Thailand and Cambodia (video)
Watch another episode of Latitudes as I journey to Thailand and Cambodia to explore Bangkok, Phuket and ancient Angkor.
La-gawn krab, Thailand
Tuesday – February 22, 2011 – I was a little bit sad today that my time in Thailand had come to an end. This is such an amazingly beautiful country with such hospitable and friendly people. I woke up at 3:15 a.m. and left immediately for checkout. I […]
Back to Bangkok
Monday – February 21, 2011 – Today was my last full day in Thailand and I wanted to make the most of it. This morning, I woke up around 10 a.m. at my resort in Pattaya. After walking my beach on the Gulf of Thailand, I came back […]
A Glorious Morning at Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm
Sunday – February 20, 2011 – I have been really fortunate to see a number of the world’s wonders. Today I had the opportunity to check another one off my bucket list by visiting world-famous Angkor Wat. So around 5 a.m., I woke up and prepared for a […]
Exploring Ancient Angkor
Saturday – February 19, 2011 – Today is the day I have dreamt about for a long time: getting to explore Ancient Angkor! I woke up at 7:30 a.m. ready for a great day touring western Cambodia. I grabbed a quick breakfast before I met met driver Sovonne […]
Off to Cambodia!
Friday – February 18, 2011 – Today I would be leaving Thailand for Cambodia. I have immensely enjoyed my time in Phuket and it was all that I hoped for it to be. I am curious to see if visiting Angkor also lives up to my high expectations! […]
Speedboat Tour to Ko Phi Phi
Thursday – February 17, 2011 – Have you ever seen the movie “The Beach” starring Leonardo DiCaprio? If you have, you will recognize Maya Bay from the Phi Phi islands. The Phi Phi islands were popular before the movie was released in 2000, but the release of the […]
Phuket and the Andaman Coast
Wednesday – February 16, 2011 – I have been fortunate to swim in three of the world’s four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic (briefly!). Today I would finally get to visit the Indian Ocean on my journey to the Thai island of Phuket! This morning I woke […]
Going to Cooking School in Thailand
Tuesday – February 15, 2011 – After a great day yesterday in Bangkok, I was ready to see more of what this fantastic city has to offer! This morning after waking up, I decided to skip breakfast to save time. Outside I grabbed a tuk tuk to take […]
Touring Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun
Monday – February 14, 2011 – I woke today excited about my first full day in Bangkok. I slept soundly before waking up around 10 a.m. Then I went downstairs at the Royal Ivory Nana Hotel for breakfast before showering and preparing for a full day. Around 11 […]
Tokyo to Thailand
Sunday – February 13, 2011 – After a 14.5-hour flight, my Delta 777 arrived at Tokyo-Narita International Airport around 16:00 p.m. Japan time this afternoon. It was strange losing an entire day! Since I was only passing through Japan, I only had to go through security and not Japanese […]
Flying to Tokyo-Narita
Saturday – February 12, 2011 – This morning was exciting when I woke up realizing my first trip to Asia had finally arrived! After spending the night at the Hampton Inn near the Atlanta airport last night, I was fully rested for an epic adventure to Southeast Asia. I […]
Southern and Eastern Africa (video)
Watch another episode of Latitudes as we journey to southern and eastern Africa. We explore Zambia, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, South Africa, Tanzania, the Serengeti and Kenya.
Last Day in Africa: Nairobi to Joburg
Sunday – September 5, 2010 – My brother Jeff and I woke up at the painfully early hour of 4:30 a.m. Such is the sacrifice for traveling to east Africa. We left Stanley Sarova Hotel in downtown Nairobi at 5 a.m. for Jomo Kenyata International airport. We had […]
Off to Kenya and Nairobi
Saturday – September 4, 2010 – After awaking, our French host Eudora cooked us breakfast. We filled out our safari review surveys online and lodge owner Jonathan let us use one of their computers to confirm our flights. I even checked my email wirelessly on my iPod. Reluctantly, we said goodbye to our […]
Serengeti Day 6: Into Ngorongoro Crater
Friday – September 3, 2010 – After we awoke about 5:30 a.m. this morning, we ate continental breakfast at our lodge. Before departing at 6:30 a.m. for our tour of Ngorongoro Crater, we gave fellow traveler John our tips. John added our tips to two envelopes that we would present […]
Serengeti Day 5: The Great Migration, Live and in Person
Thursday – September 2, 2010 – Today we hoped to hit the wildlife jackpot and actually see the Great Migration! We woke up early and prepared for a spectacular day in the northern Lobo area of the Serengeti near the Kenyan border. Leaving the lodge, we saw our […]
Serengeti Day 4: Northern Serengeti and the Lobo Area
Wednesday – September 1, 2010 – We woke up early for a morning game drive in the Serengeti near the Seronera lodge before coming back for lunch. We then left for the long drive to the Lobo area of the Serengeti in northern Tanzania. The Lobo area is […]
Serengeti Day 3: The Search for the Big Five
Tuesday – August 31, 2010 – This morning, we woke up and had breakfast at the buffet. Then we grabbed our cameras and boarded our Land Cruiser. We went to a Serengeti research center for a two-hour walk through exhibits. While at the center, take the opportunity to […]
Serengeti Day 2: Olduvai Gorge and Seronera
Monday – August 30, 2010 – This morning, we all met up for breakfast in the restaurant. We slept well and the continental breakfast was superb. Then we packed up and left for the Serengeti. Leaving Lake Manyara Lodge, drove through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti National […]
Serengeti Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara
Sunday – August 29, 2010 – This morning, we woke up refreshed and excited about our lifelong dream of going on an African safari. We are not hunters, so this was going to be strictly a sightseeing and photo safari. I took my luggage up to the main […]
Journey to East Africa
Saturday – August 28, 2010 – This morning we had to get up at 3:30 a.m.! It was going to be one of our most logistically-challenging flight days. Thankfully, our concierge Yusuf arranged for a taxi driver named Avril to pick us up the night before at the […]
Down to the Cape of Good Hope
Friday – August 27, 2010 – We began the morning with breakfast at the Bay Hotel buffet. Not long afterwards, our guide Alex picked us up and drove us and a retired Tasmanian couple on the Daytrippers Cape Tour. We toured around Cape Town and saw amazing views […]
Touring Cape Town
Thursday – August 26, 2010 – Upon waking up on Thursday morning, I went to the window of our back-facing room and opened the curtains. I had never seen a more beautiful window view from a hotel room. Seemingly rising above the “backyard” of the hotel, we saw […]
From Zambia to Cape Town
Wednesday – August 25, 2010 – This morning, Jeff and I toured Victoria Falls at our resort one last time and shot some video. Then we grabbed a quick buffet breakfast before catching our taxi to the airport. Our taxi driver told us some crazy stories about security […]
Zimbabwe and Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Tuesday – August 24, 2010 – This morning we walked down to the buffet for a very quick continental breakfast which was included in our stay. Then we left for the activity center to speak with our Bushtracks travel guide expert, David. We learned that our 7:30 a.m. […]
Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park
Monday – August 23, 2010 – Today my brother Jeff and I planned on traveling up to Zambia and Zimbabwe to visit Victoria Falls. We woke up at 5:45 a.m. and checked out of the Metcourt Casino before catching the shuttle to Joburg OR Tambo International Airport. Since […]
First day in Africa
Sunday – August 22, 2010 – During the morning, we woke up over West Africa as we passed over Angola, the corner of Namibia and Botswana as we approached northern South Africa. Soon afterwards we arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Upon arrival at customs in […]
On wings to Africa
Saturday – August 21, 2010 – I have spent many years dreaming of visiting Africa. Like many Americans, my first desires were to go on a safari and see the big five wild animals and the natural wonders such as Victoria Falls. When I was a kid I […]
Touring Hollywood and Universal Studios
Saturday – January 9, 2010 – This morning we decided to head to Hollywood to visit Universal Studios. It was definitely a touristy thing to do, but it was actually a lot of fun. We saw the Shrek 4-D film, rode the Lost World rafting adventure and enjoyed […]
Simi Valley and Malibu
Friday – January 8, 2010 – Following a long night after the Rose Bowl victory, Dad and I decided to sleep as late as we wanted. After stopping at an In-N-Out burger in Long Beach for lunch, we drove through Hollywood to the valley on our way to […]
Remember the Rose Bowl We’ll Win Then
Thursday – January 7, 2010 – As college football and University of Alabama fans, it didn’t get any better than today. We were Alabama fans going to the national championship game in Pasadena where Alabama’s championship tradition began. Alabama ruled the Rose Bowl in the past and it’s […]
Worst Time Ever for a Missed Connection
Wednesday – Jan. 6, 2010 – My Dad and I are lifelong, diehard fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide. I grew up going to University of Alabama football and basketball games and most of relatives are big fans. Coach Bear Bryant was like a saint in my family […]
Rough Cuts: Australia
Watch some rough video from Australia as I explore Melbourne, Sydney, Mount Buller, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Cairns, Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef.
Last Day Down Under
Saturday – July 18, 2009 – Reluctantly today, we had to say goodbye to Australia. Jeff and I had to get up early around 5 a.m., so we grabbed our luggage to head down to the Circular Quay train station. For $AUD 15.20, we bought tickets on the […]
Exploring Sydney from Harbor to Sea
Friday – July 17, 2009 – Today was our last full day in Australia. We wanted to make it a full day, so we set out on a bus tour of Sydney. Jeff and I walked down the street from the Marriott to the Circular Quay transit station. […]
Touring the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor
Thursday – July 16, 2009 – Jeff and I slept a little late today, but we were looking forward to our first whole day in Sydney. Outside our window, Sydney Harbour looked marvelous on a cool summer day. We walked down to the Sydney Opera House and had […]
Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Wednesday – July 15, 2009 – This was sadly our last morning in beautiful Queensland. Jeff and I woke up and packed up our things for our last destination: Sydney. After taking our transfer to the airport, we said goodbye to the palm trees and tropical beaches of […]
Cairns to Kuranda
Tuesday – July 14, 2009 – This morning, Jeff and I checked out of the Hotel Stella in Port Douglas. Our hotel transfer drove us along the scenic and winding northern Queensland coast back to Cairns. The tropical and rugged Queensland coast looks a bit like the northern […]
The Daintree and Cassowary Sightings in Northern Queensland
Monday – July 13, 2009 – After touring the Great Barrier Reef yesterday, Jeff and I booked a tour to see upper parts of the northwest coast of Queensland. Our all-day microbus from Port Douglas took us first to a crocodile farm on the Daintree River. We rode on […]
A Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Sunday – July 12, 2009 – Today Jeff and I woke up stoked for some epic snorkeling. Afterall, we were going to see one of the natural wonders of the world! We booked a tour with Haba charters on our journey to see the Great Barrier Reef. At […]
Heading to Queensland
Saturday – July 11, 2009 – Today was our last day in Central Australia, but we had one thing left to do after breakfast. We went to the camel stables for an express camel ride. Jeff and I mounted the same camel where we were guided around a […]
Visiting Kings Canyon in Central Australia
Friday – July 10, 2009 – This morning Jeff and I had an early tour because of the high temperatures in Central Australia, which are even hot during the Australian winter. We woke up about 3:30 a.m. for our AAT Kings tour that picked us up around 4 […]
Uluru Sunrise and a Visit to Kata Tjuta
Thursday – July 9, 2009 – We thought this morning might be the highlight of our visit to Central Australia. Jeff and I woke up early for a sunrise tour of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock. It was going to be an epic day! About 90 minutes […]
Eternal Central Australia
Wednesday – July 8, 2009 – After a wonderful visit to Melbourne, my brother Jeff and I woke up this morning for our flight to central Australia’s Northern Territory. We walked to the Flinders Street bus station where we took the SkyBus back to the Melbourne Airport. After going […]
Skiing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Tuesday – July 7, 2009 – Today was our first full day in Australia. Jeff and I woke up fairly early to do something completely unique: skiing down under! We decided to take a ski trip into the Snowy Mountain range of northeastern Victoria. We walked down to […]
First Day in Australia
Monday – July 6, 2009 – After our flight left LAX on Saturday night, we had to fly for 15 hours to Sydney. Our Delta flight was nice. We noticed that as Delta started to invest more heavily in international flights, their service was markedly better on their international […]
Heading Down Under on the Fourth of July
Saturday – July 4, 2009 – What kind of Americans are we? It’s the Fourth of July and we are leaving the country without celebrating the Fourth! This afternoon, Mom and Dad drove Jeff and me to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Jeff and I had lunch at […]
Cycling and Skiing in Northern California
Saturday – February 14, 2009 – Mom and I had decided to take a short trip to northern California to watch the Tour of California cycling race and go to Lake Tahoe. We flew from Birmingham to Sacramento arriving this afternoon. The prologue stage was a short time […]
Rough Cuts: Brazil
Watch some rough video from Brazil as I explore Rio de Janeiro, the Amazon and Foz do Iguaçu.
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