My current travel adventure is 3 months of travelling in Vietnam and Thailand during 2019. I'll explore some new places as well as return to some of my favorites. The itinerary is pretty flexible, so all options are open.

My previous adventures included:

2013 - 6 months in Nepal, India, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and the Philippines

2010 - 3 months travelling through all 7 countries in Central America, including Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

2008 - 4 month in SE Asia, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia

Hope you enjoy

Monday, December 17, 2012

Dave got married and now has two kids

Yep, I finally tied the knot.  Let me tell you the story….
When meeting the local people in Nepal and India, I get asked a number of questions.  The first is "Where are you from?", the second is "How old are you?", and the 3rd question is "How many children do you have?".   The first 2 answers go over well, but when I answer the 3rd question and say I don't have children, and am not married, they look at me as if I'm an Alien (I know…that Alien theme again).  They then ask me "why are you not married, you don't have much time because you're so old already".  Ya, and these are people I just met… they never chat about the weather.  When I try to explain why I'm not married, they look at me with curiosity, their brows furrow, but they just can't understand it.  Being single and over 30 is not a state of being that exists over here.  The worst thing is I can't get them off the topic of me not being married.  Questions like.. "Is there something wrong with you?", "Are there no women in your country that are good enough to marry?",  "Do you like the women here?", "Maybe you should marry one of our women… they are very beautiful, don't you think?"
Well, it's getting kind of tiring, with all this explaining of my marital status.  So, I decide to get married, and also throw in a couple kids as well.  Now when I'm asked that 3rd question, I say "Why yes, I'm married with 2 lovely children.  But my wife couldn't join me travelling, because she has to stay home and look after the kids".  I then get approving nods.  We can then move onto other topics like "How much money do you make?
I'm looking forward to just talking about the weather.



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My current adventure will be 3 months of travelling in Vietnam and Thailand. I'll explore some new places as well as return to some of my favorites. The itinerary is pretty flexible, so all options are open.

My previous adventures included:

2013 - 6 months in Nepal, India, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and the Philippines

2010 - 3 months travelling through all 7 countries in Central America, including Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

2008 - 4 month in SE Asia, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia

Hope you enjoy