After a lazy morning in Vientiane and a pretty standard travel day, I found myself back in Bangkok, the chaotic, frustrating, perplexing city that I have such a soft spot for. The last three days of my vacation fell on
Bangkok
March 12, 2017
Vientiane
March 5, 2017
Christmas, the day I was transiting to Vientiane, ended up being quite two-faced. The holiday turned out alright in the end, but the travel portion of the day sucked. The day wasted no time in getting off to a bad
Vang Vieng
February 27, 2017
The morning I left Luang Prabang, I climbed into one of the many tuk-tuks in town that was making its morning rounds, collecting travelers from their hotels, guesthouses, and hostels. With each additional guest climbing aboard, we all had to
Luang Prabang
February 15, 2017
After saying goodbye to Chiang Mai again, I took the one-hour flight to Luang Prabang and coasted through probably the easiest entry to a new country that I’ve ever had. The visa was trivial to get since I had brought
Pattaya and Chiang Mai
February 7, 2017
The specific travel dates for my winter holiday were mostly dictated by my vacation time balance and the expense of traveling during the holiday season. To keep costs reasonable, it was necessary to find a round-trip flight to Asia – as
Goodbye to 2016, Hello to 35
January 15, 2017
Welcome to my new site! I’ve been working on a new personal site for quite some time now and I’m happy to announce that it’s finally live! As you can see, it’s part resume, part portfolio, and part blog. The
The End
July 15, 2015
I’ve been back in San Francisco for about a month and a half now, spending way too much money on everyday things, dealing with some mild post-travel depression, and working through a laundry list of errands and chores to get
The Beginning of the End
May 17, 2015
First, a confession: my blog posts have recently become less focused on writing and more focused on photos, for the simple reason that it’s easier for me to edit and post photos than it is to write, which takes a
Hanoi and Ha Long Bay
May 11, 2015
Hanoi After a quite decent night of sleep, further extended by a multi-hour delay due to track maintenance, we grabbed our luggage, disembarked, made our way through the crowds, and were promptly scammed by a taxi driver while trying to
Da Nang, Hoi An, and Hue
May 11, 2015
Da Nang Since we were rapidly fleeing Cambodia because the heat and humidity were too much to bear, we decided to skip the similar climate of southern Vietnam, start in the middle of the country, and finish in the north.