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Dublin, Ireland
Ireland was TOO amazing. The people were friendly, the food was unreal, and the scenery was gorgeous. Pub crawling and bus tours highlighted several days of final bliss before heading back home to the Sates. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ...
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Posted on Friday, March 25 th, 2011 at 1:29 pm by Christin WalkerBonjour, Paris!
My first impression of France was tragically flawed. It’s a sad story that begins with the fact that I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt while carrying around 100lbs worth of luggage in a land where fashion is god and English signs are nowhere to be found. Hello Paris. Of course it also didn’t help that my internal GPS had a serious malfunction and I ended up completely ruining my Notre Dame rendezvous with Alyssa; that left me in frustrated tears. I found myself siting at a cute li...
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Posted on Thursday, March 24 th, 2011 at 7:37 pm by Christin WalkerLondon, England
Well, the hostel life is interesting. I keep most of my stuff in a locker, and that makes me feel safer. But I sleep with my wallet as if it were a stuffed animal…I mean, if I lost that thing it would be bad news bears for sure. Credit cards, cash, and my passport are the essential things in my life as a travler, so I have to protect those things with my life. I’m met some pretty cool people along the way so far though. There are a couple of Spanish girls who stay in my room, and I&...
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Posted on Monday, March 21 st, 2011 at 5:58 am by Christin Walker“England in One Day” Tour
Today was UNREAL. I went on a tour of England and I had the opportunity to see Stonehenge, Bath, Cotswolds, and Stratford on Avon. Stonehenge Stonehenge was surreal to me. It’s just one of those things that you either “get it” or you don’t…and I got it. Stonehenge is actually about 5,000 years old, and that’s so easy to say right? But think about it. Jesus walked the Earth approximately 2,000 years ago, so 3,000 years before that, Stonehenge was built. Just t...
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Posted on Monday, March 21 st, 2011 at 5:53 am by Christin Walker‘Ello, London!
Well, in light of all the earthquakes, tsunamis, and radiation in Asia…I decided to skip the Tour de Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam) and hit up Europe for 2 weeks and head home. I’m not gonna lie, my heart was torn because I didn’t want to give up my volcano climbing and scuba diving, but out of respect for my parents, my boyfriend, and my future I didn’t want to risk any exposure to radiation from everything going on in Japan right now. (Drama queen right? haha.)...
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Posted on Saturday, March 12 th, 2011 at 9:48 am by Christin WalkerBangkok’s Fertility Shrine
Ok…you’re not allowed to think I’m crude, rude, or otherwise perverted in light of this post. It’s too funny NOT to share! So, after living in Thailand a year, I’ve exhausted every possible market, I’ve ridden elephants, I’ve played with tigers, I’ve observed prostitution in the red light districts, I’ve visited temples with Emerald Buddhas, Golden Buddhas, Reclining Buddhas, hidden fetuses, ex-criminal monks, and every other possible Thai tr...
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Posted on Monday, March 07 th, 2011 at 5:19 am by Christin WalkerChiang Rai Escape
Lately I’ve just been really searching for peace. I don’t know where it went, when I “lost” it, or why it’s “gone,” but I do know that it has everything to do with my lack of focus. Oh, and the fact that once again…I’ve found comfort and normality, and it’s time to say my goodbyes and move on to the next uncomfortable place. But hey, that’s life for you…it’s just a never-ending process of change and adaptation to chang...
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Left My Heart in Cambodia
There are no words to describe Cambodia. Writing about it seems almost futile because I find it near impossible to articulate exactly how amazing my trip was. It’s absolutely tragic that I could only stay for 3 days because in all honestly, I would leave Bangkok in a hot second to live and work in Siem Reap. Everything about the small town life is alluring to me after living in a big city. Even something as simple as seeing the stars at night gets lost in smoggy mire of the city life, and ...
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