In January 2018, I made the decision to quit my job and take time off to travel/figure out what I want to do next in my life/recharge.
In June, I left my job.
As of August, I am spending 6+ months traveling solo in Europe and Southeast Asia*, a mix of the familiar and the totally unknown. I don’t know what I am going to do after this trip and I am OK with that uncertainty. Maybe I will figure it out on this trip, maybe I won’t.
In February, I skipped my flight home and decided to stay in Koh Tao, Thailand until mid-May, thereby extending my trip about four months. I finally left Koh Tao and returned to the States in June.
You can read more in my original post, and below are links to stories and recos from my travels. Check back for updates 🙂
Part One: Europe
Stop #1: Amsterdam (and my first visit to a Dutch coffee shop)
Stop #2: Beyond Amsterdam in the Netherlands
Stop #3: Antwerp
Stop #4: Ghent & Bruges
Stop #5: Brussels
Stop #6: Colmar
Two Weeks….and feeling a little lonely going out alone all the time!
Stop #7: Strasbourg (For a few hours!)
5 Weeks – A Gratitude Check-In
Stop #8: Lyon (and lots of eating!)
Stop #9: Toulouse
Stop #10: Madrid
Side trip to Toledo
Stop #11: Valladolid
Stop #12: Spanish Basque Country (Bilbao & San Sebastian)
Stop #13: French Basque Country (Bayonne & Biarritz)
Stop #14: Corbieres
Working the grape harvest in Southern France
Exploring Corbieres (Carcassonne, Narbonne, Leucate, and more)
Stop #15: Nîmes
Stop #16: More WWOOFing in Salon-de-Provence
A Trip to the salt flats in Camargue
Stop #17: Antibes
Stop #18: Day tripping to Nice and Monaco
Stop #19: Going back to Lyon
Stop #20: Geneva for 48 hours
Stop #21: London
Part Two: Southeast Asia
Stop #22: Hong Kong
Stop #23: Chiang Mai
Stop #24: Pai (and facing my fears)
Stop #25: Soppong
Stop #26: Mae Hong Son
Stop #27: Chiang Rai
Stop #28: Luang Prabang (via slow boat)
Stop #29: Vang Vieng
Stop #30: Vientiane
Stop #31: Hanoi
Stop #32: Sapa
Stop #33: Halong Bay
Stop #34: Hue
Stop #35: Hoi An (via the Hai Van Pass)
Stop #36: Nha Trang
Stop #37: Mui Ne
Stop #38: Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City
Stop #39: Can Tho
Stop #40: Phnom Penh (my least favorite stop)
Stop #41: Siem Reap (And Exploring Angkor)
Stop #42: Bangkok
Stop #43: Koh Tao
Stop #44: Penang
Stop #45: Bali – Uluwatu and Tulamben (and getting between the two places!)
Stop #46: Gili Air and Gili Trawangan
Stop #47: Bali – Ubud (and what to do there)
Stop #48: Seoul
Back in Brooklyn & Ready for What’s Next
Trains, Planes, and Vino 