August 13, 2010
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Unexpected Malaysia: Me, on a tour?

I’ve never been a tour kind of guy.  Usually I’m the one off to the side doing his own thing doing my best to avoid the large groups of overly friendly laughing people led by a native who has a knowing smile on his face.  Yet, as our 4×4 Land Rover plowed its way through reddish

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August 13, 2010
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Unexpected Malaysia: Kicking it in Kuala Lumpur

No matter how I tried I could not get back to sleep.  All around me I could hear the soft and comforting sounds of others enjoying restful slumber but I, for one, could not join them.  The room was pitch black and the humming air conditioner was keeping things at a perfect temperature.  My body ached

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August 10, 2010
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Unexpected Malaysia: My days in Melaka

‘You’re serious?  I can eat this with my hands?  No spoon, no fork, no chopsticks?’  A wicked grin split my face.  ‘Awesome.’  Here I was sitting at an Indian restaurant in Malaysia, a country I never expected to go to in the first place.  From day one my trip had morphed from one itinerary to another. 

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