Today I came across the best documentation of the red sweater in action. I would have included it in my original post, but I only looked through my regular photo albums for images. This photo is stored in one of the two photo albums I have of myself doing cartwheels. That’s right, for those of…
Megan in Bruges, Belgium — January 1998 I don’t have my next entry ready for Myanmar yet (get ready for Bagan!) so I thought I would put up an old photo I came across. This is my favorite self portrait of myself traveling. It was taken on my first trip alone during my three week…
It’s getting to the point where I need to book my flight. I would like to have it booked by the end of February. One friend I talked to, who has been to South Korea to visit family, said it’s not so great. I asked if Seoul was worth stopping for a few days on…
I got my new passport in the mail today. It’s beautiful, clean, contains 48 pages (instead of the usual 24) and doesn’t expire until 2016! I actually still have the shirt I wore in my 1997 passport photo, which should tell me it’s time to clean out my closet. My Chinese visa will have to…
RIP Red Sweater For some reason I have a history of becoming extremely attached to inanimate objects. Often the cheaper the item is, the more attached I am–which may be why I have so many pairs of socks. I have owned a red, zippered cardigan since my early college years. I love this sweater. It…
There I was, all ready to buy my one-way ticket to Mongolia. I called earlier in the week to check on prices and put the ticket on hold. When I called back a few days later I spoke to a bit more knowledgeable agent than I had before and he revealed the wrench in my…
Another entry from Myanmar is up. Read about my adventure getting to the golden rock at Kyaiktiyo here.
I just checked my bank account and the $67 check I wrote to The U.S. Department of State has been cashed! This means that my beloved passport has not been lost in the mail and I am on my way to getting a new one (hopefully sans the microchip that’s being introduced this year). Other…
It snowed 11.5 inches at my house last night. Chicago barely saw any snow at all. Needless to say, I spent the morning shoveling. It gave me an excuse to test out the new jacket. Waterproof: check. Windproof: check. Toasty: check.
Preparations for Phase 2 have been coming along. I still haven’t confirmed my route for the first few months but I have ruled out a lot. Surprisingly, airfare to Beijing is cheapest directly from the airlines’ websites. Beijing, rather than Seoul, appears to be the cheapest place to fly into to get to Mongolia. I…
The third Yangon post is up… check it out here. The next post will be about The Golden Rock!
Although my family is usually very supportive of my travels they have gotten more concerned as I get more adventurous. My brother warned me to take a gun to China and told me he would never speak to me again if I went to Lebanon. I never planned on going to Lebanon but I understand…
A second Myanmar post is up! This one is about my time at The Shwedagon Paya, Myanmar’s most important Buddhist temple. Check it out here.
Stockings // Chanukah Harry came // Presents Breakfast // Cheese! // My brother looks hungry Christmas dinner // Mom tries to eat the plastic lightbulbs on the cake
I’ve been doing a bit of research on Central Asia and have come up with a few more detailed route possibilities. I would like to leave Russia and Kazakhstan out of the picture only because I am less interested in them than other countries, like Uzbekistan, and traveling, visas and lodging would be expensive. I…
Today it got down to -4° fahrenheit. That’s -20° celsius for all you non-American folk out there. The air is crisp and burns my throat. The wind blows through me and is especially freezing on my legs. I think it’s time for me to switch from my black calf length wool coat to my brown…
My first post about Yangon is up! Because I post-dated the entry it won’t show up on the first page here. To find it you can search, look by date (February), by country or just follow this link. This post has a few little videos. Enjoy!
Although my president doesn?t believe global warming exists, we have not had a white Christmas in years. This year we got our first dusting of snow around Thanksgiving and have already had a serious snow storm. My snowy street My mom has started decorating the house–this is the only time of the year the red…
As some of you may have noticed I am missing some posts from my trip. I haven’t really written about Thailand or Myanmar yet. I didn’t want to write about Bangkok because it was a hard time for me, but I did it and now I can move on to Myanmar finally! I have post-dated…
I have been considering all of your comments, as well as another traveler who suggested that I might not want to go back to Myanmar–that it’s such a special place the first time I might not enjoy it as much on second glance. And seeing another country (Mongolia) might be nice. It would be easiest…