Travel Safety Tips: How to Travel Safely pt 2: Education In ‘How to Travel Safely pt 1 : Attitude‘ I explained the importance of attitude, your own attitude, that is. Specifically, you should expect to be safe in order to be safe. That belief will lead you to decisions, actions, demeanor, body gestures, speech and […]
REVIEW: PINANG PERANAKAN MANSION
REVIEW OF PINANG PERANAKAN MANSION A few days ago, I excitedly walked over to Penang’s famous and unique museum, the Pinang Peranakan Mansion. I was warmly greeted by their kind, friendly staff, who handed me an informative brochure. The staff had no idea I was a guest travel blogger coming to review the Mansion. During […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW WITH TALON OF ‘1 DAD-1 KID-1 CRAZY ADVENTURE’ BLOG
Nearly one year ago, American Talon Windwalker and his adopted son, Tigger, set out on an indefinite nomadic travel life. Talon had decided he’d been spending his life working way too much and spending way too little time with his son. He was determined to change all that. And so they set out, beginning in […]
NEWS: My Story ‘Cruising into Brunei’ Selected by Barbara Weibel of Hole in the Donut as ‘Best Weekly Narrative Travel Article’
Yet again, I’ve been honored by Barbara Weibel, who has selected ‘Cruising into Brunei‘ as ‘Best Weekly Travel Article’ in her ongoing series. If you’re not familiar with Barbara’s cultural travel blog, Hole in the Donut, and you enjoy excellent narrative travel stories and cultural insights, I highly recommend checking out her informative, entertaining blog. […]
TRAVEL ACCIDENT: $23 CUP OF COFFEE!
TRAVEL ACCIDENT: $23 CUP OF COFFEE! Holy S**t! I just paid $23 US for an espresso-size cup of coffee! While touring a Penang museum yesterday, I came upon their cafe. Jane, the friendly, outgoing cafe proprietor promptly told me about their Kopi Luwak and explained their process of preparing the coffee for customers at the […]
PHOTO GALLERY: NATURAL SCENERY OF JAPAN
VIEW FULL GALLERY While living in Kyoto, Japan for 6 years, I spent every day off, spare weekends, and generous holidays exploring the country. I cycled many coastlines and rural roads, hiked mountains, visited onsen and mountainside temples, climbed a few volcanoes, and camped all over the place. I was equally astounded at the huge […]
TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS: HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY – pt 1- ATTITUDE
TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS: HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY- pt 1- ATTITUDE I’ve been traveling solo since 1998, often by bicycle, often to remote areas of developing countries- to tiny villages, along empty rural back roads, in wild mountains, in Asia’s major cities, on empty undeveloped beaches. And, to date, I’ve never been robbed nor mugged nor […]
TRAVEL INTERVIEW ROUND UP: ONE YEAR OF WEEKLY TRAVELERS’ INTERVIEWS
One year ago, I started interviewing travel bloggers who caught my interest. Lainie Liberti of Raising Miro was my very first interview, airing on Wed, March 9th- exactly one year ago today! Interviewing fellow traveler bloggers was really fun: getting to know them more personally, hearing about their travels and experiences, and discovering what they’ve […]
PHOTO GALLERY: QUIRKY PENANG PHOTOS
PHOTO GALLERY: QUIRKY PENANG PHOTOS Penang is a small island just a stone’s throw off the coast of Malaysia. It’s main town of Georgetown achieved UNESCO World Heritage City status in 2008 due to its large neighborhoods full of colonial-style shops, Chinese row houses and government buildings dating from the old Asian trading route days […]
10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN PENANG MALAYSIA
10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN PENANG MALAYSIA Penang, Malaysia has long been one of my favorite spots in SE Asia. Such diversity of peoples, cultures, architecture, food, and outdoor activities all rolled into one incredibly interesting island. I’ve visited 4 or 5 times in recent years. In 2008, Penang was proclaimed a UNESCO World […]