After five years working in London, I decided it was time to move back to Los Angeles, but not before taking a year off to see the world. I gave up my great job with Lehman Brothers in Administration and a fantastic flat (and roommate) I’d lived in for over three years, packed up all my belongings into some 60 cubic feet of boxes and said farewell to the wonderful friends I made in London. Before setting off for Asia, I spent seven weeks in the States including a weekend getaway in Chicago with my best friends from high school, corrective eye surgery in Philadelphia, Aud and Rob’s wedding in Bermuda, 13 days in Israel on Birthright (with a side trip to Petra) and time in quiet Oak Park with my parents and sister. Then, on July 18, 2010 at 1am, with only 13 kilograms in my 50L backpack and a small shoulder bag, I boarded a flight to Singapore. The goal of my adventure is not one of self-discovery or mending a broken heart but a journey of true desire to explore the world, experience new cultures, taste various cuisines, explore beautiful wildernesses, meet local people, and maybe learn some Spanish along the way. What lies below are my stories (or more of a daily recount of events) from the road.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Zipping through the jungle

Saturday, October 23, 2010
  • Zip lining today was incredible.  I chose the 7:30-8am pick up for zip lining, which meant I was up at 6:30 to get ready and have breakfast
  • Group was just me and a group of three: Melissa (Canada) studying in Vietnam, Kristi and Josh (Kansas) studying in China
  • Hour drive, both of the girls felt sick as it was a fairly windy road
  • Put on gear and walked to first platform
  • Safety introduction… and we’re off. 
  • I was somewhat afraid to jump off the first couple platforms and didn’t want to go.  I got used to it by the end but usually did a bit of screaming along the way.  So much fun!

  • Beautiful views in the jungle
  • 33 platforms, 2 sky bridges, 1 spiral staircase, 4 abseils (two 10 meters, 25 meter and 40 meter), longest cable was 300 meters
  • Break for water and small cake
  • 570 meters suspended canopy and swing walk half way through our zip lining; it felt like an extremely long walk and a lot of it was uphill
  • More pictures on Shutterfly
  • After zip lining we enjoyed a nice lunch in the Khamu village
  • Drove back into Chiang Mai and arrived at 2pm; I was so exhausted I took a two hour nap
  • Spent the afternoon reading, writing and uploading pictures
  • Tuk tuk to dinner with Maggie (from Bangkok, who happened to be in Chiang Mai for the weekend from Mae Sot) and her friend at the tapas restaurant Su Casa – excellent food (artichoke croquets, potatoes in tomato sauce, meatballs, bread with tomatoes, spinach and apples)
  • Drinks with some of their other friends at a small bar near Tha Phae gate
  • Night night
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