A little travel inspiration

by Traveling Shannon May 17, 2012 Inspiration

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American. The Mexican explained that [...]

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Hidden Temple Area Bucket List

by Traveling Shannon May 15, 2012 General Traveling

Hidden Temple Area (South East Asia) Each worth 20% Brunei Darussalam • Take a two-day hiking and trekking tour through the jungle and camp overnight in order to witness the early morning misty rivers, chattering birds and the noise of wildlife waking in the morning light. • Temburong National Park -spend the night in log [...]

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Taiwan-Nankan Tour Day The Abandoned Temple

by Traveling Shannon May 12, 2012 General Traveling

There is this abandoned Temple in Nankan. Today I decided to visit it. I attempted to visit before but there is a pack of ravish dogs along the way. The hike started up this hill past the dogs. A co-worker said the dogs were harmless. Normally I’m not afraid of dogs, but being in a [...]

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World Quests

by Traveling Shannon May 9, 2012 General Traveling

Here is a list of my World bucket list items. See this post for the full story. Each World quest is worth either 50% or 100% of a level. WORLD QUESTS- (No specific place) Put my pinky toe on each of the seven continents. Once you’ve reached all seven you can truly call yourself a [...]

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My life character

by Traveling Shannon May 6, 2012 Inspiration

“Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” J.D. Salinger-Catcher in the Rye Life is a game. J.D. Salinger’s famous quote has been used to inspire people to go out and live life instead of letting life pass you by. Since the movie ‘The Bucket List’ came [...]

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Dating in Laos

by Traveling Shannon May 2, 2012 General Traveling

Dating any where is hard. Dating in Laos is even harder. While visiting the Plain of Jars in Laos we would ride through small villages. Off to the side of the road would a rows of girls and boys throwing a ball back and forth. The girls were all decked out in their tribal formal [...]

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Taipei Tour Day #1 Part 2

by Traveling Shannon April 29, 2012 General Traveling

This is the start of a new series I am doing. Every Monday I will be heading into Taipei for some sight-seeing. I adjusted my teaching schedule at school for a Chinese Mandarin class I wanted to take. I went to the first class and it’s not for me. Instead of switching my schedule back [...]

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Taipei Tour Day #1 Part 1

by Traveling Shannon April 26, 2012 Feature

This is the start of a new series I am doing. Every Monday I will be heading into Taipei for some sight-seeing. I adjusted my teaching schedule at school for a Chinese Mandarin class I wanted to take. I went to the first class and it’s not for me. Instead of switching my schedule back [...]

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Exercising on the road

by Traveling Shannon April 22, 2012 General Traveling

Today I want to share a really cool video with you. Traveling long term kinda throws every day life goals out the window. Fitness and eating healthy are two of them. Steve, the man behind Nerd Fitness has now made every traveler accountable for exercising. No longer can we use ‘I travel full time’ as [...]

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Wat Rong Khun

by Traveling Shannon April 19, 2012 Feature

My last post was a photo round-up of the Wat Rong Khun aka The White Temple. The White Temple is a buddhist and Hindu temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The temple was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat, construction started in 1997 and continues today. The site of Wat Rong Khun will consist of nine buildings when [...]

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Photo Round-up: Wat Rong Khun aka White Temple

by Traveling Shannon April 16, 2012 Feature

Today’s photo round-up is of the Wat called The White Temple in Chang Rai, Thailand. I did more than my normal 5 photos because this Wat is so unique and there are so many interesting things to see. Stay tuned for an upcoming post about this Wat.

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Helmet Diving in the Philippines

by Traveling Shannon April 12, 2012 Feature

During my last visit to the Boracay, Philippines I went Helmet Diving. Before going to the Philippines I have never heard of this term or knew what it was. Helmet diving is like scuba diving but with a helmet that fits over your head that is connected to the boat above you. The Philippines is [...]

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