Where does the time go? It slipped away from me these past six months. Six months. Ana and I have wandered Southeast Asia for 26 weeks together, and there are just two weeks left before we board our plane for the United States and return home just in time for the hot and sticky season in Florida; a summer of humidity so dense your face melts clear down to your navel.
Oh, wait! That’s what it feels like over here now; the monsoon rains are weeks away from hitting and the …

A year and a half ago I decided to upgrade from my trusty Canon point-and-shoot camera to something with a bit more flexibility…something that would give me the ability to play with manual settings, learn more about photography basics, and yet still take a great photo on automatic. And one that would fit in my travel bag.
I opted for the Panasonic Lumix GF series (a GF1 in fact, but there are only newer models now on the market). I’m a normal person, have no formal photography training and present this camera …

A quick update today, in just a few short hours Ana and I hop on a super short plane ride into Burma. Which is also called Myanmar nearly interchangeably, so you can call it either…though if you want to be all official, the country’s government refers to itself as: Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
When it’s working, I’m told the government throttles the internet, which means I’m anticipating dial-up speed internet in the handful of towns where internet is even accessible. With that in mind, I have a few posts queued up with …

Who can really know what a year will bring? If you had told me last year at this time, as I was packing my bags back in 2011 to move to Chiang Mai the first time around, that I would start 2012 with an 11-year-old in tow and once again in this same city, I would have raised an eyebrow at the very least, and most likely let out an unladylike guffaw. I just didn’t see it happening in my fit of random pre-travel euphoria a year ago.
Last January, I …

For those who have followed my story and my journey over the past nearly three years, a new chapter is starting! In October, my niece Ana and I will leave for Asia for six months of travel and homeschooling from the road.

This is a pretty big change for both of us and this plan has been cooking behind the scenes for a few months now. The short of the situation is this: my brother (her father) and I discussed (at great lengths) the pros and cons of her traveling right now, with me. And the pros won out. In fact, they overwhelming won out.

For the past nearly three years now I have regularly blogged here on A Little Adrift, sometimes posting travel stories and narratives of my adventure, other times travel tips and advice for others planning around the world travel. In these past three years, that’s quite a lot of posts and some of these never see the light of day again!
So when I was tagged in a travel meme by the ever-adventurous Dave and Deb at ThePlanetD, as well as my fellow Thailand expat Jodi from Legal Nomads, I couldn’t resist playing …

Regular readers may recall my ever-so-brief plan to visit the Middle East last fall – it was a goal, an ambition really, because I’ve always wanted to travel to the Middle East but didn’t make it there on my RTW trip, nor my travels since.

Six months later, as I wrap up my time in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Middle East still beckons. And as fortuity would have it, the Jordan Tourism Board invited me to spend nearly two weeks in the country as their guest. I couldn’t say no to that offer, so I head to Jordan this week.

Just a quick update here – I’m heading to China today!
Yep, right this very moment I am en route to meet two friends from the states in Beijing. You’ve seen them in past stories here on A Little Adrift, but you’ll meet them again in a few weeks, once I manage to post the many stories and photos China will inspire.
Thanks to Travis at Flashpacker HQ for the snapshot below and some China tips (as well as the dozens of China posts at Uncornered Market) as I panicked and prepped …