In a fantastic turn of events and with a little help from my NEW guest house owner, I received an extended 60 day tourist visa for Thailand that will take me through the month of April so that I don’t have to make any visa runs during my TEFL certification course. The nice lady at… Continue reading
Category: South East Asia 2011
Thailand, you’re losing and Indonesia is winning
In the, Where Will Joey End Up Sweepstakes, Thailand is starting to fall precariously behind. I arrived to the island of Penang off the west coast of Malaysia earlier this week in an attempt to secure a 90 day education visa for my stay in Thailand. I was told Penang is the most lenient Thai… Continue reading
Catholic Funeral, the Death of a Batak
I rented a moped on Saturday afternoon so I could meet the girls at the market in Tomok just a few kilometers away from Tuk Tuk. Chichey and Laura work at Samosir Cottage where I’m staying and have been really good hosts keeping me company in the evenings and helping me practice my bahasa Indonesian.… Continue reading
Video of a female orangutan with her baby
This is video I took while in the jungles of Bukit Lawang. A female orangutan with her baby.
Samosir Island, Lake Toba
Emiel and I reunited with the jungle trek gang in Lake Toba earlier in the week. Reike and Frida left after two nights and then Liz and Emiel followed soon after. I am now here alone where I’ve been relaxing, listening to my audio books and doing a lot of sleeping. I needed this kind… Continue reading
Jungle Trek, Jungle Trek in Bukit Lawang
Welcome to Sumatra As I sit here on my balcony overlooking Lake Toba in central Sumatra I finally have a chance to reflect back on the last nine days and share my experience in what has been a week and a half that I’ll never forget. From jungle leeches and near falls off the mountain… Continue reading
Photos and Stories Coming From Sumatra Soon!
I just spent the last week in the jungles of northern Sumatra and my trip to the Indonesian island isn’t over yet. Please be patient! I’m having a great time and I have plenty of photos and stories to share about this incredibly warm and welcoming island that has immediately become one of my favorite… Continue reading
On my way to the jungle
I wanted to update quickly of my upcoming plans since I don’t know how well connecting I’m going to be going to be while in Sumatra. I arrived to the island last night via the city of Medan. Medan is the 4th largest city in Indonesia and doesn’t really have a lot to do upon… Continue reading
I found the cure for being homesick!
I woke up this morning very late at 1pm. Another weekend in South East Asia and another Saturday night at a night club. I met a couch surfer named Patricia at Club Zouk in central KL. Club Zouk was listed in the top 10 for best night clubs in the world last year by DJ… Continue reading
Good night, sleep tight…
Oldie But No Goodie When I first checked into Red Dragon Hostel on Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown district something didn’t feel right. I had spent a good week and a half in a very basic but acceptable room when I was here last but now it seems as though management has let things… Continue reading