“Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe”.
Once Upon a Time in Leuven, Belgium. September 2004 – August 2007. Cover photo courtesy of Fonske. The Belgian university town of Leuven will always be a special place to me. I arrived in the autumn of 2004 feeling excited by the prospect of a fresh start. I was in the midst of an […]
Read MoreThe Black House Museum, Chiang Rai. June 2015. It was a humid, overcast day in Chiang Rai as I jumped into a tuk tuk bound for the bus station. Following my afternoon exploring the fascinating and highly bizarre White Temple, I was now off to discover another uncompromisingly weird exhibition of traditional and modern art. […]
Read MoreThe White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. June 2015. My first few days in the city of Chiang Rai were not what I would call fun. My adventures in Thailand were almost at an end, so I had a whole bunch of stuff to sort out. Thus, for 48 hours, sightseeing went out the window as […]
Read MoreLife of Pai, Thailand. June 2015. I have never been particularly happy doing long car journeys. I get carsick, you see. Especially when you start throwing in twists and turns on mountainous roads. One of the worst drives I’ve ever experienced was when I took the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai. I knew it […]
Read MoreTrekking with Elephants, Chiang Mai, Thailand. June 2015. Our minibus positively rattled through the Chiang Mai countryside. Dense jungle whooshed by along both sets of windows, an impenetrable blur of green. Located 60 kilometres from the city in a lush region of forest and jungle, the drive to Elephant Nature Park takes about an hour […]
Read MoreA Very Chiang Mai Adventure. May-June 2015. After so many incredible experiences and so much ground covered across Thailand, it was great to finally be in Chiang Mai. In fact, I’d been looking forward to this from the beginning when I started planning my trip many months before back in China. Do even a smidge […]
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Traveling the world, one country at a time.
