Scott and Becky go East

Scott and Becky’s grand adventure – around the world without airplanes.

Category: Going East Book

  • Wild Camping

    I worry about where we’ll sleep tonight. I worry about our budget. We had planned to camp more in Italy, but most campgrounds are closed for the season. Aside from one night in Nicotera Marina, when a generous Couchsurfing host let us stay in his beach house, we’ve relied on hotels and bed-and-breakfasts. It’s been…

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  • Songkran

    It’s stifling. A hot humid heat that makes the air feel heavy. Sweat isn’t dripping from me so much as it is pooling on me, sticking to my skin and failing to cool me down. I consider using some of the water in my water bottle to cool my head, but that water is precious.…

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    A group of people, dressed in colourful floral shirts, are joyfully engaging in the water-splashing festivities outdoors. The central figure, a man in a blue Hawaiian-style shirt, raises his hands in excitement while his face is partially covered in white powder, a traditional Songkran practice. Surrounding him, others laugh and play, some holding water bottles and hoses. The lush greenery and wet clothing indicate the playful and refreshing spirit of the event.

  • South Korean Love Hotels

    This is an excerpt from the Going East book that I’m working on. The descriptions are not of a specific hotel, but rather a composite of from our experiences staying in several love hotels over a week in May 2009 as we were riding across South Korea. As I work on the Going East Book,…

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    Cars parked with signs covering the license plates.