first backpacking trip

my third world experience so far

INDONESIA | Monday, 23 Nov 2009 | Views [16]

So we decided to go backpacking with our friend from America.  LIttle did we know we were about to change the course of our trip.  First thing when we arrive they try to screw us out of money for our visa in Indonesia.  Luckily our American friend ... Read more >


Raffles HOtel and our new friend who looks like Matthew McCaughnihey i cant spell

SINGAPORE | Friday, 20 Nov 2009 | Views [22] | Comments [1]

Yesterday we did a quick day trip into Malaysia for three dollars! yes i said three dollars.  It sucked tho so we left and came back to our clean lovely singapore where everyone knows english!  On our way back we met a little chinese dude who was a person ... Read more >


Singapore Zoo and Night Safari

SINGAPORE | Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Views [32] | Comments [1]

So tonight we went to the Singapore Zoo.  Which I'm thinking is one of the best Zoo's in the world.  They had pretty much every animal you can imagine.  Everything from Elephants to nearly extinct animals like those monkeys with the big noses lol dont ... Read more >


Shopping Fish Reflexology in Singapore

SINGAPORE | Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 | Views [33]

So last night we get to Singapore.  With in two mintues of being here a person realizes that they can totally live here or atleast that was my first impression!  What a great city everything so clean and nicely landscaped.  The city is truely put together ... Read more >


yes sam i did get naked lmao!!

JAPAN | Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [37] | Comments [2]

So after spending half a day on the train and getting the wrong directions by two different people we decided to give up on our origional plan of going to an aquarium and just do the onsen thing.  Seeing as a couple blocks to us the worlds largest onsen ... Read more >


Kintaikyo Bridge and Miyajima

JAPAN | Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Views [31]

Last night was so cool.  we were in the common area having the most interesting conversation with a group of people from all over the world about the things they have seen on their travels.  I think I like that part the most, meeting people in the hostel.... Read more >


Memorial Museum in Hiroshima

JAPAN | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Views [34] | Comments [1]

Today we are in Hiroshima.  It is where the first A-bomb was dropped in Japan, Aug 6, 1945 at 815am with no warning to the people living there. We walked through the peace park and went the museum.  A person definately leaves that place feeling glum.... Read more >


Tea Party In Kimono's in Nara

JAPAN | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 | Views [40]

So I'm starting to think Stacey and I have a horse shoe up our ass.  First the Imperial palace isn't open to the public ever but because of the Emporers Enthronement we get in for the one week ever it will be open then today we get off the train in ... Read more >


Bicycling Kyoto

JAPAN | Monday, 9 Nov 2009 | Views [45] | Comments [1]

I just want to run around singing I'm so fricken happy!! This is only the beginning and I constantly feel on a natural high!  Today we hung out with our American friends again who are very handy with a map.  We rented bicycles for the day and cycled around ... Read more >


Karioke In Kyoto

JAPAN | Monday, 9 Nov 2009 | Views [37] | Comments [1]

Today we left Tokyo and said goodbye to our super tiny hostel and Toshi our new friend we made there.  We took the train into Kyoto and met three Americans from SanFransico.  They happened to be staying at the same hostel as us so we decided to take ... Read more >


Tsukiji Fish Market and Day Trip to NIkko

JAPAN | Saturday, 7 Nov 2009 | Views [43] | Comments [1]

So this would have been way better detailed but I lost the first version I had of it which was very frustrating.  Ok so again here we go.  Stacey and I got up super early 4am to go to the tokyo fish market.  which we kept putting off a lot and I was starting ... Read more >


Disney Tokyo

JAPAN | Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Views [69] | Comments [1]

So as I expected I've been very sick the whole time I've been here.  For those who know me this is not a surprise lol.  What makes it worse is were in a hostel with paper thin walls and no heating.  So each day I feel I wake up worse than the day before.... Read more >


First couple days in Tokyo

JAPAN | Thursday, 5 Nov 2009 | Views [63] | Comments [1]

So we have finally arrived in Japan.  What a long flight!  Matt was waiting at the airport for us when we arrived which was so nice.  He navigated us to JGH hostel in Nishi Kawaguchi.   After getting used to the time difference we went to the Imperial ... Read more >


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