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Experiencing True Thai Generosity! 2008-06-15 19:00:32 Days 347-348 Tuesday-Wednesday April 1-2, 2008
Koh Sukhorn to Krabi Town, Thailand
Getting back to the mainland involved repeating the process of what we went through when coming to the island. The hotel had a budget transfer option that left a 7am, but this was too early for us, so we were told that they would [...] Read more:Generosity
Power Problems! 2008-06-05 10:36:46 I just wanted to let everyone know that the power adapter for my laptop has died. This means that I cannot charge the laptop’s battery or run it off of the wall outlet. Effectively, the computer is useless until I find another adapter. I am going to attempt to get one tomorrow, but until I [...]
A Lazy Island Day & Frogs Too! 2008-06-01 19:00:26 Day 346 - Monday March 31, 2008
Koh Sukhorn, Thailand
It rained very hard for much of Sunday night. In fact, upon emerging from our bungalow on Monday morning, we discovered that the once dry field across from our hotel had suddenly turned into a lake. The water buffaloes that occupy said field seemed to [...] Read more:Island
, Frogs
Back To The Island Life! 2008-05-31 19:00:43 Days 344-345 Saturday-Sunday March 29-30, 2008
Trang to Koh Sukhorn, Thailand
We awoke around 9am on Saturday and relaxed for a bit before heading out of the hotel for breakfast. Time was a little tight, so we decided to head for the nice local restaurant that we enjoyed dinner at the night before. Unfortunately when [...] Read more:Island
Trouble At The Thai Border! 2008-05-29 19:00:55 Days 342-343 Thursday-Friday March 27-28, 2008
Penang, Malaysia to Trang, Thailand
After going back and forth, we came into the day with the plan to take a train from Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland, to the border town of Hat Yai in Thailand. We made this decision based solely on the fact that when given a [...] Read more:Trouble
, Border
Spending A Few Extra Days In Penang! 2008-05-28 19:00:48 Days 339-341 Monday-Wednesday March 24-26, 2008
Penang
, Malaysia
Coming into Monday I was trying to figure out a plan for the next couple of days. For most of the past couple of weeks we have agreed that from Penang we would take a ferry to Langkawi which is another island that sits about two hours north. [...] Read more:Spending
, Extra
Trishaws Tours & Indian Food! 2008-05-27 19:00:15 Days 337-338 Saturday-Sunday March 22-23, 2008
Cameron Highlands to Penang, Malaysia
We had to wake up pretty early on Saturday to catch our 9am bus to Penang. The ride went pretty smoothly and we arrived in Georgetown, which is the capital of Penang around 3pm. Of course, the weather was fine for the entire trip, [...] Read more:Tours
YouTube & More. Follow Us Around The Web! 2008-05-27 07:00:44 We just wanted to update our readers on a few new ways that you can follow us on the web. Recently we have begun to spread out across the internet and have made an effort to establish a presence elsewhere. Of course this is the place to see our travelogue, but you can see other [...] Read more:YouTube
Trading One Highland For Another! 2008-05-26 19:00:14 Days 335-336 Thursday-Friday March 20-21, 2008
Genting Highland
s to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
While Genting Highlands does provide a bit of fun for the family, it was a little over the top for us. After our hit or miss day in the theme parks the day before, come Thursday morning we were ready to get going. [...] Read more:Trading
Malaysia’s City Of Entertainment! 2008-05-25 05:00:55 Days 333-334 Tuesday-Wednesday March 18-19, 2008
Kuala Lumpur to Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Two days ago we posed with the world’s largest pewter beer mug, yesterday we walked across the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge and today we stayed in world’s largest (and most colorful) hotel. Genting Highlands is known as the City of Entertainment
and like [...]
Paradise Unrealized! 2008-06-30 09:59:24 Day 355 - Wednesday April 9, 2008
Phuket & Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
As mentioned in our previous post, we booked a one day boat tour out to the Phi Phi Islands on Wednesday. Koh Phi Phi Leh is famous for being the filming location of the 1990’s movie “The Beach”. Due to its picturesque scenery [...] Read more:Paradise
A Few More Days On The Beach! 2008-06-29 12:41:16 Days 351-354 Saturday-Tuesday April 5-8, 2008
Phuket, Thailand
One of the nice things about traveling the way that we do is that from time to time we run across specials that one wouldn’t find by booking ahead. Exactly this type of thing happened when we arrived in Phuket. While searching the internet for beach area [...] Read more:Beach
Does It Really Look Like A Chicken? 2008-06-26 10:09:47 Days 349-350 Thursday-Friday April 3-4, 2008
Krabi Town to Phuket, Thailand
While getting ready for the “Four Islands Tour” on Thursday, we noticed the effect that our island time had on Shawn Reece. Gone was the light skinned boy we know and in his place we saw a much darker figure. With us leaving [...] Read more:Chicken
A Descent Into Chaos! 2008-07-10 07:47:30 Days 358-359 Saturday-Sunday April 12-13, 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
After settling in for a couple of days, we decided to dive in for a dose of local culture come Saturday morning. It seems that in just about every developing country in the world, outdoor markets are heavily celebrated and integral parts of life. In Bangkok, the [...] Read more:Descent
, Chaos
The City Of Life! 2008-07-07 04:59:25 Days 356-357 Thursday-Friday April 10-11, 2008
Phuket to Bangkok, Thailand
While we weren’t sure how the trip from Phuket would go, our VIP bus proved to be quite comfortable and we arrived at Bangkok’s Southern bus terminal as scheduled around 7:30am. Once we got our things together it was time to pop out the guide book and [...]
Bangkok Disneyland? 2008-08-03 03:13:39 Day 362 - Wednesday April 16, 2008
Bangkok
, Thailand
Our goal on Wednesday was simple. We were going to visit Dream World and I wanted to add three more roller coasters to my “credit count”. If the park was nice it would be a treat, but I wasn’t expecting much, given the quality of the [...] Read more:Disneyland
A Typical Day Of Travel! 2008-08-02 03:13:52 Day 361 - Tuesday April 15, 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
After reading online about the problems people encounter at the Thailand/Cambodia border at Poipet, we decided that it would be better to get our Cambodian visas ahead of time instead of just showing up and getting them there. To find the Cambodian embassy’s location, I looked at [...] Read more:Travel
The Craziness Of Songkran! 2008-08-01 04:29:53 Day 360 - Monday April 14, 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
As mentioned in a couple of previous posts, our visit to Bangkok luckily coincided with the Thai New Year celebration which is better known as The Songkran Festival. The Songkran Festival is a chance for young Thais to pay respect to their elders and of course to [...]
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