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Cambodia Review

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Best Experience: Exploring Ta Prohm and other interesting temples at Angkor.
Worst Experience: Getting tricked into watching a fund raising movie when it was supposed to be a cello concert.
Best Accommodation: Red Lodge Hotel
Worst Accommodation: n/a
Best Food: I didn’t try Khmer food unfortunately, I was not there long enough. In Siem Reap there are a lot of good western restaurants and especially English. I had decent mashed potatoes.
Worst Food: Buffalo wings.
Scariest Moment: At night I felt a little unsafe walking Siem Reap by myself but overall it was never too bad.
Best Scenery: Cambodia isn’t really known for its stunning scenery but the jungles around the temples of Angkor were really interesting.

Laos Review

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Best Experience: The rain falling while on the slow boat down the Mekong River.
Worst Experience: Stomach bug in Luang Prabang and the fatigue from the smoke haze.
Best Accommodation: Jayala House in Luang Prabang
Worst Accommodation: n/a
Best Food: Great baquettes! It was a former French colony.
Worst Food: I didn’t like the sauce that most rice dishes had.
Scariest Moment: Nothing scary about Laos. It is a very peaceful and quiet country.
Best Scenery: On the 2nd day of the 2 day boat trip down the Mekong and about 3-5 hours into it the scenery is amazing!

Thailand Review

Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Best Experience: Meeting Lyndaile and getting to spend time with her. Worst Experience: The motorcycle accident in Ko Pha Ngan Best Accommodation: NuanPranee House in Chiang Mai Worst Accommodation: I really never came across poor accommodation. Best Food: I enjoyed the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Malaysia & Singapore Review

Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Best Experience: Dancing to good house music at the Good Vibrations show in Singapore. Worst Experience: Getting sick my last day in Singapore. Best Acommodation: Red Dragon Hostel in Kuala Lumpur. Worst Accomodation: Anuja Guest House in Kuala Lumpur. Best Food: The laksa soup. Worst ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tanzania & Zanzibar Review

Friday, February 9th, 2007
Best Experience: Waking up in the middle of the night on Pongwe Beach in my bungalow hearing the howling of the wind. Best Acommodation: Santa Maria Coral Park Worst Accomodation: There weren't any Best Food: Lobster at Mercury's Worst Food: Pizza at Harborview ... [Continue reading this entry]