Riley ClarkApr 255 minStaying Off-Grid: Backpacking and GeotaggingThis past weekend, ten UCSB students disappeared into the woods for an impromptu backpacking trip. Two days, twenty miles, forty-two...
Riley ClarkFeb 203 min30 Hours on the Channel IslandsAn impending storm in Santa Barbara called for a last minute trip to Channel Islands National park. With heavy rain in the forecast for...
Riley ClarkJan 93 minVietnam: The Last StopI’ve been home for three weeks now. Amongst all the reunions, I forgot to post about the final stop on my trip: Vietnam. The country with...
Riley ClarkDec 15, 20233 minSouthern Thailand by BoatPhuket to Koh Phi Phi to Ao Nang to Railay to Koh Phangang to Koh Samui. Four ferry rides and two longboat rides brought us to all these...
Riley ClarkDec 11, 20233 minChang Mai and the Elephant Tourism IndustryAfter an amazing couple of weeks of island hopping around Southern Thailand (don’t worry Mom that post will come next), we took a flight...
Riley ClarkNov 30, 20233 minMoments from BaliTime has been flying by on this trip. Today, we are heading to our fourth country. At times, it’s a bit difficult to keep up with the...
Riley ClarkNov 30, 20234 minWhat’s missing from the Bali photos: Bargaining, Instagram v. Reality, and Waste"One for 50K?! How about three for 50k?” When I was ten years old, I remember shopping at street markets in Mexico with my dad when I...
Riley ClarkNov 21, 20234 minSydney to Brisbane: Driving on the Left Side of the Road?In the United States, you can’t even rent a car until you’re twenty-five. It seemed comical that the only question the receptionist asked...
Riley ClarkNov 14, 20233 minPokhara and Chitwan National ParkI had already been feeling a sense of nostalgia after spending only one night in Besisahar. Thirty days of the same blissful routine had...