Aaron's Worldwide Adventures
How do you define ultralight backpacking? Sure it’s minimalist packing, but everyone seems to have their own definition of this idea. After all, on my 2010 Asian Adventure I thought I was packing light… I had enough sets of fresh clothes for 5 days and enough shirts for a week! Here’s the thing… I didn’t know […]
Traveling light is a mantra to live by. While I always heard this statement, I never quite took it to heart. That is, until IÂ had to hike up a mountain with my full, 45 pound (20.4 kilogram) pack on just to find some accommodation for the night! But here’s the thing. Before I set off […]
Buddhism in China is a funny thing. It certainly doesn’t manifest itself in the same way as it does in Southeast Asia or even in Tibet. In fact, in many parts, you wouldn’t even know that Buddhism really existed in China (though remember two words that contributed greatly to that…Cultural Revolution). That’s not to say […]
Bangkok is a city of many food courts. But it’s not quite the type of food court you like to think of. You see, the Thai version of a food court involves booths that only make one or two unique items. Often times, these will have a central cashier somewhere. That’s not to say that […]
Buddhist temples, much like all religious structures, have a certain code of etiquette attached to them, the most important of which deal with ones feet. Often times, it can be difficult for western visitors to know these rules, so someone in the dzong (former fortress now serving as a temple and civic center) in Punakha, […]
Peak travel periods tend to be based around weather. People head to Southeast Asia in the fall and winter because it’s the dry season. Chances are you’ll have better vistas and sunnier weather, but have to deal with hefty crowds. Traveling during the off-season (in the case of Southeast Asia, the monsoon season) can be […]
Viagra is big business here in the U.S. I mean, it’s hard to turn on the TV without seeing an ad for it or a related pill. Given it’s popularity, I wasn’t terribly surprised to see that Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), one of the largest cities in China, has an entire hospital devoted to […]
“Say What??” is taking a day off today for the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., so I thought I’d bring you another cute photo from my travels! This hungry cow comes from the Tibetan village of Litang, high up in the mountains of China’s Sichuan province. It’s so high up there that no grass […]