When traveling, you oftentimes really want something, something you get at home all the time and take for granted ALL THE TIME. You don'...

1. What type of cell phone do you have and how would you rate it? I have an iPhone and I mostly love it. I hate iTunes though. 2. What has...

Do you have a travel story you would like to share? Would you like to be a guest blogger? If so, please email me (you can find my email on m...

make way for buffalo Originally uploaded by kyria! I love this picture with the water buffalo and the lady herding them on her bike. It...

Disclaimer: If you do not like potty talk, you should avert your eyes. On my travels I have used the toilet in a lot of strange places. Ea...

Around Africa on my Bike by Riaan Manser 705 Pages ISBN: 978-1-86842-351-4 Published 2007 by Jonathon Ball Publishers The back flap re...

- Have you ever taken an overnight bus? They call it a "sleeper" and it does have seats that recline, but I sure do not do a lot o...

(1) Getting to Vietnam was an interesting experience. The guy told us that the bus would take about 9 hours. It turned out to be about 14 h...

In Southeast Asia they carry EVERYTHING on tiny motorcycles. Here are a few examples.  They carry Tuk-Tuks full of people They carr...

Vietnam in one word: Clean. You can’t always say this for many countries. You may have a nice beach but there is a lot of trash on it. You m...

Bags like these! Fruit markets Pho Bo for breakfast! Beaches Dragon Fruit (tastes like a kiwi) Vietnamese Coffee! ...

I just realized I have two number "4"s. So this is actually number 7. Oops.  1. Any vacations you are looking forward to this su...

A quick note: I added a new page - Travel Tips . It is a work in progress and I have a lot to add/edit, but if you need a general overview, ...

Picture from here . The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Set in Washington DC, this book is of a tale of murder, revenge and of course, symbo...

Taken by me in Bolivia 2008 Disclaimer: if you are adverse to potty talk or the word "ass", you may want to skip this one. Wa...

books! Originally uploaded by kyria! Note: if you have this in your reader twice, it's because for some reason blogger decided to post...

In China, they sometimes put English on signs. The funny thing is they don't always get the spacing or wording right. Here are a few fu...

A few notes: firstly, I started this blog about 5 years ago from Cambodia to try to find out what was going on at home and share what I was ...

I am impatient. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who are late. People who have decided their time is more important than yours. People...