Think of every town you’ve lived in
Every room you lay your head
And what is it that you remember?
We carry every sadness with us
Every hour our hearts are broken
Every night the fear and darkness
Lays down with us
But I am holding half an acre
Torn from the map of Michigan
I am carrying this scrap of paper
That can crack the darkest sky wide open
Every burden taken from me
Every night my heart unfolding
My home
— excerpted from the lovely song “Half Acre” by Hem
Most recent places are on top, so scroll down to start from the beginning.
PART 2 (2014)
Terrazas Estoril, Buenos Aires, Argentina; June 22-28, 2014
Bus from Puerto Iguazu to Buenos Aires, Argentina; June 21, 2014
Marcopolo Inn, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina; June 18-20, 2014
Hostel El Jesuita, San Ignacio, Argentina; June 17, 2014
Posadas, Argentina; June 11-16, 2014
A very nice couple nights at Casa Arbol in Cafayate, Argentina, apparently forgot to take a photo; June 8-9, 2014
Backpacker’s Suites, Salta, Argentina; June 3-7 and 10, 2014
A dreadfully cold bus from Uyuni to Villazon, Bolivia; June 2, 2014
Near Uyuni, Bolivia; June 1, 2014
In southwestern Bolivia; May 31, 2014
In southwestern Bolivia; May 30, 2014
Hostal Valle II, Tupiza, Bolivia; May 29, 2014
Hostal CasArte Takubamba, Sucre, Bolivia; May 23-28, 2012
A very uncomfortable night bus from La Paz to Sucre; May 22, 2014
Hostal Santa Ana, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia; May 21, 2014
Mashaquipe Lodge on the Yacuma River; May 19-20, 2014
A night in El Curichal Hostal in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia; forgot to take a photo; May 18, 2014
Hostal Provenzal, La Paz, Bolivia; May 12-17, 2014
The Wild Rover Hostel, La Paz, Bolivia; May 10-11, 2014
Hotel Utama, Copacabana, Bolivia; May 9, 2014
El Manzano Lodge, Puno, Peru; May 7-8, 2014
Las Rocas Hotel, Machupicchu Pueblo (aka Aguas Calientes), Peru; April 21-22, 2014
Atawkama Hostel, Cusco, Peru; April 14-20 and April 23-May 6, 2014
Samana Wasi, Arequipa, Peru; April 13, 2014
Never did catch the name of the hostel, Chivay, Peru; April 12, 2014
Friendly AQP Hostel, Arequipa, Peru; April 10-11, 2014
Cruz del Sur bus from Paracas to Arequipa, Peru; April 9, 2014
Ichthus Paracas Backpackers, Paracas, Peru; April 7-8, 2014
Lima Backpackers, Lima, Peru; March 26-April 6, 2014
Cruz del Sur bus from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Lima, Peru; March 25, 2014
Manso Boutique Hostel, Guayaquil, Ecuador; March 24, 2014
Viejamar Surf Hostel, Las Tunas, Ecuador; March 9-23, 2014
Hilltop Hostel, Montanita, Ecuador; March 7-8, 2014
Manso Boutique Hostel, Guayaquil, Ecuador; March 6, 2014
Alternative Hostel, Cuenca, Ecuador; March 2-5, 2014
Hotel Donde Marcelo, Baños, Ecuador; March 1, 2014
Great Hostel, Baños, Ecuador; February 27-28, 2014
La Casa de Cecilia, Mindo, Ecuador; February 24-26, 2014
Travellers Inn, Quito, Ecuador; March February 22-23, 2014
Host family’s home, Quito, Ecuador; February 9-21, 2014
L’Auberge Inn Hostel, Quito, Ecuador; February 7-8, 2014
PART 1 (2012-2013)
HI Toronto, Toronto, Canada; July 12, 2013
Friend’s home, London, England; July 8-11, 2013
Air BnB home, Budapest, Hungary; July 4-7, 2013
Emerald Hostel, Budapest, Hungary; July 3, 2013
Greg & Tom Hostel, Krakow, Poland; June 29-July 2, 2013
Comebackpackers Hostel, Berlin, Germany; June 28, 2013
Jetpack Flashpacker, Berlin, Germany; June 26-27, 2013
Friend’s home, Berlin, Germany; June 22-25, 2013
Vienna to Berlin night train; June 21, 2013
Hostel Vila Veselova, Ljubljana, Slovenia; June 16-20, 2013
Buzz Hostel, Zagreb, Croatia; June 14-15, 2013
The Wild Fig Hostel, Zadar, Croatia; June 12-13, 2013
Globo Hostel, Sibenik, Croatia; June 10-11, 2013
CroParadise Blue Hostel, Split, Croatia; June 6-9, 2013
Villa Divine, Dubrovnik, Croatia; June 2-5, 2013
Grandmother’s house, Bewdley, England; May 25-26, May 31, and June 1, 2013
Old Stone Barn, Olney, England; May 24 and 27-30, 2013
Air BnB home, Bath, England; May 22-23, 2013
YHA Brecon, Brecon, Wales; May 21, 2013
NosDa Hostel, Cardiff, Wales; May 19-20, 2013
Friend’s home, London, England; May 18, 2013
Friend’s home, London, England; May 15-17, 2013
Couchsurfing home, Yokosuka, Japan; May 7-8, 2013
Friend’s home, Tokyo, Japan; May 3-6 and 13-14, 2013 (I only seem to have a packing photo, oops)
CS home, Hirosaki, Japan; April 30-May 1, 2013
Friends’ home, Shinrin-koen, Japan; April 26-29 and May 2, 2013
Overnight flight from Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo on April 25, 2013
Advisor Hostel, Hanoi, Vietnam; April 21-24, 2013
Overnight train from Hue to Hanoi, Vietnam; April 20, 2013
HongThien 2 Hotel, Hue, Vietnam; April 18-19, 2013
HongThien 1 Hotel, Hue, Vietnam; April 15-17, 2013
Hoa My I Hotel, Hoi An, Vietnam; April 8-14, 2013
Dreadful night bus, Nha Trang to Hoi An, Vietnam; April 7, 2013
HQ Cafe Hostel, Nha Trang, Vietnam; April 4-6, 2013
Huy Hoang Hotel, Can Tho, Vietnam; April 1, 2013
Ngoc Thao Guesthouse, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; March 28-31 and April 2-3
The 88 Hostel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; March 25-27, 2013
Tropical Breeze Guesthouse, Siem Reap, Cambodia; March 17-24, 2013
Huean Luang Sox Kay Guesthouse, Luang Prabang, Thailand; March 10-16, 2013
Mao PhaShok Guesthouse, Luang Prabang, Thailand; March 9, 2013
Monsavan Guesthouse, Pakbeng, Thailand; February 8, 2013
The North Hotel, Chiang Rai, Thailand; February 5-7, 2013
A Little Bird Hostel, Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 3-4, 2013
Elephant Nature Park, north of Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 25-March 2, 2013
Manee House, Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 22-24, 2013
Walk Inn Hostel, Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 21, 2013
Eurana Boutique Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 14-20, 2013
Overnight train from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 13, 2013
HI-Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand; February 12, 2013
Tuptim B&B, Bangkok, Thailand; February 11, 2013
Friend’s home, Singapore; February 7-10, 2013
JP Mansion, Krabi, Thailand; January 3-6, 2013
Kamalanta Resort, Koh Lanta, Thailand; February 1-2, 2013
Dreamy Casa Hotel, Koh Lanta, Thailand; January 30-31, 2013
Khao Lak Green Beach Resort, Khao Lak, Thailand; January 22-26, 2013
Phuket Backpackers, Phuket Town, Thailand; January 21 and 27-29, 2013
Changi Singapore Airport, Singapore; January 20, 2013
January 19 at a friend’s home in Auckland, forgot a picture.
Couchsurfing home, Wellington, New Zealand; January 16-18, 2013
Albatross Backpacker Inn, Kaikoura, New Zealand; January 15, 2013
Friend’s home, Christchurch, New Zealand; January 13-14, 2013
Couchsurfing home, Dunedin, New Zealand; January 12, 2013
Couchsurfing home, Invercargill, New Zealand; January 11, 2013
Slope Point Backpackers, Slope Point, New Zealand; January 10, 2013
Fernlea Backpackers, Kaka Point, New Zealand; January 9, 2013
Couchsurfing home, Tuatapere, New Zealand; January 7-8, 2013
YHA Te Anau Backpacker Hostel, Te Anau, New Zealand; January 6, 2013
Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers, Te Anau, New Zealand; January 4-5, 2013
CS couch, Queenstown, New Zealand; January 2-3, 2013 (I forgot to take a photo of the couch, but here’s the view I saw when I woke up)
Chateau Franz, Franz Josef, New Zealand; December 30, 2012-January 1, 2013
Glow Worm Cottages, Franz Josef, New Zealand; December 29, 2012
Global Village Backpackers, Greymouth, New Zealand; December 28, 2012
The Villa Backpackers, Picton, New Zealand; December 27, 2012
Friend’s home, Waikanae Beach, New Zealand; December 22-26, 2012
YHA National Park, National Park, New Zealand; December 20-21, 2012
Friend’s home, Taupo, New Zealand; December 19, 2012
Dairy farm near Arapuni, New Zealand; December 17-18, 2012
Lake Okareka, Rotorua, New Zealand; December 16, 2012
University Hall, Auckland, New Zealand; December 14-15, 2012
Choice Plaza Hostel, Auckland, New Zealand; December 10-12, 2012
On the Beach Backpackers, Whitianga, New Zealand; December 9, 2012
Saltwater Lodge, Paihia, New Zealand; December 4-7, 2012
Freeman’s Lodge, Auckland, New Zealand; November 29-30, 2012
Freeman’s Lodge, Auckland, New Zealand; November 26-27, December 1-3, 13, 2012
CouchSurfing friend’s home, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia; November 17-25, 2012
Relatives’ home, Byron Bay, Australia; October 19-November 16, 2012
K’gari campsite, Fraser Island, Australia; October 16-17, 2012
Fraser’s on Rainbow Hostel, Rainbow Beach, Australia; October 15 and 18, 2012
Rainbow Beach Holiday Village and Caravan Park, Rainbow Beach, Australia; October 14, 2012
Greyhound bus en route to Rainbow Beach, Australia; October 13, 2012
I forgot to take any bus photos, so the above image is from here.
Aboard the Condor, in the Pacific Ocean of the Whitsundays; October 11-12, 2012
Nomads Hostel, Airlie Beach, Australia; October 10, 2012
X Base Hostel, Magnetic Island, Australia; October 8-9, 2012
Cape Tribulation YHA Hostel, Daintree Rainforest, Australia; October 4, 2012
Tropic Days and Travellers Oasis Hostels, Cairns, Australia; October 1-3 and 5-7, 2012
CouchSurfing home, Alice Springs, Australia; September 28-30, 2012
Swags in tents near Uluru, Australia; September 27, 2012
Swags in campground, near Kings Canyon, Australia; September 26, 2012
Alice Springs YHA, Alice Springs, Australia; September 24-25, 2012
Blue Parrot Backpackers, Sydney, Australia; September 18-23, 2012
You can see where I started paying considerably less per night…
Losing a day in transit crossing the International Date Line; September 17, 2012
AirBnB condo, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; September 12-16, 2012
AirBnB home, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA; September 9-11, 2012
AirBnB ohana, Puna, Hawaii, USA; September 8, 2012
AirBnB home, Puna, Hawaii, USA; September 5-7, 2012
Aqua Waikiki Pearl Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; September 3-4, 2012
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