Down To The Very Last Minute.
The last exam of my first year of medical school ended 8 hours ago ago, which means I just started packing 3 hours ago. So what do you bring when you're on the road in 15 countries for 2+ months? [column width="47%"...
10 days left.
10 days left until 62 days in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, UAE, Nepal, Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, North Korea, and Singapore.
The Myanmar/Burma Visa Requirements For U.S. Citizens
I was just about to snail mail my visa application to the Myanmar Embassy in Washington D.C. until I realized that one of their permanent missions/consulates in NYC was only 2 blocks away from where I live. AWESOME. Thinking it was going to be a simple endeavor,...
Another Trip Begins Soon…Where? Why?
Reposted from Where (And Why) Are We Going? The Monsoon Diaries - 2011 Click on any city on the itinerary to see where and why we're going there! But if you don't like the idea of user interactivity and want to see the list laid out before you, click here.
On The Way From JFK Airport
I took this shortly after landing from my South America trip 3 weeks ago, somewhere outside of JFK International Airport in NYC. I had forgotten about it until I found it in my memory card the other day. The image above just gets to me; a memorial arrangement of...
76 Hours (Part 2)
The next morning I headed over to Bryce. An hour and a half drive northeast and at an elevation of 8500 ft, it was snowing by the time I got there. Here I did the Queen Garden Trail and Navajo Loop (4 mi round trip, 600 ft. elevation change, 2 hours with...
76 Hours (Part 1)
This two weeks ago, I did a solo camping trip to Zion, Bryce, and Valley of Fire. (In Utah, Utah, and Nevada respectively) This is Utah: Zion is a 7.5 hr drive from LA. The drive was made much better by audiobooks I borrowed from the Harvard...
Oh…The Places That We’ll Go!
This is a declaration. of a will, of a need to live, to travel, to see the things in the world that will start these new chapters in our lives. This early June, we start in Istanbul . . . and then find ourselves among one of the 7 natural wonders of the...