Gary was a huge inspiration for me during the years I was planning and saving for my trip abroad. I read his blog almost every day, and it kept me focused on making this trip a reality. This is a recent article Gary wrote for The Huffington Post: 20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three Years…
Month: August 2010
Indonesia
Greetings from Bali. Since my last post, I’ve really only had one notable experience, which was my dive trip off the NE coast of Borneo. That was beyond my expectations and simply incredible! Sipadan island, one of the top diving spots on earth, was just a bus & boat ride away, and I was able to get my Advanced Open Water PADI…
Bonus Rant!
I fear there hasn’t been enough anger expressed in my posts lately, so here’s a little exerpt from my personal journal today. Enjoy. 02/08/2010 – 14:10 – BB Cafe: So, I’m not sure why, but I’m still surprised by the rudeness of some people. The German couple at the hostel were supposed to leave on their tour at 08:00 this…
Borneo
Well it’s happened again, I’ve wasted a perfectly good week without posting to the blog. But better late than never. Hello, and greetings from Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the state of Sabah, on the Malaysian side of Borneo, the third largest island on Earth, behind Greenland & New Guinea I’ve actually been here for five days now, but haven’t…