all the things that needed to be done before our departure. I’m a list nerd! I list the...
Thoughts on Visiting Vietnam Today
There are some places you visit that you instantly fall in love with, or perhaps by the time you leave you have conflicted emotions. Then there are those places that slowly seduce you and have you missing them before you’ve even left. That is exactly where I found myself during our too brief time in Vietnam. What is it like in Vietnam today? Vietnam is composed of 54 different ethnic groups. For much of its earlier history, it was...
