The Ramblings of an Aspiring Expat Traveling Nomad Wanderer
It was the 4th of February. Belgium confirmed a case of COVD-19, its first. Hong Kong confirmed the city’s 13th death. Malaysia now had 10 cases, Thailand 25, South Korea 16, and Vietnam 9 [Wikipedia]. The world was swirling around us but we remained in a calm eye of the storm.
Jill unfailingly meditated in our room each day. … Read the rest
Well, here we are again. It’s the third day in Bali or maybe the fourth, it’s a bit jumbled. On February third, 2020 the USA declared a public health emergency. Things were heating up. India confirmed a third case and Vietnam announced an eighth case.
Here’s a portion of a journal I wrote dated Feb. 4.
… Read the restJill’s doing yoga and I’m puttering about, being a tourist.
On our second day in Ubud (I believe this is Feb. 2, 2020), Jill geared up for her Yoga workshop. She was so excited for it. She’d been watching this celebrity teacher on instagram for a long time. She even signed up for her VIP club because there was a big discount on the workshop. While Jill was getting started I started to explore the city.… Read the rest
First of all, Jill pointed out to me two glaring omissions. First, when we left our apartment in Manila for the airport on 31 January, 2020. We hopped in a taxi. More than halfway through our ride we discovered our drivers’ licenses were missing. If you’ve been reading along and remember every single line for the last 10 entries or so you could tell me where they are or were.… Read the rest
On the 30th of January, the Philippines confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in Manila. On the 31st, case number two was confirmed. We had booked a flight on the 31st for Bali already and I felt as if we were staying ahead of the virus. We were still on vacation and our plan was practically intact. I wasn’t going to worry about something that might clear up in a week.… Read the rest
Today was the 30th of January. The first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Manila.
The next (our fifth in Manila) day I struck off again by myself for my big tour of Corregidor. I got up early and left for the ferry port. When I arrived there were perhaps 20-30 of us getting on the boat. The ferry took an hour.… Read the rest
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go through photos, emails, messages, a very few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill, and my recollections. This story begins with the May 7, 2021 post.
On the fourth day of our stay in Manila I struck out alone, horrors.… Read the rest
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go through photos, emails, messages, a very few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill, and my recollections. This story began in the May 7, 2021 post. This post takes place on January 28, 2020.
On our third day in Manila, we were finding a routine of eating breakfast at home, Jill working for a few hours, me looking at my phone and computer, and then we would go out and do something for the rest of the day.… Read the rest
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go through photos, emails, messages, a very few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill, and my recollections. This story began in the May 7, 2021 post.
The next day Jill found a breakfast diner that we could walk to; It was a mile away, but we had our phone maps for directions. … Read the rest
I’m setting down an account of my journey through this virus era. I’m piecing it together as I go through photos, a very few journal entries I made, and my wife, Jill, and my recollections. This story began in the May 7, 2021 post.
We found another apartment in Manila through Airbnb. It was in a complex of buildings with a gate and security guards.… Read the rest