MALAYSIA | Saturday, 2 Feb 2008 | Views [932]
In order to reach the 130 million year old jungle of Taman
Negara, we spent the majority of our day in transit. Departing from Kuala Lumpur, we bussed several hours to
Kuala Tembeling, where we stopped and had lunch, bought our permits for the
park, ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
SINGAPORE | Monday, 28 Jan 2008 | Views [688]
We divided the rest of our time camping
on the beach at Pasir Ris National Park
on the Northeast side of Singapore
and living comfortably in the dormitory at Sleepy
Sam’s . Singapore
seems like a good place to live in Asia if you
could ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
SINGAPORE | Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 | Views [859]
We bussed for five hours further south from Melaka across the bridge into Singapore – a city, an island and a country. I had long envisioned Singapore to be one big ugly sweatshop, busily manufacturing plastic trinkets for kids to buy from gum ball ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Views [718]
What was it about the sewer rats,
barbeque meat smells and aggressive handbag vendors that drew me back to Kuala Lumpur’s grimy Chinatown?
Maybe it was the unfinished
tourist attractions I missed during my first stay...or maybe to ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDONESIA | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [723]
Our final days on Bali drew
to a close passing peaceful hours on Batukaru, celebrating Bea’s birthday and
saying our good-byes. I wish Ashley luck
as she flies back to the states - packing up for a move to the Bay Area. I am fortunate to ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
INDONESIA | Saturday, 5 Jan 2008 | Views [964]
Welcome to Lovina.
Where
you from? Where you stay? You want dolphin
carving? Maybe take two. Good
price. Cheap for you. Maybe you buy later? Maybe buy tomorrow? Maybe buy next
week? How long you stay? What’s your name? ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Views [6244] | Comments [7]
Bea met us in Ubud to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Thanks to Blondy’s lead, we had located the
Medicine Man, Ketut Liyer, and arranged transport to his home in the Pengosekan
neighborhood. Bea, Ashley and I had all
read the novel Eat ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
INDONESIA | Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [863]
I quickly fell in love with the bustling town of Ubud. Impressive points in the town include but are
not limited to the numerous used book stores, the Monkey Forest,
attractive silver and batik shops, fire dances, rice paddy walks, creative ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDONESIA | Thursday, 27 Dec 2007 | Views [1710] | Comments [1]
On Christmas day, Lucy departed for the airport while Randy
and I rode a minibus several hours inland to the cultural city of Ubud. We booked into a traditional Indonesian
accommodation for about six dollars a night including breakfast, ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 25 Dec 2007 | Views [703]
Lucy and Kevin were scheduled to fly back to the States in a
couple days so we moved towards the beach while Ashley headed to Ubud and Bea
stayed on the Mountain.
We were able to enjoy one evening of swimming (with flotsam
and jetsam) ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
INDONESIA | Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [1799] | Comments [1]
Flying over the beautiful green Indonesian islands, sleep
deprived and anxious - we safely arrived at the Denpasar airport on the island of Bali. We paid $25 for our fancy 30 day
visas and cleared customs without unzipping our bags. ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
MALAYSIA | Sunday, 16 Dec 2007 | Views [720]
After a few days in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur , I felt comfortable navigating the rail system and bustling streets of Chinatown. Kuala Lumpur
is home to roughly a million and a half people, modern architecture,
high education standards, ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007 | Views [1009] | Comments [2]
We arrived into the modern bustling city of Kuala Lumpur in a humid downpour around dusk. After checking out a few dark, musty hotels; my map was wet and my bag seemed to be growing heavier. On the verge of crankiness, I settled on the Backpackers Travellers ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
MALAYSIA | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [1832]
After departing the busy island of Pulau Penang via ferry, I boarded a bus to the Cameron Highlands. The scenery changed from a congested concrete jungle to lush green mountains after a few hours on the rickety old bus. I arrived in the pouring rain at ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
MALAYSIA | Friday, 7 Dec 2007 | Views [1074]
I haven't met any fellow American travelers during this past week in Malaysia, but nonetheless other citizens of the world have been educating me on Americans. I was using the computer one morning at my hotel in Georgetown - typing quick e-mails ... Read more >
Tags: People
MALAYSIA | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [770] | Comments [3]
I have read three novels in the last five days, eaten Indian food twice, set two sparrows free, lost my guidebook and rode the ferry to a new island called Pulau Penang. While leaving Pulau Langkawi (one of the 104 islands that comprise the Langkawi group) ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [1112] | Comments [3]
"Same same...but different." The Thai women say when they are trying to sell you a dress or scarf of another color or style - inevitably not the one you want. Same Same but Different is how I feel about my first three days in Malaysia. The ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
THAILAND | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2007 | Views [1010] | Comments [2]
Asia has brought me more faith in humanity. Lets start with our last night in Satun . A sign at the front desk of our hotel reads "currency exchange" so I inquire about getting some Malaysian Ringgits. The hotel manager fetches another ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
THAILAND | Tuesday, 27 Nov 2007 | Views [638]
After bidding farwell to our few friends in Ton Sai we boarded a long tail boat back to the mainland and ended up in Krabi for the second time. This time we actually stayed in town - at a place called GOOD DREAM hotel - where their motto was: not buying ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
THAILAND | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [643]
"Is it Monday?" Ashley asked as we walked towards the beach in search of sweet mango sticky rice. "Sounds good." I replied. "Why do you ask?" "I just saw a yellow shirt," Ashley pointed at the last passerby.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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