http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/ en-us 2005-08-23T13:15:39-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/014444.shtml Here we are, back in the US. Right now we're in New York, at Cathy's parents' house. I'm in the process of sticking all our better photos on yahoo photos. As of right now, I've posted photos from Thailand, Laos,... Jason 2005-08-23T13:15:39-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/014223.shtml Jason and I are in Tokyo! A city we have both been very eager to see. We left Korea via ferry from the southern port city of Pusan. I had a wonderful time visiting my aunts. I'll write more on... Japan Cathy 2005-08-10T05:27:01-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/014038.shtml I spent all of my high school years in Seoul, Korea (1990-1994). I went to the high school on the base and lived off the base in two different apartments. During college, I visited once a year. Maybe. The last... Korea Cathy 2005-07-28T03:44:45-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/013915.shtml Jason and I have only 5 more days in China. I bought our plane tickets to Korea last week. Jason is climbing a mountain and I am at the base, just relaxing and catching up on news and email. We... China Cathy 2005-07-20T00:07:14-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/013616.shtml I'm at an internet cafe that charges a ridiculous $2.50 an hour, so I'll make this short. (Usually, internet prices are $0.50 an hour in this country). Jason and I are in Beijing. It's been an exciting week! Seeing the... China Cathy 2005-07-05T01:44:27-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/013146.shtml So don't expect this to be updated too often!... China Jason 2005-06-13T04:52:04-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/013036.shtml Jason wants me to put this in a new entry, so here goes! * The floors are dirty, dirty, dirty. (This is related to the entry in my last post about how everyone wears shoes. I have a theory that... China Cathy 2005-06-07T07:03:04-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/012998.shtml That's one of the first things Jason and I thought when we went to Hong Kong, but it holds true for China. My first impressions are: ain't as bad as I thought it would be! China is actually turning out... China Cathy 2005-06-06T04:27:21-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/012854.shtml More pictures ready for posting . . .... Thailand Jason 2005-05-31T06:23:41-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/012823.shtml Jason and I have been in Hong Kong for almost a week now. We are staying in a tiny little matchbox room in the Mongkok area in HK. It looks to be an area where the youth of HK gather... Hong Kong Cathy 2005-05-30T00:51:46-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/011797.shtml Right now we are in Singapore, and we really like it. Singapore has a sort of reputation for being boring, so we weren't really expecting much. But it really is a nice city. It's as clean and orderly and efficient... Singapore Jason 2005-05-22T02:26:55-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/011581.shtml Our entire trip, I've been worrying about our luggage. I figured that in the course of a year, we would have at least one luggage-related disaster. But our bags have survived Cairo taxis, Indian bus luggage compartments, and Thai songthaews,... Malaysia Jason 2005-05-12T02:47:38-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/011579.shtml From Georgetown, we took the bus to Kuala Lumpur. We arrived over a holiday weekend (international labor day/may day), so it was a hassle to find accomodation. From our research, it seemed like there's not really much to do in... Malaysia Jason 2005-05-11T23:46:24-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/011537.shtml The last two days we've taken a couple hikes in the Cameron Highlands. I'm sore as hell, and can barely move. A good time to catch up with the journal here . . . First off, what we did in... Malaysia Jason 2005-05-11T02:59:01-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/speck/archives/010932.shtml Jason and I arrived after a pretty exciting day of travel across the border. We, ah, goofed a bit. For those thinking about crossing from Thailand to Malaysia overland -- take the tourist minibus. We went by public bus and... Malaysia Cathy 2005-04-25T01:37:37-08:00