I had the opportunity to read the book by Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray, Love before I left for my journey. I had an ex-girlfriend, who suggested that I read the book because she thought my trip reminded her of Gilbert's journey. I found Gilbert to be a very compelling author and I enjoyed reading the [...]
Pictured: Our waitress, Chef Philip Mimbimi (Okemos High School Class of 1994) and me at dinner at the great restaurant, Nutmegs.
For those waiting for the Bali Blogs, they finally start this week! At the beginning of my trip in 2008, I decided that it would be perfect to host a little party in Bali for [...]
Pictured: A proud Obama supporter in South Africa.
It is amazing the change that has occurred over the past year in
people's perception of the United States. When I started the journey
most people would cautiously ask me about President George Bush and what I thought about him. They didn't want to offend me but they wanted to
let [...]
I am proud to be an American. I left Maseru, Lesotho to travel to Durban, South Africa. My only objective for the day was to get into town to watch the Obama Inauguration. Since Durban is a large, international town, I figured I could find some Americans to watch the historic speech with. To commemorate the [...]
Dear Gentle Reader:
A week ago, I dropped my computer and now it refuses to recognize the hard drive. I am hoping that I will be able to get it fixed next week when I go to Cape Town, South Africa. At the moment, I am in Lesotho and the computers at the internet café are [...]
It was very difficult to plan my trip through Australia. I had only eighteen days to see the country and that was not enough time. I knew that I would be leaving out large parts of the country but I took some solace in knowing that I would return some day. I put off the [...]
I was in the beach town of Caloundra, Australia during the Christmas holiday and my year Anniversary of Singh Around the World. I had caught up with my friends, Beth and Keith King. I had originally met them on my trip Antarctica and we realized that we would be in Australia during the same [...]
As As I was doing my research on where I should go in Australia, I looked into checking out some sporting events. I really wanted to check out an Australian Rules Football match. Unfortunately, the season for Aussie Rules Football was already over. The only sports that were in season while I was there was cricket and [...]
There is a few things that you have to know about Melbourne and its people. First, when you say Melbourne there is no "r." I don't know where the '"r" went but it is nowhere near the name when you speak it. It is is Melbon. Also, don't mention Sydney, they have an unhealthy obsession [...]
Guess What Movie I Saw in Australia????????
Did you guess that I saw the movie by the same name as the country I was in? I mean, here I am in Australia, why not learn about the formative years of Australia with the all star cast including Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman? Bewitched meets Wolverine. Satine [...]
