THAILAND | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [334]
Our time on Koh Tao was predominately spent around "Bluewind" at our third from the beach, hammock adorned bungalow. because we were there the longest we had a mini way of life with our own pad thai place (so good) and our own dog (tardy- he follows his ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008 | Views [410] | Comments [1]
Our first day in chiang mai we lazed about with really no goal and then later we went to the night market where simi easily parted with her money. we were very lazy that day, spending most of it at wawee, a coffee place on the river. Day two in chiang ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 6 Jun 2008 | Views [339] | Comments [2]
Our first journey outside of our hotel in bangkok was to MBK. WOW - I have never ever been more intimidated by a shopping mall in my life. We had a final meal at khoa san rd. The next day we went with a few of the people left from our tour to the ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 5 Jun 2008 | Views [369] | Comments [1]
we arrived by air in siem reap on saturday morning. Siem Reap kicks ass and is such a cute town with so many two story bars and restaurants. It has a really nice vibe. We went to the old market and then got traditional massages for $6/hr. After relaxing ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 30 May 2008 | Views [342] | Comments [1]
Our first afternoon/night in phnom penh was uneventful except for our dinner when we offered tarantulas and crickets. I tried the tarantula which a fellow intrepider told me tasted like over crisp bacon- lies, all lies. Our full day in phnom penh we spent ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 | Views [448] | Comments [4]
Our first day in saigon we determined to be a spa day. For $22 I had maybe the greatest expereince of my life in the form of an hour deep tissue massage in a really really nice tranquil and immaculate spa. We almost didnt make it there though because ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [449] | Comments [1]
We got to Nha Trang late saturday night after sleeping on the train for the better part of the day. Nha Trang is more modern than the other cities and is Vietnams beach party town. Saturday we had another motorbike tour that left us off at the mudbaths-... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 22 May 2008 | Views [473] | Comments [2]
We arrived in hoi an on tuesday afternoon just in time to go to yaly- basically our new home for the next two days. Yaly is the most professional (and expensive) tailor in hoi an and can pretty much make anything you dream up. I got 2 dresses made and ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 19 May 2008 | Views [422]
We got to hue at 830 in the morning after "sleeping" in a really really gross train. After dropping off our laundry (<$1), we went to breakfast and then a food market which was cool since our guide finally told us what all the things ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [376] | Comments [6]
Yesterday morning we took the 3 1/2 hour bus ride to halong bay stopping to have breakfast with the children at blue dragon center first. When we got to Halong bay we boarded our "junk" boat had a good seafood lunch in the dining area and got ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [390]
Today we started early to visit ho chi minh's masoleum and presidential palace. The grounds were really nice but the best part was seeing all the school children in lines each grabbing onto anothers shirt- they were so excited to see us and say ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [365] | Comments [1]
Our first day in Hanoi! last night we walked around a little near hoam kiem lake but today we went west of it to packed streets that we imagine are quintessential Hanoi-women carrying around produce, street food, tons of honking. We did some shopping ... Read more >
