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Bali – January 6 – 15, 2007

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

It’s going to be hard to be honest about Bali and still be nice. Having left now I can say we had a great experience but it was nothing close to what we expected. We just didn’t do our homework on this one. Bali is at once beautiful and horrible, overcrowded but sadly empty, pristine and trashed. As one British Expatriate told us, Bali now is nothing but a name. We, as many others, were drawn there by the name and the images it conjures. But the reality is that Bali is simply worn out by over 30 years of adapting to a tourist boom. [read on]

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Back in Thailand – Island Style

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

After another exhausting series of bus rides, we were back in Thailand and heading South to Kho Phengang Island, one of three well known islands on the Eastern side in the Gulf of Thailand. Kho Samui to the South was much larger and more heavily populated while Kho Tao to the North was quieter and required a longer boat ride so we split the difference. A two-hour long ferry ride later, we were dropped at the main port and we managed to reserve a great room at a guesthouse overlooking the ocean for around $11. The whole area was beginning to fill up for New Years so we were lucky to arrive in time to get a good spot.

The island was lush, mountainous and colorful with a laid back feel and very friendly locals. It really had everything but waves. [read on]

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Christmas Eve at Angkor Wat

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
We woke up on Christmas Eve a little sad that we were in dusty Cambodia, the furthest thing imaginable from a white Christmas. But, our trip was getting easier. We found a money changer and a makeshift breakfast ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Crossing into Cambodia – a Harsh Journey

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Thinking full well that the following 24 hours would be hell, Chris and I boarded the icebox of a bus hoping that with earplugs we could trap a couple hours of sleep. It never ceased to amaze us that ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Chang Mai Day 4 – Thai Cooking Class

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
The most relaxing day in Chang Mai was the day of our cooking class. We slept in a little, made up the sheets on our plywood beds and were taxied to a nearby, open air cooking school. We ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Day 3 – Long Neck Tribe

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Our next day of trekking was much more interesting. We were picked up in a van, which was very full with about 12 of us. Mia, the guide, was hilarious. A true comic, she stood in the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Chang Mai, Thailand: Days 2-4

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
We woke up early – one side of our body had inevitably gone numb sleeping unsoundly on our twin sized plywood mattresses, especially since the previous nights sleep was sitting upright on a bus.  The taxi driver arrived and picked ... [Continue reading this entry]

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