Travel

Epilogue: Around the World in 180 Days

This is what you’re supposed to do, right? Write a sentimental essay reflecting on your journey? I’ve been home for three days now and start work tomorrow. Slipping back into “real life” wasn’t as rough as I imagined. I was actually looking forward to getting…

Detour: Shanghai’d in Shanghai

Shanghai felt like a bonus level during the credit sequence of a video game. Chip, a friend from…

Week 23: Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Koh Rong Samloem, Siem Reap)

Week 20,21,22: Vietnam!

It’s hard to know where to start with Vietnam. I heard whispers in Thailand that continued all the way through Laos…

Week 19: Laos (Luang Prabang, Nong Khiaw)

Hopped into an early van with eight other bleary-eyed travelers, arriving at the…

Week 18: Thailand Pt. 2 (Chiang Mai, Pai, Chiang Rai)

Week 17: Thailand Pt. 1 (Bangkok, Koh Samui)

I was surprised by how organized Bangkok was right off the bat. I had no trouble…

INDIA Finale. Finally.

India embodies Murphy’s Law, but even that feels too predictable. Casually vibrant and filled with constant chaos, roads humming with the tremors of infinite construction. Motor vehicles sprinkle their horns into the mix, occasionally interrupted by buses modified to sound like an…

INDIA Pt.3 (Jaipur, Agra, New Delhi)

The hostel’s outgoing receptionist, Shristi, gave me a quick orientation and left me to write…

INDIA Pt.2 (Jodhpur, Jaipur)

I flew to Jodhpur by propeller plane and landed on India’s first international airstrip. The last Maharajah…