70+ of the most important words I learned in Malay & Indonesian
With my suitcase all packed again, I got in my Grab and headed to the Jakarta, Indonesia airport for my flight back to Vietnam. I was a few hours away from ending my streak of nearly six months visiting countries that spoke Malay (Malaysia and Brunei) and its...
How getting punched in the balls by an 8-year old girl led to me getting fired from a volunteer English teaching job
When our bus crossed over the Vietnamese border into Cambodia, I asked my new friends, “can I go back to Vietnam now?” In that moment, getting punched in the balls by an 8-year old girl was a very distant memory. That moment was buried among so many incredible,...
VIDEO: Incredibly drunk man in Scotland thought he could use a cop car as a taxi
On Sunday, February 12th, 2017, an incredibly drunk man in Scotland thought he could use a cop car as a taxi. This story took place outside The Alexander Graham Bell Wetherspoon Freehouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Below is the transcript of the video. Not knowing...
VIDEO: My 10-day tour of West Malaysia and Singapore
Below is the full transcript of the video with links to more information, including maps to find many of the locations in the video. Enjoy my 10-day tour of West Malaysia and Singapore! Day 1 Welcome to my next adventure! We’re going to start on the island of Penang...
Freedom Beach
russians, north path, south path, trash, waves are good, crabs, more crabs, near patong, food and beverage at the top, sometimes at the bottom, shelter, not many people, save money (find an example online about the price with a boat vs 200 Baht).
Awesome tour of Malaysia and Singapore has been set in motion
While I've had a great time so far in Malaysia, I've decided that I can't spend all 40 days of my time here in Penang. It's time to explore life beyond this little SE Asian island and start a second awesome tour! Do you remember that awesome, 5-day tour of the...
Sorry, not sorry. Goodbye, Thailand. Hello, Malaysia!
I must be going now, Thailand. It was fun... Except for the 1/3 of my time in your country that I was sick, including one very bad night where I, quite literally, thought I was going to die - at it's worst, my body weight went under 130 pounds. I'm 5'10"... The...
Big Buddha: Monks with smartphones, breathtaking views, and Buddhist marketing
Why did I visit The Big Buddha in Thailand? I'm not a Buddhist and I never will be. What's there for somebody like me? Well, after being sick and stuck in the house for six straight days, I needed to get out and explore. I was paying to rent a parked moped. Also, I...
That time I was jumped by a paddy wagon full of cops in Budapest
Even black people in Compton, California would find this police interaction story a little on the tyrannical side. The night began when I met a Mexican fellow solo traveler at Red Ruin - an awesome, anti-Communist, pro-freedom bar in a post-Communist country. He and I...
The end of the sickness, Freedom Beach, an incredible Thai massage, and more Russians!
Today was definitely one of those "FINALLY!" days. I've been sick for six days. I experienced hot/cold shivers, an extreme headache, sinus pressure, extreme exhaustion (I slept all hours of the day), no appetite, nausea (thankfully, I didn't give in to that...
