I've been trying to get to Southeast Asia for a couple years now since I'd heard so many backpackers rave about it while I was in Australia, but unfortunately I kept being deterred by stupid things like logistics and money. However, this year I decided since Lewis was finishing school and I was quitting my job, this might be the best opportunity to go for a couple of months. You never know when some kind of terrible lifetime commitment like a career or a house (and let's not

At the end of October 2013, I spent four days in Bali, one accidental day in Timor-Leste, and two hours of terrifying panic as I sat in...

Asia is such a crazy continent. I was totally overwhelmed my first time in Bali, but I had a better idea of what to expect when I stopped...