The Adventures of Whales

4 1/2 months with a newly wed couple in Southeast Asia Jan 9th 07 to May 17th 07

Watermelon Seeds...

LAOS | Thursday, 12 Apr 2007 | Views [449]

  Where to begin? After our stay in Phnom Penh, we took a bus ride down to a small, coastal town called Sihanuok Ville. We were excited to be in a quiet place right next to the ocean so for our first night we settled into a place called M*A*S*H. The ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating


Angkor Temples

CAMBODIA | Thursday, 29 Mar 2007 | Views [799]

   We finally made it to Cambodia. The border crossing was a little annoying due to corrupt males in power. The man at the counter said it cost 1000baht ($30USD) to get our visas processed in 3 minutes. Or we could follow the government posted sign directly ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


The Red Light District

THAILAND | Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [1266]

   Last night we went to the Red Light District (aka Prostitute Road). See, we found ourselves here due to the previous nights events. While we were walking back to our hostel down Khoa San Road, we were stopped by the sight of 3 street preachers. Both ... Read more >

Tags: People


The Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand

THAILAND | Thursday, 22 Mar 2007 | Views [531]

  Before i start to tell you about the Grand Palace, there are afew Singapore details i missed. If you have to be stuck in an airport, the one in Singapore is the place to do it. The food is affordable, ranging from runny eggs in a cup to McDonald's ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Maybe It Was All Worth It

INDONESIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2007 | Views [473]

   After spending more than ½ a day on the rusty-bottomed ferry, we arrived in beautiful Labuanbajo, Flores at 2:00am. We woke up the hotel attendant to book rooms and only to sleep in them for 4 hours, because we had to catch the next charter boat ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains


Bali Dreams To Sorry Sape

INDONESIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2007 | Views [456]

  A lot has happened since we arrived in Indonesia. Two childhood dreams were attained during our stay on Kuta, Bali. Elijah rented a surfboard and with his previous experience snowboarding and summers of skateboarding, was able to catch a wave on ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies


we were like gods

INDONESIA | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007 | Views [325]

   Our flight to Bali, Indonesia was scheduled for 4:30 pm on Feb 25 so we arrived at the Singapore airport at 12:30 so we would have enough time for the check in. While we were waiting, a gentleman told us the flight had been rescheduled for 7:30 . ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!


Singapore

SINGAPORE | Saturday, 24 Feb 2007 | Views [525]

     It is amazing all of the weird stuff people have found to be beautiful throughout history. Upon leaving Kuala Lumpor, we arrived late in Melaka, Malaysia. On our first full day there, we visited a museum with the cities history, a kite collection ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


If your having a bad day, Read this

MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 | Views [872]

We have all seen a movie where some unfortunate guy falls through the floor of some cheap motel, yeah? And he lands right next to the naked newly weds. I can only tell you a few things about the character that falls through the ceilling , ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


Caves and Tea Plantations

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [656]

    About a week ago we left Georgetown, Penang and traveled east in an overnight bus to woman-unfriendly Kota Baru. The journey was supposed to take 5 hours and it took 10. It worked out well though because we hopped right on to our 6:30am express ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


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