NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 7 Jan 2007 | Views [1545] | Comments [2]
This is a repeat for some of you...but skip down to the World Horizontal Bungy Competition part where Team America ("Fuck Ya") shines. So--the Kiwi Adventure began in Auckland when AP and Schaiman woke us up from our daily nap. Let ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
THAILAND | Sunday, 7 Jan 2007 | Views [848]
Sorry again for the long gap in posting a blog. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Since Turkey Day, we rushed through Cambodia stopping only to pretend we were tomb raiders at Angkor Wat. Then, after the bumpiest bus ride in the East, we landed in Bangkok (now you ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 5 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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THAILAND | Friday, 5 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery
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CAMBODIA | Thursday, 16 Nov 2006 | Views [1653] | Comments [2]
by Phong: We are in Cambodia right now and basically flew through the country in 10 days. Going to the Killing Fields and to S-21 (a prison where over 20000 people where "reeducated" to death) was disturbing--to say the least. Though more ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
CAMBODIA | Monday, 13 Nov 2006 | Views [941] | Comments [1]
don't you love the alliteration! since our last entry, we have done very very little...thankfully we don't have bed sores because we have spent most of our time on hammocks.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
LAOS | Saturday, 4 Nov 2006 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Wednesday, 25 Oct 2006 | Views [762]
How can I describe China to a person who has never
been there? It is a land of contradictions. They claim to be a socialist country but only
the top 10 percent have health care, vacation time or the ability to
purchase a home. Well, ... Read more >
Tags: People
LAOS | Wednesday, 25 Oct 2006 | Views [717] | Comments [1]
we are in laos! we bought some
whitening suntan lotion--so we should be more white by the time we get home
(it seems to be working)...we escaped China to the Luang
Nan Tha (LNT) region--a ecofriendly tourist site that is not frequented often ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
CHINA | Wednesday, 25 Oct 2006 | Views [721]
Since the last posting (sorry still no pix yet...China doesn't let you upload and Laos--where we are now--is in the slow lane of the internet highway), we visited two of our favorite places in China--Tiger Leaping Gorge and Sanya. Sorry for the delay.... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
MONGOLIA | Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 | Photo Gallery
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MONGOLIA | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 | Views [659]
By Phong: Tibet, or Shangri La, is very different from my preconception. It is a rough land especially with the chinese occupation. Unlike "mainland" China, there is extreme poverty...mothers, children, and the elderly begging; garbage strewn ... Read more >
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CHINA | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 | Views [997] | Comments [4]
From the ecstasy of engagement to the agony of altitude sickness!!! no joke--Paul surprised the shit out of me and proposed at Everest...though he qualified the proposal stating he wasn't responsible for any of his words or actions at such a high ... Read more >
Tags: engagement, mountains, mt everest, tibet
CHINA | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 | Views [1890] | Comments [1]
China has been very eye-opening for us...it truly is a country of contradictions...you don't have to worry about finishing the food on your plate because there are "starving people in China"--but there is a lot of poverty here: especially ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MONGOLIA | Thursday, 17 Aug 2006 | Photo Gallery
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 17 Aug 2006 | Photo Gallery
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 17 Aug 2006 | Photo Gallery
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 17 Aug 2006 | Photo Gallery
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