For the second half of the second day on the road, Lulu and I wove slowly up, up, up and through the lush green mountains of Vietnam’s Central Highlands.To clarify,…
Across Vietnam’s Central Highlands, Part 1
Holy sweet heaven and earth. After four days on motorcycle and foot through Vietnam’s Central Highlands, I am ridiculously thankful for the experience and the newunderstandings gained, and ridiculously happy…
Meet Silk Worms and Learn About the Wormy Side of Silk Creation!
Worms, silk. Silk, worms. You don’t realize how weird a combination this is until you see the dirty, bug-filled process it takes to birth the regal material! Dalat, Vietnam has…
The $10 Tour Around Fascinating Dalat
What can you get for ten dollars and seven hours in Dalat, Vietnam? Sheesh– what CAN’T you get? Check out all the amazing and bizarre sights… 1. Linh Phuoc Pagoda:…
Essential and Useless Travel Gear
After two months on the road, voyaging from Boston to California, to Japan, to Southeast Asia, which travel gear has proven to be the most and least useful? What should…
The Bumpy Bus Ride from Mui Ne to Dalat
Busty travelers of the world: strap on your triple strength sports bras before attempting the passage from Mui Ne, Vietnam, to Dalat! And if you’ve got back problems, hoo boy!…
$10 Touristic Day Package Joy
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com I am fundamentally a lazy bum. Therefore, I usually kick and scream when friends try to get me to mobilize for touristic productivity….
The $30 a Day Budget Secret
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com A major goal of this blog is to show folks who think they don’t have the luxury to travel that it’s actually…
A New Appreciation of Japan
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com I’ll admit it: when I was in Japan for those ten days in August, I didn’t get it. Everything was so quiet… so…
How do you Choose Where to Stay?
By Lillie Catch more of her travels at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com Five hours out of Ho Chi Minh City, our bus trundled into Mui Ne: a beautiful coastal town in South-Central Vietnam. What followed…
The “Pho 24″ Quest of Ho Chi Minh City
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com In the meantime, I am splurging on a fancy $10 a night hotel which is ooooh so needed. Recently, several people have referred…
Trust and Traveling: Enter Vietnam
By Lillie Catch more of her travels at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com “One dollar only to Pham ngo Lao,” the taxi driver said, holding open the taxi door. The blazing lights of Ho Chi Minh…
The Toxic Lake of Phnom Penh
By Lillie Catch more of her posts at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com There is a toxic lake at the heart of Phnom Penh. If you swim in it, your flesh may sizzle, or…
Ways to get your hot self in photos when you’re traveling solo
By LillieCatch her adventures at http://aroundtheworldl.comPonder: If you’re traveling alone, how do you get yourself in your photos? Here’s a buffet of options. 1. Hold that arm out, grin at…
The People Working – AND LIVING – in and Around Angkor Wat
By Lillie Catch more of her adventures at http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/ His tiny form flitted past the hole in the stone wall so fast I thought he might be a forest spirit….