Comments on: My 13 Hottest Solo Travel Highlights of 2013

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 03:38:20 +0000

In reply to Derek4Real. @Derek: Thanks for reading. Yeah, as bad as my year was, I needed my travels to be extra good. You must have a talent for learning languages quickly. That's an impressive lot of languages in a short amount of time. I love languages and I know enough to get around but fluency is hard. I feel like it takes longer for me to get that confidence under my belt. Are you conversationally fluent in them too? Any tips? How long were in Japan for? I think I vaguely remember you saying that a while back, but the Holi-daze always makes me think of India.

By: Derek4Real

Derek4Real — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:49:26 +0000

Nice, looks like you had a pretty epic year, despite the financial crunches. Press trips are amazing, aren’t they? I haven’t done any in SEA yet but am hoping to this year, now that I’m permanently stuck country-hopping around this corner of the globe (I only say permanently b/c I didn’t go to all that work to learn Bahasa Indonesia / Malay just to go back to speaking Spanish while trekking through C.&S.Amer)

Plus I feel I learned a lot more about you in this post. For example I never knew you were in the TV production industry. Or that you loved Japan (my old home!) and also have had dental work done abroad.

I’m not a fan of drinking stuff out of plastic bags though. That is *everywhere* in Indonesia but they aren’t alcoholic, mostly teas and juices. However the amount of waste that it generates is what really irks me, especially b/c Indonesia already has enough problems with trash as it is. Anyway, sorry for rambling on (I have a tendency to do that LOL)

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 09:40:18 +0000

In reply to Lucy @ Sweden Road Trip. Thank you @Lucy! It is strangely delicious. =)

By: Lucy @ Sweden Road Trip

Lucy @ Sweden Road Trip — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:37:26 +0000

Great post! The pickled tea leaf salad looks kind of delicious in a very strange way…

By: Michelle (@thetravelholic)

Michelle (@thetravelholic) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:56:16 +0000

Wow looks like you’ve had such an amazing 2013! Hope you keep it up in 2014! 🙂 And that’s so cool with the Koran jjimjilbangs! I’ve slept in too many airport in the worst sleeping conditions possible! haha.

By: Wesley

Wesley — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:48:18 +0000

Seem like you had a awesome 2013
Hope 2014 will be the same.

By: Abdul Razzak

Abdul Razzak — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:36:28 +0000

It seems like you had a really great year 2013 and almost covered all of south east asia and I wish you a lot more successful travel trips in 2014 year ahead. Cheers!

By: Glamourous Traveller

Glamourous Traveller — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:57:40 +0000

Awesomely hot reads. I have to say for #1 though, next time you’re in Southeast Asia, and at a local restaurant, order a hot drink (like coffee or tea or even Milo) to go. They’ll just as readily pack it up into a plastic bag as well and toss a straw in there. How’s That! for a hot adventure in the heat =)

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:24:06 +0000

In reply to Lily @ Away with Lily. Thanks @Lily. Wishing you the same back! Hiked the whole thing. It looks intimidatingly long, but the view of the city or areas around the walls make it interesting and it makes time pass. I squeezed in a lot of stuff that day. Did the city bus tour before that.

By: Christine Kaaloa

Christine Kaaloa — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:21:34 +0000

In reply to nomadicchickj. @Nomadic Chick: Thanks for some good memories of 2013, Jeannie! <3