Hi! I’m Michelle and this is my story! I fell in love with traveling and travel photography when I was a kid. In my 20's I started solo backpacking. Later, I was trapped by corporate America and lost track of my passions. Now, in my 40's I've left the corporate life and have rekindled my adventurous spirit. I love backpacking, sound healing, yoga, fitness, and the amazing people I meet around the world! Please follow me for love and inspiration!
When I read the two paragraphs about Dalat, Vietnam in my Lonely Planet book, the description said it was a quaint little town with French influence, an eternal spring and cool waterfalls. I was in! Much to my surprise it is much more than that! A few hours in, after a long, hot, bumpy, five …
A couple of days ago I boarded the funniest sleeper bus to make the six hour journey to Mui Ne, a beach town in southern Vietnam. This is funny! I'm crammed in my little top bunk space, not able to stretch out or sit up. I guess this bus was not designed with the western …
I arrived in Saigon after a crazy 11 hour bus ride from Siem Reap. I was sold a ticket on the "VIP bus", but they never showed up to pick me up from my hotel, so I was rushed to the bus company by tuk tuk. When I arrived I showed them my ticket and …
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I spent my last day in Cambodia visiting Kompong Phluk, a floating village that is currently dry. This year has been a very hot, dry year, and instead of six months of rain they received two. This has really taken its toll on this quaint fishing village. On the way there, we passed miles and …
After two nights in Vientiane, Laos, I made my way to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Here, I found a nice, quiet hotel a few minutes from town. It has been nice to slow down a bit! I met a nice couple at the pool and we decided to do a marathon temple day combining two tours …
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Yesterday was a magical day spent with my new friends Bryan and Triann from Saskatchewan. We met in town and caught a tuk tuk to the Kuangsi Waterfall Park. We arrived early, so there were very few people. We began the hike up the trail, beginning with a bear rescue where they have taken in …
After a relaxing evening in Chiangkhong, I woke up and took a stroll down the Mekong to watch the sunrise and get in a little exercise. It was beautiful! Next, I got a ride to the Friendship Bridge where I was awarded a Laos Visa and took a bus over the boarder to the …
The funny continues....I was picked up at the hostel in Chaing Mai yesterday morning to head to the slow boat to Laos.....so I thought! I was chatting with the guy next to me about an hour or so in asked, "so when do you think we will get to the boat?" He laughed and said, …
For my last day in Myanmar, I hiked a mountain barefoot with my pack that seems to be getting heavier by the day, ate lunch at a local restaurant on the river (I will spare you some details, but just mention it included Chicken which you will see soon in my market photos...), watched barrels …
BACKPACKING ADVENTURES 