Chris Edwards
That Time The World Changed...
We met Nate & Jessie (Nate & Jessie Unfold the Map) on Koh Kood, Thailand in February, 2020. We were staying at the charming Cozy House,...
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Chris Edwards
- Mar 4, 2021
- 21 min
Travel During a Pandemic
Why We Travel With our two offspring leaving the nest in 2012, we decided the time was ripe to focus on escaping the dreaded Great...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Flesh for Fantasy, 2015
thong nai pan yai, thailand (feb 2015) From my lofty perch, beach chair tucked safely in the shade, watching the flesh parade. In the...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 2, 2021
- 3 min
Life's A Beach - 2015
thong nai pan yai, koh phangan, thailand (feb 2015) Wide sweep of white fine sand, cerulean waters gently lapping the shore, calmer now...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
Lurch, 2015
thong nai pan yai, thailand (feb 2015) This morning a slug appeared in our bathroom. How he managed to crawl half way up the wall was a...
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Chris Edwards
- Nov 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Road To Sihanoukville - 2013
Dear Diary, Today was just one of those travel days, right from the get go. Things were just a bit off. First it rained as we were...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 29, 2020
- 4 min
Snowbound in the Desert - 2013
Amman Jordan “When life hands you lemons, come sit by the lemon tree!" Booking tickets around the world using our substantial stash of...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 29, 2020
- 4 min
Off to a Bad Start, 2013
Rebooting Our Travel Engine “Sorry, but your tickets aren’t in the system.” We stared at the Jordanian Airline agent in disbelief. “What...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Flying Over Java - 2015
feb 2015 The dreaded bumpy plane ride. We jostle as we cross the Singapore Strait from Kuala Lumpur. The captain‘s voice on the PA notes...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 28, 2018
- 11 min
Just Another Traveler's Terror Tale, 1987
Darjeeling to Kathmandu on the Bus Ride from Hell As we continue our one year round-the-world honeymoon adventure, our trip take a nasty...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 28, 2018
- 12 min
Out of India (1987)
Following our adventures in Nepal, we head across the terrai to India: the best and the worst of everything for the adventurous...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 20, 2018
- 11 min
In Darjeeling: Tea and Revolution (1987)
This narrative forms part of our one year-round-the-world honeymoon adventure (1986-1987). We break away from chaotic Calcutta to head up...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 13, 2018
- 16 min
City of Joy - 1987
“It is a curious people. With them, all life seems sacred except human life.” Mark Twain, Following The Equator We continue our escapades...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 13, 2018
- 10 min
I Think I'm Going to Kathnandu, 1987
In Sickness and In Health - April 1987 After the bus ride from hell debacle (Darjeeling to Kathmandu), we find ourselves in the Nepali...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 1, 2018
- 5 min
Poking Around Pokhara, Nepal (1987)
Another 6 am wake up call in order to rush down to the bus company, so we wouldn't be squeezed out of our "reserved" seating. We had the...
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Chris Edwards
- Feb 1, 2018
- 14 min
Visions of Paradise- Part 1 (1986)
by Elaine Weeks Nadi, Fiji, August, 15, 1986 A FALSE START “Sir! Please, come with me for lovely view and pool! Very cheap!” “Bula! How...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 1, 2017
- 11 min
In Search of Wild Rhinos (1987)
This narrative forms part of our one year-round-the-world honeymoon adventure (1986-1987). After our aborted trek into the Annapurna...
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Chris Edwards
- Sep 19, 2017
- 15 min
Java Jive (1986)
Further along down the road of our one-year round-the-world honeymoon backpacking adventure in 1986-87. As we journey across the crowded...
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Chris Edwards
- Dec 9, 2016
- 6 min
The Mexican Caper (1976) Part 5: The Golden Key
In Search of Don Juan Part 1: Going to California Part 2: The Baja Bus Part 3: Wayward Journeys Part 4: Ciudad de Mexico Part 6:...
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Chris Edwards
- Dec 1, 2016
- 17 min
The Mexican Caper (1976) Part 6- Yucatan
Part 1: Going to California Part 2: The Baja Bus Part 3: Wayward Journeys Part 4: Ciudad de Mexico Part 5: The Golden Key Sporting a...
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