I’m in the jungles of deepest Borneo. How about that, huh? Life goal accomplished. I lack only a pith helmet, monocle, and pointy mustache. ‘Deepest’ is kind of inaccurate, I suppose. It’s the northeastern region, called Sabah. I’m in a … Continue reading
It’s 4:30am as I’m starting this. I’ve been sitting in this small, windowless room for nine hours. At some point during that time, if my brain worked properly, it would have told me to go to sleep. If my brain … Continue reading
I made it to Tioman by the skin of my teeth. It was one long string of screw-ups that left me in silent awe at the notion that I’ve gotten as far as I have on this trip. It started … Continue reading
I’m in a hotel in Singapore waiting for my Vietnamese visa to come through. I paid $75 US to get it by Friday, so I’ve got a couple more days to kick around here. I had some trouble when I … Continue reading
I just stepped off an express commuter train heading out from the city center and found an old-fashioned steam locomotive zipping through the station on the opposite track. It had a chimney up front with smoke pouring out, wooden passenger … Continue reading
Here’s a funny joke: A guy walks into an elevator with six other people. He sneezes. By the time the doors open up, three of them are dead and the rest have an unpleasant couple weeks to look forward to. … Continue reading
This is my last night in Micronesia before I head back to Australia. Here’s a map of where I’ve been. Once again, the blue numbers indicate where I spent each night over the course of the three week trip. I’m … Continue reading
I’m kicking around waiting for my flight to Pohnpei. Got about 6 hours to kill. If I were less of a slacker, I’d be posting the last of my New Zealand entries right now, as well as covering Yap and … Continue reading
The second dive was great. Mackenzie took me down to the Heian Maru. It was a submarine tender ship that sank on February 17, 1944, the same day as all the others. It was about 60 ships in total. Bad … Continue reading
Short one today. I’m killing time while I decompress before my second dive. I’m in Chuuk, the location of the largest aerial bombardment in military history on February 17th, 1944. US planes sunk a whole mess of ships out in … Continue reading