March 2018 – Travel 30 in 30

Country ++ – Phnom Penh Cambodia

March 30, 2018 Cambodia Main Posts No Comments

Entering Country 4/30 – Cambodia I had heard that crossing the boarder at a land crossing can always be a bit of an experience as corruption is everywhere. There are often random added fees and extra procedures that end up costing you much more than the standard visa fee. New…

The 4000 Islands – Don Det Laos

March 29, 2018 Laos Main Posts No Comments

My last stop in Laos was the nicknamed 4000 islands. This is an area on the Mekong River where the river get’s very wide and splits into many islands. It is the very southern tip of Laos and is pretty much a place to chill. Once we finished the loop,…

Boston Bound – Training while Backpacking SE Asia Part 2 – Running

March 24, 2018 Thoughts and Ideas No Comments

This is part 2 in a two part post about my road to the 2018 Boston Marathon. Part one can be found here and is about my journey from the beginning of my running career up until I boarded the plane to Vietnam. The second post is about my experiences…

Boston Bound – Training for the Boston Marathon while backpacking SE Asia (Part 1)

March 22, 2018 Uncategorized No Comments

I started writing this post as a single post, but the introduction ended up being a bit long, so I think I will break it up into two parts. This part will be an introduction to my road to Boston and how I got to the point of actually signing…

Vientiane and Thakhek (The loop)

March 16, 2018 Laos Main Posts No Comments

Quick Note – The internet has been pretty bad here so my pictures have not all uploaded and so the photos in this post may improve over time as more photos upload. Leaving Vang Vieng via mini bus was an uneventful trip except for a traffic jam which we…

Vang Vieng Adventures

March 15, 2018 Laos Main Posts No Comments

I left Luong Prabang in a great mood because it was one of the chillest places I have been in a while. However, I needed to get to Cambodia and then eventually Bangkok by april 10th so I can get back to Boston without jet lag, so I had to keep…

Made it to Laos – Luang Prabang

March 8, 2018 Laos Main Posts No Comments

I arrived in Laos!!! The best decision I cold have made was to fly from Hanoi to Luong Prabang instead of taking the 24 hour bus. For $100 more I spent exactly 19 hours less time traveling from door to door than my friend who took the bus. The flight…

Mini Post – Luong Prabang Laos – Munk Offering Ceremony

March 5, 2018 Mini Post 1 Comment

I wanted to do a mini post about the Experience I had last morning as I feel like there is a lot to say about it and it deserves a bit more than a paragraph. When I arrived in Luong Prabang one of the first things I noticed was that…

Hanoi Vietnam – Goodbye Vietnam

March 4, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Arriving in Hanoi was pretty intense as the road in to the city was full of a lot of trucks and buses and riding was not fun. There were a few close calls and things were pretty high stress for the majority of the ride. We decided to push through…

Cat Ba Island and Ha Long Bay!

March 3, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

After Ninh Binh, we went East instead of North for the first time in order to experience the famous Ha Long bay. We had heard from other travelers that since we had our own means of transportation that Cat Ba island is actually a much better starting point for a…