One experience that has been on my “life list” for as long as I can remember is getting to hold/pet/play with a big cat, preferably a lion or tiger cub (I don’ t know that playing with an adult lion is a good thing to strive for. It’d probably be the last thing I accomplish … Continue reading
After the social whirlwind that was my first TBEX conference, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Driving over to Keystone with no (to low) expectations, I honestly wasn’t sure how I would feel on the return trip on Sunday. Tired. Exhausted. A bit queasy. But elated. That’s how I felt when I … Continue reading
This weekend, I’m crossing into a brave new world: admitting I’m a travel blogger. Yes, hello. My name is Katie and I’m a travel blogger. I don’t know why it’s a label that I’ve been hesitant to adopt. Perhaps it’s because, even after diligently posting throughout SE Asia, I feel a bit of a fraud. … Continue reading
I had the best massage of my life from an inmate at a correctional facility. Nope, it’s not a punch line or a typo. And no, I am not currently residing in some such facility. Nestled in Old Town Chiang Mai, Thailand, just down the street from one of the many wats that dot the … Continue reading
All in all, we spent about three weeks in Vietnam, which I thought was perfect. Of course, as with any trip, there are places that I’d still like to visit, but I think that we had a memorable overview of the country. My favorite part, of course, was the people that we met: the little … Continue reading
I had a whole, awesome post on Sapa. Seriously, I did. I wrote it on the way to China, just to find out that WordPress is blocked in China. No problem, I thought, I can upload it when I get back to the States. Except I logged in and it was all gone. All of … Continue reading
367,000. Nope, that’s not the number of islands in Ha Long Bay (there are 1969 islands in the 1553 square kilometers of the Bay). 367,000 is the number of options, tour-wise, available to get you to Ha Long Bay. Maybe there aren’t that many, but it seems like it. Especially when there is (on the … Continue reading
Katie on the Map 