CAMBODIA | Thursday, 25 Dec 2008 | Views [422]
Today is Christmas day and I'm in Cambodia. Never thought I would ever say that in my life but thats how it turned out this year. Matt and I started the day with a fruit shake and then headed down to the beach to relax in the sun and listen to Christmas ... Read more >
Tags: its a holiday in cambodia
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008 | Views [363]
We actually ended up going out last night and stayed out pretty late so we slept in till about 1pm today. It feels really weird being on the beach in Cambodia for the Christmas holidays though. Went to a nice place for dinner where I ordered the barracuda ... Read more >
Tags: wheres all the snow
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [295]
We were told to wait outside of our guesthouse for a taxi at 6:10am that would take us to the bus station. 6:30 rolls around, no taxi, so I called the bus company to see what up and in broken english they tell me to get their on my own and we needed ... Read more >
Tags: im dreaming of a sandy christmas
CAMBODIA | Monday, 22 Dec 2008 | Views [395]
Today was a very early morning, we got picked up half asleep at 5am!! We got there in the dark and patiently waited for the picture of Angkor Wat everyone was waiting to take. It was pretty cool but the number of tourists fighting for the best spot ... Read more >
Tags: hopefully the box makes it
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 21 Dec 2008 | Views [331]
Today we started our day a little late because of the night out before. We got picked up around noon and did the grand tour of the Angkor Temples which included a lot we hadn't seen yesterday. We had a very relaxed day getting driven around by Ra, out ... Read more >
Tags: so many temples
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 20 Dec 2008 | Views [718]
Today we got picked up at 9am to begin our three days of temple gazing. Our first stop was Bayon which was really impressive with all of the smiling faces carved into all of its towers. We saw a lot of really cool temples today but my favourite was ... Read more >
Tags: wow that temple is huge
CAMBODIA | Friday, 19 Dec 2008 | Views [383]
Caught up on my sleep last night and had an excellent breakfast before heading out to do some shopping at the local market. I got some really cool things which I will have to mail home before I leave Siem Reap. I got some really cool artwork which look ... Read more >
Tags: tomorrow is angkor wat!
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Views [373]
Today was a long haul but we had a good time along the way. Started off with a mini-van ride to the ferry pier which we made by maybe 1 minute. The ferry ride was nice with the sun just starting to warm up the air around us. Switched into a nicer, ... Read more >
Tags: crazy taxi!
THAILAND | Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Views [431]
Today was the day that Matt could finally get his stitches out. We took a cab over to Bang Bao Health Center which was the closet clinic around. The little town of Bang Bao was really interesting as well because the whole strip is all built on stilts ... Read more >
Tags: 2 great months in paradise
THAILAND | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 | Views [654]
Wiebke and Eva both had to head back to Bangkok today to catch their flight back to Germany the following morning. It was really disappointing to see them leave because I had a really good time hanging out with both of them. Hopefully we can meet up ... Read more >
Tags: i hope we will meet again
THAILAND | Monday, 15 Dec 2008 | Views [452]
Matt still really wasn't up for going out today so Eva, Wiebke and I all headed to the national park here on Koh Chang to hike to a waterfall and go swimming. It was a really nice walk and we spent the afternoon swimming and jumping off rocks into the ... Read more >
Tags: foot scrubs tickle a lot!
THAILAND | Sunday, 14 Dec 2008 | Views [469]
Today I had another beach day. Eva ended up on the internet all day but Wiebke and I went to the beach and had a really good time. Worked on my tan, played some frisbee and just talked to Wiebke for most of the afternoon. Ended up having spaghetti ... Read more >
Tags: hows my tan look?
THAILAND | Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 | Views [446]
The full moon party was pretty fun last night even though Matt was stuck in bed and couldn't go. I had a good time and met some really fun people! Today I didn't really do that much. Took a nap in the afternoon and then ate dinner watching the sunset ... Read more >
Tags: koh chang sunsets
THAILAND | Friday, 12 Dec 2008 | Views [534]
Today we decided to switch bungalows to one with a TV so Matt had something to do when I go out. We also got a hot shower which the nurse recommended for him to have once the scars start to scab over. Pretty chill day for me today as well. Watched ... Read more >
Tags: full moon party koh chang styles
THAILAND | Thursday, 11 Dec 2008 | Views [341]
Today I awoke to see Matt's right side of his face completely swollen. He looks pretty bad but remains in good spirits and just wants to heal up and continue on with our trip. I grabbed him a fruitshake and some soup for breky/lunch and left him to ... Read more >
Tags: recovering on koh chang
THAILAND | Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008 | Views [449]
This was the day that taught me and Matt to cherish life and live everyday as if there is no tomorrow. We rented motorbikes to check out the island because it is very big. Our plan was to go all the way over to Long Beach on the southeast side of the ... Read more >
Tags: dont forget your helmet
THAILAND | Tuesday, 9 Dec 2008 | Views [424] | Comments [1]
Today we went down to the beach to explore the area. Ended up just lounging at the beach all day, relaxing, swimming and playing frisbee with some girls we met on the beach. Were heading into Cambodia in about a week so I'm reading a book about the ... Read more >
Tags: chillin at the magic garden
THAILAND | Monday, 8 Dec 2008 | Views [444]
Today started off with a 6 hour bus ride from Bangkok to the pier near Trat. It felt really long even though I slept through part of it. We had to wait another hour waiting for the boat to show up. The ferry ride over to Koh Chang was about an hour ... Read more >
Tags: lonely beach
THAILAND | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [373]
Today we were supposed to leave for Koh Chang because we booked our tickets the previous night, but I had forgotten that I had dropped off some laundry which wasn't going to be ready until 5pm. So I had to go to the place we booked the bus at 7:30am ... Read more >
Tags: twilight sucks real bad
THAILAND | Saturday, 6 Dec 2008 | Views [374]
We switched to the Rambuttri Guesthouse to get some sun at their rooftop pool. Spent the day bargaining for some new clothes on Khao San Rd. and swimming at the pool. We went out on the town during the evening and had a very fun night that I can't fully ... Read more >
Tags: 500 baht for a t-shirt!! how about 150?
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