Category: Past Travel Experiences
My Most Memorable Travel Moments
| November 26, 2011 | Filed under India, Indonesia, Turkey |
I’ve been reflecting on my most memorable travel moments. Those moments abroad that shaped the way I viewed myself, travel and my life forever. Who am I kidding, there have been heaps of those moments over the years, but here are just a few… 1. My First Trip to Bali When I was Twelve It seems fitting to start here, as this was the first time I ventured out of Australia. My love of air travel was already firmly… more
An Over-Eater’s Guide to Ubud, Bali
| October 31, 2011 | Filed under Bali, Indonesia |
I met my Mum at our accommodation in Ubud. I had been on a yoga retreat for a week, and Mum was flying in from Perth. I had booked a home-stay in a small village just outside town, called Lod Tunduh, and though my driver had assured me that he knew where that was, he didn’t. I was a ball of anxiety when I arrived at Pondok Langon (meaning house on the rice field), mainly because it had taken me two and a half hours to make… more
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A Zen-like Haven In North Bali
| October 28, 2011 | Filed under Bali, Past Travel Experiences |
When I signed up for a yoga retreat in northern Bali, I imagined myself sweating out toxins, contorted in pigeon pose or downward dog, releasing my joints of tension and giving my body a much-needed overhaul. more
Turning 30- A Search For Meaning in Varanasi, Part Two
| October 24, 2011 | Filed under India, Past Travel Experiences |
You may find it helpful to read yesterday’s part one… Later that night, we met up with Raju, who rowed us down the river again, never seeming to tire of explaining the sites along the way. He was taking us to see the Aarti ceremony at the main ghat, where we would watch from the river, as the performers chanted, rang bells, played drums and danced with large candle sticks (I’m sure they have a special name). The ritual is… more
Turning 30- A Search For Meaning in Varanasi, Part One
| October 22, 2011 | Filed under India, Past Travel Experiences |
This is the first installment of a four part series about my journey to Varanasi, where I celebrated my thirtieth birthday… I turned 30 in India. In the holy, chaotic, colourful, and surprising city of Varanasi. It’s not a coincidence that I celebrated this milestone in a place where pilgrims flock from all over India and the world. I suppose I was on a pilgrimage of my own, though refused to admit it for fear of sounding clichéd. It was a time… more
Trekking In Nepal With Food Poisoning: The Hardest Day of My Life
| October 3, 2011 | Filed under Nepal, Past Travel Experiences |
I’ve always prided myself for having ‘guts of steel’ when it comes to foreign food in foreign countries. Bali belly? Never had it. And if I’m completely honest, when I hear about people getting sick from the food or water when traveling, I label them, well, kinda soft. Or at the very least, not the well traveled, cultured, ‘citizen of the world’, like, say, me. Well, the joke was on me, when, on the very first night of a twelve… more
The Death of My Twenties in Varanasi, India
| September 30, 2011 | Filed under India, Past Travel Experiences |
I said goodbye to my twenties in Varanasi. India was somewhere I had always wanted to go, but was terrified of. Stories of filth, poverty and chaos filled me with anxiety, and yet, I was drawn to the place. So, instead of throwing a party, and paying for other people to get drunk, I decided to face my fears and experience this mysterious, crazy country first hand. When I told someone I would be spending my 30th birthday in the… more
Confessions of a Hammam Virgin
| September 26, 2011 | Filed under Past Travel Experiences, Turkey |
Last night Tyrhone and I went through some of our old travel photos. That set off some reminiscing, and has definitely strengthened our resolve to change our lives and set off into the world to see where it takes us. I thought I would share an experience I had in Istanbul a couple of years ago. It was the end of a two month overland-and-sea journey through Greece and Turkey. I was in desperate need of some pampering… more
