VIETNAM | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [515] | Comments [3]
Hoi An is an incredible place. First, there is the gorgeous beach. Second, the center of town is very picturesque--old, well-maintained buildings decorated with colorful silk lanterns are huddled down by the river. The streets are clean, no motorbikes ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
VIETNAM | Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [472]
Hue was lovely once I was well enough to leave my hotel and see it! I spent my first two days here sick in bed--turns out I needed the cipro after all. The hotel staff were so sweet to me when I was sick, and the hotel is quite nice so I was very comfortable, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 28 Aug 2007 | Views [1816]
The best way to describe Ha Long Bay is that it looks like those islands in Goonies. It's an archipeligo of over 1,000 limestone islands, and some kind of descending dragon was involved in creating them. I took a three day tour there a few days ago ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
THAILAND | Monday, 13 Aug 2007 | Views [445] | Comments [1]
Lisa, Kate, and I have arrived in Chiang Mai. So far all we have done is shop. There is an enormous night bazaar here that we checked out last night and are going back to tonight. Today we went a silver factory, an umbrella painting factory, and a ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
THAILAND | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [406] | Comments [1]
We've spent several days in Phuket laying on the beach. The beach is gorgeous but the ripcurrent is intense. We rent beach chairs/umbrellas for $3 a day from Robo, a small Thai man who has a crush on Kate. Whenever she is not at the beach, Robo asks ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
THAILAND | Friday, 10 Aug 2007 | Views [380]
If I happen to see this , I will definitely snap a picture!
Tags: Culture
THAILAND | Thursday, 9 Aug 2007 | Views [410] | Comments [1]
Today we went on a snorkelling adventure to the Phi Phi Islands. It started with a rough boat ride for about an hour. The front of the speedboat was like riding a roller coaster, while in the back of the boat, everyone got drenched while watching the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [473] | Comments [1]
hey lady! 10 bracelet for one dollah! you buy from me, okay? you buy when you come back, okay? we are in cambodia and the internet is sllllooooooowwwwww. so you will all have to wait for a couple days until we are back in thailand and get to the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Aug 2007 | Views [573] | Comments [5]
Today we collectively bought 4 pairs of shoes. They are all really cute and very cheap! We went to this huge shopping mall for a few hours today. They had this amazing food court at the top. It was more like a gourmet cafeteria with bars for different ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Aug 2007 | Views [512] | Comments [3]
Hello! We are all here in Bangkok. The flight here was actually not so bad. Yesterday we went to the big temples in Bangkok: The Grand Palace, The Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn). The Temple of the Emerald ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
