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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: The World Author: Len and Jenn 1 Comment
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
We took Mr. Twain's quote to heart and took a year off to travel the world. What happens when you trade a life full of certainties like a pay cheque, friends, a fridge full of food, flush toilets and live out of a backpack for year? Guess we'll find out. See you there.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Toronto | Jul 21 '06 | Connecting the Dots
"...it really becomes a Mensa-like math problem." |
2 |
Toronto | Aug 16 '06 | Please Dial Zero For Assistance
"You have reached the voice mail of Lenny Wang. I am currently not in the office nor will I ever be again." |
3 |
Toronto | Aug 18 '06 | Goodbye, Farewell, or See you later???
"And what does one accumulate in 11795 hours of working at the same place?" |
4 |
Bunol | Aug 30 '06 | La Tomatina
"Every conceivable way to launch tomatos into the air was used - throwing, squeezing, squishing, jumping into puddles of tomato juice bits." |
5 |
Granada | Sep 01 '06 | Greetings From Granada
"Cry like a woman for the city you could not defend like a man." |
6 |
Granada | Sep 17 '06 | Hiking the Sierra Nevada |
7 |
Granada | Sep 18 '06 | Felicidades!
"We blew our budget for the week and brought $1 vino instead of the $0.65 vino" |
8 |
Granada | Sep 28 '06 | Vamos Ir de Tapas!!!
"For about $2 a drink it´s a great way to eat your way through the city" |
9 |
Malaga | Oct 10 '06 | Road Trippin' Through Spain
"we threaded our car through narrow cobblestone roads, dodging cafes and pedestrians" |
10 |
Kathmandu | Oct 12 '06 | Namaste from Kathmandu |
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Pokhara | Oct 15 '06 | The Annapurna Circuit |
12 |
Pokhara | Nov 27 '06 | Yogi in Training
"I learned that yoga is not about Lulu Lemon or getting toned for the summer" |
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Pokhara | Dec 02 '06 | Table for One
"If we encounter a rhino, look for the nearest tree and climb" |
14 |
Kathmandu | Dec 31 '06 | Bungy over the Bhotse
"... and fell like a screaming yo yo 160 m to the river floor" |
15 |
Kathmandu | Jan 05 '07 | Kids and Chaos in Kathmandu |
16 |
Taipei | Jan 18 '07 | Tasty Taipei
"And what does snake meat taste like?" |
17 |
Beijing | Jan 26 '07 | Whatever Doesn't Kill You... |
18 |
New Delhi | Feb 03 '07 | Crashing the Bollywood Wedding
"There were beautiful flowing sarees of every shade of colour, intricate henna on the hands, spicy mouth burning Indian curries and of course dance moves that resembled screwing in lightbulbs" |
19 |
Goa | Feb 07 '07 | Going Goan |
20 |
Chiang Mai | Feb 27 '07 | Taking the Heat in a Thai Kitchen
"After the pounding and cutting had finished you could find more smiles in a Nike sweatshop..." |
21 |
Huay Xai | Mar 04 '07 | Row, Row, Row Our Slowboat
"The inadequate wooden planks that were our seats were like spinal injuries waiting to happen" |
22 |
Luang Prabang | Mar 06 '07 | Learning About Laos
"The two large, rusty, metal flower pots at the entrance were actually old bombshells." |
23 |
Ko Phi Phi Don | Mar 14 '07 | Life on the Rocks
"After reaching the top, with our fingers and forearms aching, we easily forgot to take in the view" |
24 |
Phuket | Mar 19 '07 | A Three Island Tour
"For most of the time Gil and I were on our best behaviour. Until one night we headed to the Phi Phi's Reggae Bar." |
25 |
Ko Phangan | Apr 02 '07 | Full Moon Fever
"the days of partying all night long were decades behind us, and we had to pace ourselves in order to make it" |
26 |
Siem Reap | Apr 09 '07 | Angkor's Most Incredible Little Museum
"The bad pun of the day would be to say that we were "blown away" by the Landmine museum" |
27 |
Ko Tao | Apr 17 '07 | Finding Nemo
"The biggest question on our everybody's minds was "What about sharks?"" |
28 |
Kalbarri | May 05 '07 | Kickin' It In Kalbarri
"a scenic little town with a handful of shops and restaurants that line a small ocean bay" |
29 |
Adelaide | May 10 '07 | We Took the Road Less Travelled But Where the Hell Are We?
"Australia's east coast on wheels had all the components of adventure, the open road and freedom" |
30 |
Christchurch | Jun 11 '07 | An Apple A Day... Makes You Pay
"We got stopped at airport customs for bringing in a lethal Granny Smith apple" |
31 |
Franz Josef Glacier | Jun 12 '07 | The Glacier
"I was too busy trying to secure my footing and not fall in some Hobbit swallowing crevice." |
32 |
Lake Taupo | Jun 21 '07 | The Air Up There
"The rushing wind died down and we just floated gracefully to the ground like Mary Poppins" |
33 |
Turrialba | Jul 03 '07 | Tico Time in Turrialba
"...things just happen when they happen and nobody complains about it." |
Dhiraj says:
Lenny...long time no chat bud. Vic told me about the trip...super jealous. Enjoy. BTW...Watch out for the coup in Thailand..Vic told me you were headed there.