After Pak Ou waterfall we stopped at a village along the Mekong that is famous for making various kinds of Lao Lao (rice whiskey). You can have your pick of snake, gecko or scorpion. Snake whiskey goes down smooth; like a slithering serpent down your throat, gecko whiskey has legs; much like a good glass... Continue Reading →

We saw a tiger today. She was beautiful, and she pounced at us. Luckily for us there was a fence between us and the tiger. This tiger was 'rescued' from poachers (they killed her mother), and now must spend its entire life in a cage with tourists like us gawking and taking pictures. Not much... Continue Reading →

The ride from Vientiane was quite the adventure. The winding Hwy 13 has seen its fair share of violent attacks in the last few years, although I Imagine that more deaths have occurred by buses with faulty breaks driving of the road, tumbling down the steep mountains. This almost happened to us a few times,... Continue Reading →

Imperialism can have lasting impacts on countries that were subject to foreign rule for many years; but none are as profound as…... baguettes. Fresh baked baguettes Of all the things the French did in Laos the by far the tastiest was the introduction of fresh baked baguettes. Fresh baked baguettes are almost a staple food... Continue Reading →

Well we are still in Bangkok... but not for long (I mean it this time). We were going to go to Laos yesterday, but instead I spent the day recovering from a very bad massage. I could not turn my head to the left without lots of pain in my back... I missed all the... Continue Reading →

I have. He was bumming around Khao San when I ran into him. Of all the people I know, I guess he was the most likely person to bump into, as he was also traveling around S.E. Asia, but I was under the impression that our schedules were not going to cross so we would... Continue Reading →

There are not supposed to be any elephants in Bangkok. These poor animals seemed terrified... they do not belong in the city. Their owners were selling food so you could feed the elephants, and were even trying to charge people for taking pictures. The problem is that most of these elephants have no work (other... Continue Reading →

Traveling by train, is so refined so classy, so distinguished... or at least that is what I thought. We decided to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok by train... it was to be a grand voyage. To get to Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur requires a train change at Hat Yai (just north of the boarder).... Continue Reading →

After the news from Korean Air that it would be far to expensive to extend our holiday, we figured that the only way to cheer ourselves up was to go to the worlds largest walk-in free flight aviary, and lucky for us it happens to be located in Kuala Lumpur. Things were looking up already.... Continue Reading →

We have been stuck in Kuala Lumpur for a few days now, and we have no Idea when we will be able to leave; we are trying to extend our time in S.E. Asia, but extending the validity of plane tickets is not an easy thing to do. So we wait... hoping that Korean Air... Continue Reading →

Taman Negara Park features the worlds highest and longest canopy walkway, at 45m high!. The views of the jungle canopy are amazing. The walkway sways and swings as you walk on it, and feels like at any moment it will give way sending you crashing through the canopy and underbrush until you finally come to... Continue Reading →

The day after our Trek, I decided to hike to Gua Telingga, a cave about 3km from where we were staying. While this cave dos not have very impressive formations, it does have a healthy number of... Bats. They were so close you could reach our and touch them. The cave is quite difficult to... Continue Reading →

Trekking in Taman Negara was 3 days filled with adventure, and amazing sights. It all started with a two hour boat ride up river, to an abandoned resort, which the jungle in in the process of reclaiming. The first day we hiked 8km through the jungle, passing by huge trees... with gigantic buttresses... and mushrooms... Continue Reading →

and you thought he was just the host of YTV's HIT list. ahh the good old days.

We spent The past week camping in Koh Adang which is part of Koh Tarutao National Park, on the south Andaman just north of the Malaysian boarder. The plan was to locate a deserted island and camp there, but our plans were foiled by sea snakes. It turns out that sea snakes (which are quite... Continue Reading →

We spent the past few days on Koh Phi Phi, and while it is a beutiful island, its beauty, however, has been heavily tarnished by uncontrolled development and countless tours of the surrounding islands and reefs. Koh Phi Phi was hit extremely hard during the tsunami in late 2004, almost everything on the island was... Continue Reading →

Ao Pang Na National Park is an amazing place, where countless limestone outcrops jut straight out from the ocean hundreds of meters into the air. The scenery is amazing, but I feel as though to truly appreciate it you need to put yourself in the shoes of a pirate... only then will you be able... Continue Reading →

The other day we went to Wat Tham Suwankhuha which is near Pang Na city. This Wat is actually in a cave, and has several Buddhas inside, including a large reclining Buddha. this was not terribly exciting (we have seen much prettier Buddhas in our travels), but what really got me excited were the bats... Continue Reading →

We spent the past week camping in Koh Surin National Park in our super confortable Hennesy Hammocks. The Tsunami last year caused significant damage to the islands, but the Thais have a fool proof plan in case of future Tsunamis These singes are all over the place, pointing in the direction AWAY from the ocean.... Continue Reading →

We just spent 3 days relaxing in Koh Chang (on the Andaman), and while it was nice, it was no where near as nice as Koh Tao (at least the areas not overrun my development). I think we may have spoiled our selves by going to Koh Tao first. Tomorrow early morning we are taking... Continue Reading →

One thing I keep noticing in my travels in Thailand is the way Thais deal with garbage. They usually simply throw it on the ground. While in most larger cities, this is not a problem (there seems to be an almost invisible army of people cleaning up the streets so they are not overrun with... Continue Reading →

On Koh Tao we have noticed some unusual signs, and I have no Idea what they mean. Any help would be appreciated (leave comments below) Are you as confused as I am? Who is this Mysterious Mr J. Maybe these signs will clear things up Nope didn't think so... but at least I know that... Continue Reading →

We made it to Koh Tao, and it is quite amazing... once you get away from the main town and resort strip. We are staying on the south west coast, about a 50 minute walk from town. That is the view from our Bungalow... absolutely amazing. We spend most days snorkeling around the crystal clear... Continue Reading →

Our last night in Bangkok... well you can imagine it pretty much went downhill from here...

Our long awaited river trip finally happened! With the help of a local Guest House owner (we could have NEVER done it with out him) we were able to get all the supplies needed for our trip. The plan called for 3 inner tubes. We found 2 heavily punctured, but repairable inner tubes. After a... Continue Reading →