Eating is my favorite. It is. It inspires me everyday to remove myself from the bed I so adore and venture out into the world in search of anything that will quench my burning desire for food. Its that serious, ask Nicole. Since we left the states a year and a half ago that desire … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Tiger Kingdom
Arriving in Chiang Mai is a little like arriving on I-Drive…there are tons of tourist things to do…whitewater rafting, elephant riding, cooking classes, massage classes, bungee jumping, biking, hiking and well it goes on forever and you can spend all your travel money here if you wish.We decided to rent our own motorbike to save … Continue reading »
the wonders of airplanes
http://www.youtube.com/get_player We took the quick easy way to Thailand from Laos…no two day boat trip, no death defying bus ride during rainy season.. It didn’t save us money, but the one hour flight sure did save us time. The Lao Airline plane was tiny and there were very few passengers…however; from the video camera, the … Continue reading »
khop chai lai lai Laos…last stop Luang Prabang
After our pseudo spring breaker time in Vien Viang, we journeyed by mini-bus to our final Laos destination, Luang Prabang. As one of Laos key trade hubs with China, the city is a bit more developed but not so much that we felt like our heart rates should ever rise above resting in true Laos … Continue reading »
The Traveler’s Trail
I think one of the great things of traveling is the people you meet. The Traveler’s Trail is what I call the “route.’ The Lonely Planet really runs Southeast Asia travel. All people here use them as the bible, and really rely heavily on what they have to say. I think it is impossible for … Continue reading »
tubing in Vang Vieng
Vang Vieng is known for its party time tubing in the same way Daytona is known for Bike Week…everyone comes for a good time. Adam went ahead and played along.For 50,000 kip which is about $6 you rent a huge intertube for the day, float down a river and stop at river side bars.If only … Continue reading »
Vientiane Chillin
Laos folk are of the more relaxed nature which has been a nicechangeover from the chaotic sensory overload we experienced in Vietnamand at times, Cambodia. Life just seems to ease on by and the city ofVientiane was certainly a fair example of a place where we felt aschilled as we have throughout our first 2 … Continue reading »
Pakse, Laos
After an 8 hour bus ride on a double decker bus reeking of urine, we made it to Laos. We paid a little extra of course, for our visas to be processed and have entered the only land locked country in SE Asia, along with the most bombed country. From what we heard, Laos is … Continue reading »
Kratie Dolphins
With the two major Cambodia cities under our belts, Nicole and I were left with a day or so to make one more stop before heading north to Lao. After some lonely planet research we settled on the quiet town of Kratie about 8 and a half hours east. Kratie, which rests along the Mekong … Continue reading »
Temples of Angkor
Most of you know, I used to teach Geography. I spent three years teaching 6th grade geography. I taught about Asia and Africa…most of the information I taught came from text books that I then researched to find a bit more knowledge. I taught my kids to draw maps…always freehand…and about the cultures and wonderful … Continue reading »
Rollercoaster….of emotions
We have been traveling through Asia now for more than a month and I have noticed a few changes in Adam and I. When we first got here, everything was so in your face…the people, the noises, the begging, the bargaining… now we have become more aware of what is going on. However, nothing and … Continue reading »
Mandatory Relaxation
Yesterday was the kind of a day that started out with a minor stump and turned into a day where we just relaxed…to catch up with our minds and emotions. We were waiting for our Tuk Tuk driver to head to the temples and he ended up being an hour late. We decided that with … Continue reading »
Paradise Where?
We boarded a bus Saturday morning for a 7 hour ride to Siem Reap, which the driver told us we would arrive at 7 pm…leaving at 9 am we were a bit aggravated and unprepared, but whateva! There was a language mistake and really it was just 7 hours. But still, for some reason, no … Continue reading »
Smile on Phnom Penh
We left off with a pretty epic time in DaLat as our finale in Vietnam which left us at the doorstep of our next land, Cambodia. We had a pretty swift trip that left from Saigon to the border where we added a new visa to the passport and entered en route to our first … Continue reading »
DaLat and closing thoughts on Vietnam….
We arrived in DaLat after a 4.5 hour bumpy bumpy ride…so bumpy I thought I was going to fall of the seat multiple times..oh and no air con and about 30 of us travelers piled in.We booked a few nights at the pink hotel and villas which came very highly recommended. The owner and his … Continue reading »
the beauty of Mui Ne
We picked up a bus in Saigon for $4 a person from the Phuong Trang bus company. We climbed aboard at 4:30 pm..stuffed in the back with a bunch of locals and hit the road. At just after 10:30 pm we arrived at our hotel (door to door service) we snatched a bungalow at the … Continue reading »
bring it on Saigon!
After the peace and serenity of Hoi An it was back to the all out chaos of another Vietnamese city. This time it was Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon if you prefer. We took the path of least resistance and smell and boarded a jet to shoot us south to the countries largest city … Continue reading »
