Myanmar (Burma) a mix of India and SE Asia with no electricity and lots of heat
Sunday, April 16th, 2006
We finally made it to Myanmar, after all the visa problems and detours and it was well worth the wait. Our first stop was Yangon. [read on]
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2 weeks in Vietnam
Sunday, April 16th, 2006 
We started in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and slowly worked our way north to Hanoi for a total of 2 weeks in Vietnam complete with a ton of tours, a party boat, scuba diving, a Vietnamese cooking class, great eats AND some great company and lots of laughs. [read on]
Taiwan – all the karaoke and food you could ever want, and then a lot more
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
Shan spent nearly the entire flight from Bangkok to Taiwan helping me learn a few basic Chinese greetings and other words and drilling me on the correct way to address each one of her relatives in Chinese as you don’t call people by their names there but instead call them “Big Uncle” (if he’s the oldest) or “3rd Aunt” or “younger male cousin” and these titles differ if the uncle or aunt or cousin is from the dad’s side or the mom’s side. Confused yet? Me too.
French pastries and rehydration IV’s for dinner in Phnom Penh
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006We caught an evening prop-plane flight full of mosquitoes from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and said to once have been perhaps the finest city in all of Southeast Asia. That is, before the Khmer Rouge wreaked havoc on the country in the late 70’s, which included clearing everyone out of the capital and other cities into the countryside to “re-educate” them as agricultural peasants, leading to the death of a few million people. One can still see why Phnom Penh was once held in such high esteem as it has some elegant wide boulevards and grand colonial houses courtesy of once being under the French as part of Indochina. And it doesn’t feel anywhere nearly as overly crowded as other SE Asia cities such as Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), sadly courtesy of the Khmer Rouge. [read on]
On to Cambodia and Angkor Wat
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
After a quick flight from Phuket to Bangkok and another to Siem Reap, we arrived at the airport around 8pm and though it was dark out I (Anthony writing now) could already see that this was not the same Cambodia that I had experienced nearly 8 years ago. [read on]
The Lee’s take on Thailand
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
Yes, its true – Shan’s parents crashed our honeymoon and it was actually really great. First, we spent a week together in Bangkok and Phuket. For more on our time in Thailand and pics [read on]
Singapore Part II: We finally ventured out
Friday, February 17th, 2006
We are proud that we did make it out and about in Singapore despite our attachment and addiction to Casa Becky. For more on Singapore…
Malaysia – let’s add it to the list while we’re at it
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006After getting some R&R and not leaving Becky’s apartment for a few days (except for when we were forced out to find food after finishing off what was left in Becky’s kitchen AND to go to the pool), we decided that it was time for us to get back into our travel groove so we decide to head up to the state of Melaka, Malaysia to check out they well-known capital Colonial city of Malacca. [read on]
Singapore Part I: Shanthony Detour #1
Monday, January 30th, 2006So, we were supposed to had over to Myanmar from Luang Prabang, but low and behold we encountered our first unexpected traveler’s bump in the road. Find out why we’re in Singapore [read on]
Luang Prabang
Saturday, January 28th, 2006
Luang Prabang, the former capital of Laos and UNESCO World Heritage site, proved to be as great of a place that all the guidebooks, articles and previous visitors rave that it is. This city has character in its people, its architecture (a combination of French colonial and Buddhist), its layout (a peninsula between 2 rivers and surrounded by mountains) and its food. There is something special about this city that makes you automatically comfortable to be there and immediately relaxes you and puts you at ease. We spent about 2 days in Luang Prabang after our jungle trek, during which we walked around the island, visited some of the sights, treated ourselves to cheap massages, wandered the food and night markets looking for interesting things to sample, saw a cultural dance and music performance, and just let ourselves be enveloped by the peaceful aura of the city. [read on]
Shan