http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/ en-us 2004-09-14T12:15:02-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/004335.shtml Everyone loves a list and we have all sorts of little wonderful nuggets of humor to share so why not make an entry of random thoughts? Here are some of the highs and lows of our trip and things that just made us laugh (or cry) along the way. Post-trip kobb 2004-09-14T12:15:02-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/004324.shtml Our trip is at an end, at least for now, but that doesn't mean the adventure has stopped. After driving up and down the eastern coast of America, fleeing hurricanes and tornadoes we eventually ended up in Providence, Rhode Island. At that is where we're settling down. For now. U.S.A. kobb 2004-09-13T14:15:24-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/004172.shtml Every state in this great nation of ours is blessed with its own form of bad weather to complain about. The Midwest gets swept away by tornadoes. The West has wildfires to keep things sizzling. New England has blizzards. U.S.A. kobb 2004-09-03T12:41:57-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/004087.shtml We're in America. Ahh. U.S.A. kobb 2004-08-27T11:15:56-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/004020.shtml We are back in Istanbul after a few nights in Antalya on the Mediterranean coast. Antalya was beautiful, but hot with an impressive old town of winding cobblestone streets and endless little guest houses. We succeeded in getting a boat on to the turquise waters, but it didn't happen exactly as we had planned. Turkey kobb 2004-08-23T04:45:14-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003961.shtml What a change a few thousand miles makes. Istanbul has managed to jump to the top of both of our lists for favorite city in the world (passing Paris.) Even a few days of rain couldnīt diminish our enthusiasm for this beautiful city that manages to blend Europe and the Middle East through a mix of good food, wonderful architecture and lively street life. Turkey kobb 2004-08-18T02:12:20-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003922.shtml Well, I think we have tortured our friends and family long enough. My mother has probably called half of the embassies on the planet now trying to figure out where we disappeared too. It's time to reveal the grand secret. Turkey kobb 2004-08-14T07:16:52-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003896.shtml We have escaped Myanmar and are now once again in touch with the rest of the world. Escaped probably isn't the right word to use, rather let's just say that we left. Poorer than Laos, more oppressed than China at its worst and more confusing than the rest of Asia put together. Myanmar stands out in so many ways. It now stands out in another way, our favorite destination so far in Asia. Myanmar (Burma) kobb 2004-08-11T06:11:08-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003646.shtml A long standing problem on our trip is that some of it has felt a bit too planned, too thought out. In an effort to shake things up a little bit we decided to scrap what we had planned to do for the rest of our time in Thailand and head on over to Myanmar... Myanmar (Burma) kobb 2004-07-21T23:01:01-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003587.shtml We were probably due for something bad to happen to us. What better place then when we finally arrive at Thailand's famous beautiful beaches. After a five hour bus ride and 45 minute boat ride, we arrived at Ko Chang, Thailand's second largest island, but only lightly developed compared to the more southern beaches. Thailand kobb 2004-07-15T21:26:03-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003461.shtml We're only doing a brief visit in Bangkok. We have some more shopping to do and we're going to try and find our way to a movie theater to see a film or two...something we miss. Apart from that it is simply a day or two to recuperate and then on to the islands of southeast Thailand. And there we plan to stay...for a long time. Thailand kobb 2004-07-11T02:32:49-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003460.shtml We finished up the end of our brief visit to Laos and made a beeline for Bangkok via an overnight bus. Leaving quiet Vientiene and waking up on Khao San Road is much like opening the door to your black and white farmhouse and finding Technicolor munchkins running around outside. Laos kobb 2004-07-11T02:18:27-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003434.shtml Here is a link to an article I wrote for BootsnAll about one of my better experiences in China. Go and read it and look around the site. They've been a lot of help to us. The Kunming English Corner... China kobb 2004-07-08T22:18:53-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003397.shtml Arriving in Laos after several weeks in China is an altogether different sort of shock. Compared to where we were in China, their are hordes and hordes of Western travelers here. So far we've been to Luang Prabang and are now in Vang Vieng, two of the most popular backpacker destinations in Laos, and we seriously seen more white people walking the streets than Laos. Laos kobb 2004-07-06T22:03:50-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/kobb/archives/003285.shtml After three rather grueling days of travel, Jennifer and I have escaped the grasp of communist China and are not firmly within the clutches of communist Laos. It was an exhausting ordeal in getting here, but hopefully we can rest and recuperate for a bit. It seems to be what Laos is known for. Laos kobb 2004-07-01T23:03:00-08:00