Archive for the "Favorite Places" category

Photo of the Day: Balinese Rice Fields

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (April 30th, 2010)

Perhaps it’s the winter weather or the slow move into spring, but Bali has come up a lot recently in conversation with friends. A couple people I know have just returned and there are others who’ve shared stories about their bike trips around the island. I was there many moons ago myself and always joke [...]

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WanderGear Wednesday: Guilty Travel Pleasures

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (March 24th, 2010)

I’ve been away for 4 weeks and I’m ready to confess. My 2 guilty pleasures on this trip through Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangkok and now Bhutan, have been: 1) Streaming KUOW in Seattle (when I have wifi) 2) Starbucks VIA (from Seattle!) There are worse things, to be sure. But I do feel a tad guilty [...]

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Making a list, checking it twice – Preparing for 5 weeks of travel!

by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (February 22nd, 2010)

I leave in about 48 hours for Hanoi. (Aaaaaah!) But Vietnam isn’t the only country I’ll be visiting in the next 5 weeks. I’ll also be in Cambodia, Thailand and Bhutan. It appears that temps will range from the 90s in Bangkok and Saigon to the 30s (at night) in Thimphu, Bhutan. As the queen [...]

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