Well, I am stuck at the border. Through a series of events that occurred, I arrived in Sam Neua several days earlier than I had planned. This being the case, I am trying to take my time with seeing all this area has to offer, but I am quickly running out of attractions. No doubt, the scenery here is beautiful, rivaling any natural landscapes that I have seen around the world. But, given the circumstances, exploring them is a bit difficult. No trail maps, no emerg...

There is a spirit deep within all of our beings that, when hungry, must be fed. The last thing I want to do is turn around in thirty years and say, "what the f*** was I thinking. This is not the life I pictured for myself, but now it is too late." Just do what makes you happy. That is all I know. You can't make everybody happy all the time. The least you can do is be true to yourself. Now I am beginning to feel like some sort of child psychologist tryin...

notes from the road The road, my friends, the road The more I think, the less I loathe The less I think, the more I love The road, the road, the road It can't be properly explained. The journey I am on, the stories I have to tell, the bridges I have crossed, the people I have met. I, once again, have fallen in love with life. Not that I ever fell out of love. But as the fire still burns, this time more furiously than ever before, my desire has truly been r...

here i am. a week later still in vang vieng, a place i didnt even want to go to in the first place. i have decided to leave tomorrow, but i dont know where i will be headed. my travel plans change all the time. i went hiking into some caves today, went tubing down the river a few times, drank a lot of beer, rented motorbikes for $3 a day a few times and i think it is time to go now. vang vieng was originally just a bus stop for access to many nearby villages. now...

Notes from the road: a fiercely desirable journey down the roads more or less traveled…or not? Ive long had a motto, or more a personal philosophy of sorts, that if you can find at least one thing every day to smile about then that one thing can truly turn what you feel is a bad day into the best day. It seems that the last few weeks I have forgotten about this philosophy for reasons I wont get into here. But, I was recently reminded of it, unbeknownst t...