WHO AM I?
You’re probably wondering who I am and why I think I can give you traveling advice, so here’s a bit about me.

I am an American, but I have spent most of my life traveling abroad.  As of this writing, I have lived outside of the US for 20 years in six countries across Europe and Asia.  Overall, I have visited, experienced, eaten in, and slept in 57 different countries on six different continents (still working on that Antarctica trip). 

I have been traveling through SE Asia since I was a toddler, and I grew up traveling through and living in these countries.  I have watched these countries blossom into full blown tourist destinations and after a 10 year hiatus I have returned to document my travels.

The pages on this site are my attempt to share some of the fun I have had in this most recent trip, and to give you advice on how to avoid the pitfalls when traveling abroad.  Many of these travel tips apply not just to Asia and Australia, which is the focus of this particular site, but when traveling abroad overall. 

I welcome any feedback you have regarding my tips and stories, so please write if you have comments. 

And most of all, I hope you enjoy the site. 

Happy Travels!

 

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did.  So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.  -Mark Twain