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Runnin on Rice November, 2 2009 - February, 1 2009 Michal and Sara travel through South West China and South East Asia.

Northern Vietnam and the journey home

VIETNAM | Sunday, 31 Jan 2010 | Views [609]

Hello Everyone. Sorry for not writing very much lately, but the combination of few internet cafes, an action packed schedule, and the common occurance of Vietnamese power outages made writing a BLOG very challenging. We are back in Hong Kong already ... Read more >


Hoi An, Vietnam

VIETNAM | Friday, 22 Jan 2010 | Views [423]

We are now in Hoi An, Vietnam! This town is on the coast of central Vietnam. It is a town that the  French built as an administration center during the time Vietnam was their colony. It is a very beautiful town with... you guessed it... French architecture.... Read more >


Mekong Delta, Vietnam

VIETNAM | Saturday, 16 Jan 2010 | Views [413]

Hello from the Delta! We are now in the fertile lands of Vietnam's Mekong river delta. We originally saw the Mekong river near it's headwaters in the Chinese himalayas (Deqin) and have passed by it in Laos and Cambodia. Now we are in the area where ... Read more >


Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) , Vietnam

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 | Views [431]

Hello everybody, We flew into Saigon, Vietnam last Monday, the 11th. As soon as we got on the airport bus, we realized how crazy and fast paced this town really is. Its hard to explain, but imagine the roads you drive your car on being swarmed by hundreds ... Read more >


Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 | Views [535]

We are now on our last day in Kuala Lampur. This is the city that houses the Petronas Towers. Those towers that beat out Chicago's Sears tower as tallest in the world. Not the case anymore, but still very cool to see. Honestly, they don't look taller!! ... Read more >


Photos: Welcome to the Jungle...

MALAYSIA | Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery

Teman Nagara, Malaysia
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Photos: Beaches

THAILAND | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Phnom Penh

CAMBODIA | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Angkor Wats

CAMBODIA | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery


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Teman Negara Jungle, Malaysia

MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 5 Jan 2010 | Views [783] | Comments [2]

Hello everyone. We made it to Malaysia! This will be as far south as our journey will take us. Originally we had planned to visit Indonesia, but it turns out that this would be impossible with the time we allowed ourselves. Anyways, the trip south ... Read more >


2010 in Ko Lanta, Thailand

THAILAND | Friday, 1 Jan 2010 | Views [619] | Comments [2]

Happy New Year!! We are now on the island of Ko Lanta in Thailand.  We have spent the last three days here and its been great. The island has a very long beach that pretty much runs along its entire western shoreline. This beach is loaded with restaurants ... Read more >


Ko Phangan Island, Thailand

THAILAND | Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 | Views [443]

Merry Christmas form Ko Phangan island, Thailand!! We are finally on the beach!! Our arrival couldn't have come at a better time because being away from friends and family for the holidays is a bit depressing if not distracted by a completely "... Read more >


Cambodia

CAMBODIA | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Views [488] | Comments [1]

Hello from Cambodia! We are now in Phnom Penh, the capitol of Cambodia! This country is very cool. A mix of beautiful scenery, but a very sad and depressing recent history that you can still see and feel in the people. A quick history lesson: after ... Read more >


Bangkok!!

THAILAND | Sunday, 13 Dec 2009 | Views [508] | Comments [1]

Hello from a sweltering Bangkok!! We are on our fourth day in Bangkok and we love it! It’s been hot as hell, but there is so much to do to keep you busy. We've checked out a pretty good portion of the city already including a massive statue of a ... Read more >


First taste of Thailand

THAILAND | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Views [450] | Comments [1]

You may or may not have noticed that the voice behind our stories have been strictly Michals thus far, well it's finally my turn. I guess I enjoy updating the blog as much as I enjoy long phone conversations, haha. Last you heard from us we were in ... Read more >


Luang Probang, Laos

LAOS | Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009 | Views [667] | Comments [3]

Hello ( Sabai- Dee) From Luang Probang, Laos everyone! Last time you heard from us, we were joining a three day hiking trip through the northern Laos jungle. This was a great trip! We hiked the first day, the second day, and then we kayaked on the third ... Read more >


Luang Nam Tha, Laos

LAOS | Friday, 27 Nov 2009 | Views [532] | Comments [1]

Happy Thanksgiving! and Hello from a much warmer and tropical Laos. Yesterday we arrived in the northern Laos town of Luang Nam Tha after two days of overnight buses from the northern reaches of China's Yunnan province. Ofcourse it was a great experience, ... Read more >


Gallery: Yangshuo

CHINA | Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Yunnan Province (Dali, Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-la, and Deqin

CHINA | Saturday, 21 Nov 2009 | Views [908] | Comments [2]

Hello! First off... I'm glad I'm not around to watch the Bears suck this year!! Since last writing, We have travelled north of Dali and visited the towns of Lijiang and Shangri-la. On our last night of Dali, we took a gondola up to a mountain top and ... Read more >


Dali, China

CHINA | Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 | Views [811] | Comments [2]

Hello from Dali China. Because it was cold and rainy in the eastern part of China's south, we took a 24 hour train ride towards the west to the himalayan foothill town of Dali. The train ride was a bit miserable with Chinese people hocking loogies everyewhere, ... Read more >

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