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Birds chirp as we sail down the river, and on the banks I can see monkeys swinging from the trees. Elephants are trumpeting in the distance, and I realize I’ve never been so far from civilization. I spent a night in a jungle lodge on the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo and got to participate … Continue reading
July 30 – August 1: Yogyakarta (near Borobudur Temple Complex)
July 27 – July 30: Jakarta
Japan Highs – Food – Since I spent a whole post obsessing over this, you get the idea. Its been two weeks since I was there but I still want to eat Japanese food all the time! I had some sushi tonight in Borneo but it just wasn’t the same… – Trains – The shinkansen, … Continue reading
Since I’m about two weeks behind in posting vs. where I actually physically am travelling, I’m combining the last four Japanese cities I visited into one post… Nara – An easy one hour by train from Kyoto, Nara is full of temples and shrines, including one containing a giant statue of Buddha. Besides the historic … Continue reading
July 24 – 27: Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo)
Anyone who knows me (ie the three people reading this blog) will laugh when they see a post about food. When I told my family I was doing this trip, the most-asked question was “What are you going to eat for three months?” They had a point – until I was 15, my food groups … Continue reading
I could live in Kyoto. Despite the small fact that I speak absolutely no Japanese, I loved everything about the city and found it easy to get around – especially compared to Tokyo. The streets are mostly in a grid formation, and there are even street names on most of them, which is a rarity … Continue reading
July 16 – July 24: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)
July 15 – July 16: Osaka
Off the Grid 