After spending five nights in Tel Aviv, I was eager to return to nature. While Tel Aviv has magnificent beaches and eclectic neighborhoods, I wanted to go hiking. Ten months into my trip, I had been doing some form of hiking multiple times a week. Being surrounded by cars, buses, bicycles and people was overwhelming and frustrating…
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Recovered photos: My trip to Laos
As mentioned in my previous post, after recovering 700 photos from my iPhone backup, I was able to remember what I actually did in Laos with my friend Richard (from Singapore). Some of the photos exhibit such glorious nature that I wanted to write another Laos post to share the beauty with you. The sad part of the story is that Laos has dangerous roads. Maybe taking public buses would have been safer than having a private driver? I’ll never know.
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Malaga & Alora
Malaga was the beginning of a multi-week long experience in southern Spain. I would travel through the mountains of Andalucia and see the highlights of region. My friend A, from New York, was studying Spanish in Malaga. We decided to meet up there and explore the area around Malaga together…
Read MoreDave Parker's Eco Lodge, Samoa
A small nearby river, a local waterfall, cats, dogs and only a handful of other guests. It felt like I had the entire mountain to myself. Of course once you are on top of the mountain, you are stuck there without a car. At this point in my Samoa trip, it started raining and did not stop. It was raining when I left Samoa too. I did not mind at all. Sitting at the top of the mountain, overlooking the city and the distant ocean made me feel such a sense of peace…
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View of the mountains upon arrival. I'm in heaven.
Stoney Creek Mountain Resort, Fiji
After 9 days of island hopping, 5 hours of rocky catamaran, and a fishing boat stuck journey in the middle of the ocean, nothing seemed more appealing to me than some time in the mountains. There is only one place to stay in the mountains near Nadi and that is Stoney Creek Mountain Lodge. The reviews online mentioned the welcoming hosts who also owned the property. It also mentioned the many cats and dogs. Getting there was pretty easy, just a bus from Nadi Town to the junction. Then a quick taxi ride up the hill. When I arrived, there was no power…
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