http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless So I start my trudge, pack aback... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:41:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm glad to write this update.  Mostly because for the first time in my existence I created a plan, stuck with it, and succeeded in completing the first leg of my journey!  This trip has been entirely selfish. I'm not riding for any cause or donating money to a charity (though ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/vietnam-di-xe-dap-bicycle-extravaganza.html In a dream I was a werewolf My soul was filled with crystal light Lavender ribbons of rain sang Ridding my heart of mortal fight Broken sundown fatherless showdown Gun hip swollen lip bottle sip yeah I suck dick Lose grip on gravity falls sky blinding crumbling walls River sweep away my memories of Children’s things a young ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/music-to-move-your-soul.html Vietnam! Our unwelcomed entrance to Vietnam included two overnight buses (blasting Lao music ALL NIGHT, squishing three full grown adults into seats built for two, infants wailing away, frequent slammings on brakes, crazy downhill speed stunts, and urine/b.o. smelling locals).  Exhausted, we boarded our final three hour ride; a truck taxi on ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/vietnam-and-the-plan.html    Laos Laos is a mix of old and new.  Tradition and commercialism.  Lust and religion.  Tourists have only been visiting this country for less than 20 years, it so amazes me how traveler villages have sprung up in so many places around the country.  It's easy to get taken aback by ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/laos-the-15-minute-catch-up.html I have been following Andrew Morgan's bicycle ride from New Jersey through South America since he started about a year ago.  His travels and mission are inspirational to begin with, but just recently he posted a discussion quoted by Rob Thomson and originally written by Chris Goulet titled "The Explorer-Adventurers."  ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/w-h-y.html How do I start to describe this experience?   Marnie told me when I was first thinking of joining the Pyramid Yoga course about how things just fall into place when you find your path.  Maybe it's a bit like the time Jessy and I were stuck in the woods behind Sayen ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/lahu-village-thai-yoga-massage.html The only way to truly experience this place is to exhale deeply when you say it. From KoPhangan, Th... Though parts are overcrowded by foreigners, the island maintains so much natural beauty.  The coast differs greatly from rocky shore to powder white sandy beaches.  The coral reef around the northern tip is ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/kohhhhhh-phangan-thailand.html The Thai new year begins in mid April, with a big water festival called Songkran.  It is celebrated all around the country, in big cities, the airport, villages, roadside restaurants, etc.   We arrived in Bangkok just in the thick of it.  I knew there was something going on, yet still felt ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/songkran-in-bangkok.html Hello from Malaysia! Danny and I read and heard bits about Green Island from people we met in Japan, but it was a German girl we met at our hostel that convinced us to take the five hour trip for a mere two days to explore this island. She stayed only ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/green-island-taiwan.html Just stepping out of that air conditioned airport and into the humid warm Taiwanese morning... that is all that did it.  I AM REVIVED. I didn't know I felt like Japan was slowing dissipating my soul, that is, until I left.  Being in the warm air, amidst common non-citified folk, I noticed ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/aimless/hualien-taiwan.html