Endings and Beginnings
Jan 12, 2017 The older woman who twisted me into avant garde origami giggled as I grunted and heaved and yelped in pain. Angel was behind a curtain a couple […]
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Rock climbing, “The Beach,” and Sauvignon Blanc
January 11, 2017 Krabi stretches for miles along the Andaman Sea. The same limestone cliffs that pierce the sky of Vang Vieng and the ocean of Halong Bay dot the […]
Living Like a Big Gay Monkey
January 8th, 2017 In the laid-back Loatian capital of Vientiane, we ride ancient bicycles complete with baskets and bells to the Pha That Luang – a giant golden announcement of […]
Drunken tubing, sweaty caves and karst climbing
January 7, 2017 Vang Vieng has an outdated reputation as a backpacker paradise of drinking and partying. Five years ago the communist government got sick of the number of deaths […]
Elephants & Jungles & Waterfalls, Oh My.
January 5, 2017 I’ve dated wonderful people. With one exception, I’ve truly chosen really special people to spend time with. But it’s been a while since I was impressed with […]
A New (Year, Love, Beginning, What?) in Luang Prabang
January 1, 2017 Did everyone hate 2016? I saw more posts with some version of “Fuck last year” as 2016 came to an end. Aaron, Angel and I talked about […]
Romance, Party of One
December 29, 2016 I take the night train back from Sapa. It is a 4 hour drive to Ha Long Bay, through dusty towns lined with shops that all shout […]
Hill towns and Black Hmong
December 28, 2016 Sapa was a hill station, founded by the French in the early 1900s. It is perched on a mountainside, overlooking terraced rice paddies that climb from the […]
Christmas and anticipation in Hanoi
December 23, 2016 I’m on a 15 hour plane ride from LAX to Hong Kong, connecting to Hanoi. It’s the Eve of Christmas Eve. For the next 7 days, I’m […]
Freedom is never really won…
This is Part 2 of a daily meditation/rant/call to action where, each day, I try to unpack a particular inspirational quote from a civil rights leader that struck a chord […]
Tom Is Tripping 