It is hard to believe that my nearly five month adventure has found its halfway point. Two months and however many days in, I find myself taking inventory of the things I have done and the things I still want to do. I have traveled solo around the craziest country I have ever been, taken countless overnight travel adventures, tried new cuisines (though have yet to eat any of the fried bugs that are supposedly infamous in this region). I have met some fabulous people I would love to see again and seen some incredible landscapes I might never again have the chance to return to. I feel I have seen so much but still have goals I wish to accomplish including riding an elephant, more volunteering, clubbing in Bali, and get more pages for my passport. I also have yet to send a single postcard, even though I have written a few… start checking your mailbox in a month or maybe I will just hand it to you when I get home…
I have managed to take over 500 pictures and stay relatively within budget. And except for a minor blip in India, I have stayed relatively healthy and definitely malaria free. For a classy Jersey lady with a clear memory of being twelve years old and never thinking she would leave the country (maybe Mexico), I am impressed. Only two more continents left -- Antarctica and Australia -- though I have managed to get about 2 hours away from each. Interestingly enough, this does not make me want to live abroad as I previously thought but am more convinced then ever on where I want to end up… within the continental U.S.
So enjoy the new round of pictures. The next half of my trip will see visits to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Northern Thailand. Expect more elephants, more jungle treks, less motorbike “incidents” and whatever else we happen to find.
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