Everyone owes it to themselves to travel and see the world. More than gaining new experiences, traveling can actually expand a person’s mental horizons as well. There’s just something about exploring the unfamiliar and partaking in novel activities that makes one start to think of other possibilities that he didn’t think of before. From relatively small things to the bigger questions…

So you're packed, ready to go and heading to Southeast Asia… but have you decided whether to bring along a mosquito net? This was the same question I had asked myself before I embarked on my trip to Southeast Asia. Most of what I had brought on my trip, I had planned to take before leaving my home country but I…

After getting back from our tour around Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal, we settled back in to the village of Khuzhir for a while longer. One of the most appealing things about being on Olkhon Island is the fact that this place is deathly quiet but in a good way. I knew that spending a few days here would be tranquil…

After driving a few hours to Lake Baikal, we eventually reached the village called Khuzhir on Olkhon Island. I was pretty excited to be spending the next couple days here. This village of Khuzhir on Olkhon Island (it sounds like 'Hoosier' with a 'K' from the similar Russian pronunciation) is the largest on the island inhabiting 1200 people. There are actually…

After nearly a year away from the city of Irkutsk, Russia I'm back again with some time to travel around. With a couple of days already in the city I was headed out down P418 highway for a journey to Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal. Olkhon Island is located at about the halfway point from North to South on Lake Baikal…

Some tips for staying in hostels for all those weary travelers... Before I left on my trip, I realized that whenever I had mentioned hostels, it seemed to conjure up a negative connotation with people. I also realized that a lot of these people probably hadn't stayed in a hostel before and from there, you could understand perhaps why so many…