After three days in the city of Tainan it was time to go to Alishan, one of Taiwan’s most beautiful National Parks. We had hoped to take the Forest Rail Train to access the park, but forgot the tickets needed…
Flip Flops, Sun Screen, and Rain Jackets: Exploring Kenting, Taiwan
After our epic cycling trip, we headed further down the coast for a two night stop in Kenting. Enroute, we decided to take a small detour and explored the city of Hengchun. There is not much going on in Hengchun,…
Carnival in Salvador – Saying Farewell to Brazil With The World’s Biggest Street Party
Our adventures in Brazil come to an end with the world’s largest street party in Salvador.
A Gow Girl in Glasgow
Marieke & Jon December 2019: We arrived in Glasgow the day prior to the start of Martha and Gavin’s wedding festivities. Our hostel was coincidentally in the same area of the city where my parents lived in the early 1970s.…
The start of our European / African Adventure
Jon & Marieke : Trip start date December 15 2019 It took until 2am to finish negotiating what we absolutely needed for our trip and what could be left behind. We had to pack for December cold in Toronto, February…
Khao Sok National Park: A Freshwater Thai Paradise
Visited by Jon and Marieke February 2019 When people think about Thailand usually islands and the ocean comes to mind. Few people think about lakes, but as it turns out, Cheow Lan Lake in southern Thailand’s Khao Sok National Park…
From Kalaw to Inle Lake: Myanmar’s Trekking Mecca
“The first day we trekked for roughly 18km. While it started off cool, it grew hotter as the day progressed. Fortunately, the path was an easy one to walk. Our first stop was for tea with an elderly woman weaving textiles for sale at the local markets. We moved on, walking past massive squares of harvested red chilies drying in the sun, then along train tracks and terraced rice fields. At one point, we even found ourselves in the the midst of a funeral.”
The Highs and Lows of Mount Kyaiktiyo
A Journey to Myanmar’s Golden Rock Despite being listed as a must do in Lonely Planet, many people skip the opportunity to visit Golden Rock on their trip through Myanmar. It is, after all, just a rock covered in gold…
2 Days in Yangon
Weaving our way through the busy streets of Yangon’s Chinatown, we finally felt our sense of arrival in South East Asia. 5 days earlier, Jon and I had flown from Newfoundland to spend 3 days with Steph in Vancouver, who…
Balancing Settling Down with the Urge to Travel
Perhaps some of you have been wondering why Borderline Crazy was missing 50% of its crazy, aka, myself, in this travel season’s contributions to the blog. In the past year I experienced a considerable change in my life when I…