Erin's Adventures Abroad

Author: Erin Onsager

  • My Annapurna Don’t Want None Unless You Got Buns, Hun!

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    Niki and I arrived in Kathmandu and were on the go pretty much non-stop from the moment our bus dropped us off. We ate a delicious dinner of pizza and wine for me and beer for Niki. The next day, we woke up and had a really great breakfast then met up with Dean, my…

  • Whirlwind India trip and bus rides to Kathmandu

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    First picture is of a crowded Indian train from Delhi to Agra, and the second is me just posing with a cow in Varanasi. As I write this, I’ve now been traveling for a good number of days. First, a day long bus commute from Singapore to KL, then a whole day of flying from…

  • Singapore

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    Pictures are of my Singapore hostel – beds scattered randomly on the roof and of my holding a monkey in my hostel in KL (the owner just was walking around holding his monkey. The poor little thing’s heart was absolutely pounding the whole time I was holding him – thank God he had his diaper…

  • Climbing Mt. Kinabalu

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    Photos are of me climbing up the ropes of the granite face of Mt, Kinabalu and the sunrise view from the top, overlooking the granite crowns. Before I write about my climb up Mt. Kinabalu, I have two stories that remind me of how Malaysian Borneo is still not quite as developed as the western…

  • Beachin’ in Borneo

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    Pictures are of the Kota Kinabalu night market where I had delicious bbq tuna steak and of the sunset I saw while camping at a small offshore island. Next blog post will have cooler photos. And I’ll try to upload more to facebook too. After parting ways with Niki at the KL airport, I hopped…

  • Surfing in Bali and Farewells

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    Pictures are of me happy to have caught a wave on my 1st day of surfing and of us girls on a night out in Bali – (l to r) Niki, me, Anna, and Monique. And of me, Niki, and Anna with all of our bags on as we head from Lombok to Bali on…

  • Toilet Talk

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    The bathrooms we’ve experienced have been so varied, it’s honestly a topic worth its own post. First, like in most of Asia, the bathroom is one room – toilet and shower and sink (if there is one). Toilets, or squatters, are often flushed by hand from the mandi – which is a large basin of…

  • Lombok and the Gili Islands

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    Niki and I left Ubud and took the slow ferry to Lombok, the island just east of Bali. We had heard rumors of how awful this ferry was – people vomiting and really tumultuous waves. But, we were in luck – the seas were calm and we had a great experience. We were invited to…

  • Ubud, Bali

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    We initially were only going to spend one full day in Ubud, but ended up staying 2 full days – I’m glad we did. This city is still touristy (it seems the entire island of Bali is touristy), but a much calmer kind of touristy than Kuta Beach. I also came down with a cold,…

  • Bali, baby!

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    So, after a couple of weeks in Sumatra, Niki and I parted ways with Rick and Monique and headed to Bali together. We enjoyed our day at the KL airport – I know it sounds silly, but after awhile of being looked at like a celebrity while out and about and using filthy toilets and…