What's up with Homeland Security confiscating my right shoe?Layovers in American are a pain in the ass.  I had a two hour layover in...

One weekend left and then one long ass flight home.As usual, I stay with family when I visit Hong Kong.  It's excellent cuz then I get to ...

One more whirl around Bangkok before heading home.  But this time, we did it with a bit more flash.I met up with Rod in Bangkok and we...

My last day in India.  It's sad and not sad all at the same time.  I liked and disliked this country, but in all honesty, I never felt dr...

I was warned that it would be rainning a lot in Darjeeling.  But with the intense heat of the plains, I needed to be somewhere cool and simply...

One last time around with Delhi.  I decided that I ought to see something of this city.  So I wandered over to Connaught Place to do...

There comes a time when you just need to be done with India.  At least, this is something that I needed. So I went to McLeod Ganj, home to th...

The Golden Temple at Amritar was absolutely brilliant.  As far as temples go, it wasn’t the most impressive.  Beautiful and grand...

Seeing that I only wanted to get away from the crowds and the heat, I didn’t bother do the tourist thing in Delhi.  Not this time around.&nb...

After a quick stop in Delhi, I quickly made my way to Agra to say hello to the Taj Mahal.  I had to go, it’s one of those places that anyo...

Back in Kathmandu for a few days before catching a flight back to India.  I’m not sure if I was really ready to go but my trip through India...

After resting in Tatopani for a day we caught a jeep to Beni where we rode a bus back to Pokhara.  That night there was a terrible lightening...

The end.We had made it!  Actually, we would have made it a day earlier had it not rained on Day 17 forcing us to stop mid-day instead of u...

Jomosom.  Home of Hotel Xanadu.  Home of the most excellent chocolate apple crumble.They don’t call this section of the Annapurna Circu...

I can’t even begin to describe Kagbeni.We didn’t see the town until we almost arrived.  This was quite the surprise considering all we cou...

The day of the pass started with Rod saying “CONNIE, GET UP!”.  We slept through our alarm clock by over an hour on the day of our final a...

For six days all we kept saying to ourselves was “we just have to get to Manang”.Manang was the largest town on the east side of Thorong ...

It started in Besisahar.  After leaving our extra belongings in storage in Pokhara, Rod and I took a bus to the town of Besisahar where we d...

It’s funny trying to write about things that happen so far in the past.  Although this entry is dated April 16, 2008, I’m writing this o...

They didn’t have chariots.  Instead I was nearly crushed to death by heavy palanquins carried on the shoulders of drunken men.   It h...

Bolting a public square in fear of being crushed by a giant, runaway wooden chariot was not how I saw myself celebrating Nepali New Years, but some...

For weeks, I was hearing rumours in India about the upcoming elections and how it could be dangerous for foreigners to travel in Nepal...

We crossed into Nepal today.   From Varanasi it was one overnight train ride followed by a shared taxi to the India/Nepal border at Sonauli....

Would it be too simple to say that all that is India is Varanasi?    Probably, but I’m no writer so please bear with me.   A...

From Jodhpur we visited Bundi and from Bundi we wanted to get to Khajuraho, famous for its many temples decorated with some of India’s best examp...

After much contemplation, I decided to head back to Jodhpur for the Holi Festival.  My friends in Jaisalmer warned me that being in a crazy ci...

I rode a camel for three days across the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer. Can we say….. LOADS OF FUN?! There were seven of us in our group along wi...

Most people come to Jodhpur to see the impressive Meherangarh Fort perched high on a hill in the middle of the city. From here you can check out th...

Udaipur is definitely one of those cities that’s a must see on the places to visit in Rajasthan. Hello! It will forever be remembered in my mind ...

After a long 17 hours bus ride, I arrived in Mumbai yesterday morning. You can always tell you’re in a big metropolis when room rates skyrocket...

First of all, I must apologize for the lack of new entries lately.  I’ve been a bit occupied.  I’ve been staying in Hampi for the pas...

Here’s just another entry to keep my little travbuddy map straight.  Again, just for record’s sake.  After all, I need to acknowled...

Here’s a little moment I just wanted to share. I went to Beach 7 on the other side of Havelock to check out all the hype.  Everyon...

I am in a state of extreme content. In fact, I am in danger of dying from an overload of contentment. That would seem to fit the statement I...

This entry is just for clarity’s sake regarding my travel map travbuddy.com has so kindly provided for my travel blog. I like my little travel ma...

Kathakali is a traditional dance originating in the state of Kerala known for its dramtic make-up and costumes. The dance tells a story by the nume...

Varkala turned out to be a wonderful town to relax and unwind. But as I travel through Kerala, I’m finding that this whole state is simply easier...

I’ve been in India for almost a month now.  It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long but I have covered a lot of ground in such a sh...

Today I visited Sri Meenakshi Temple in Madurai.  I actually have a great view of it from the roof of the hotel that I’m staying at.  I...

Today I went to visit the temples in Trichy via the local bus.   Have you ever been on a city bus in India?  Usually nothing is written...

Today was a good day.   After spending the last several days passing from one town to the next, continuously moving in and out of hotel roo...

Yesterday I arrived in Chidambaram and checked into the nicest hotel in town that was just opposite the bus station.  I wasn’t in the mood f...

  I was excited about coming to Pondicherry to see the French colonial architecture and learn about the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram.  I...

Sweet, sweet relief from Chennai!  Mamallapuram is tourist haunt about 2 hours south of Chennai.  Only 2 hours but what a world of a diff...

I cannot stress the importance to any traveler heading to India of how essential it is to have ALL your bags locked.  And not ju...

I got off the bus at Bhubaneswar this morning, left my backpack under lock and key at the train station cloak room and set off to check o...

I cried today.  It was bound to happen.  I’m in India after all.  I recall crying a few times while traveling solo through China i...

First of all, THANK YOU to everyone out there who sent me happy birthday wishes!  Today is my birthday and many have asked me how I ...

Alright!  Still alive in India!!!When I landed in Kolkata it was unfortunately a Sunday and being the silly girl that I am, I didn't think abo...

Happy New Years!  My New Years was more than happy.  It was FANTASMIC.  All credited to the awesome group of friends I was lucky eno...

Yesterday I set out with P.P. Seafrog Diving to do a full day of diving. First was the King Cruiser wreck, my first wreck dive. Visibility was cr...

Made it to Koh Phi Phi two days ago and found us a reasonably priced room in what I like to describe as the armpit of Tourist Village.  Not th...

Well, more like the peak of high season.  At least that’s what they keep telling us.  After a 14 hour bus ride from Bangkok to Krabi, a...

Here's a quick little note just to let you guys know that I'm alive.  I've been back in Bangkok now for the past 4 days, basically killin...

Back to that empty road in the middle of the night.  I mentioned in my last entry that I wasn’t the only one who got off that bus somewher...

My introduction to Ayutthaya was when the bus driver pulled over to the side of the road and announced the stop at 5 in the morning.  I was ec...

We thought last night would be a great night for all us to go out and just drink.  I met Matt, Lloyd and Amanda on the bus from Bangkok to...

Made it to Chiang Mai after an overnight bus ride.  This place is literally a breath of fresh air compared to Bangkok!  I'm staying a...

So today didn’t really go as smoothly as planned.  I figure I’ve been to Bangkok before so I’m not worried about finding my way.  F...

It’s always funny coming back to Hong Kong for me.  As a Chinese-Canadian born in Canada, returning to the motherland is sometimes just we...

For the past two days I've been doing some amazing dives out here in Kihei.  I'm diving with Mike Severns Diving and I highly recommend anyo...

Scuba diving in Maui was phenomenal with a lot of the credit going to Mike Severns Diving. The dive masters and boat crew were all very informativ...

Here we go here we go here we go now...This is probably my 6th or 7th trip to Hawaii so I'm definetly not a tourist anymore!  This is only my...

Landed in Maui, Hawaii....jealous?End entry.

Take off in T minus 24 hours.