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Kunming and around

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I try to fall asleep again but my mind wouldn’t let me. My memories were as fresh as if it had happend just a few minutes ago. I wasn’t able to think in anything else.
The image of a naked Chinese guy trying to stand on his hands inside a hot spring, was spinning around mi head again and again, making sure I wouldn’t have a good night sleep [read on]

Welcome to China, “almost” land of the rising sun :)

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Nihaao!!!! CHINA IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
I’ve only being here for a day but I’m loving it!! It’s So different!!! I think I’m gonna have a great time here and this is only starting. At the Vietnamese border, a guy comes to me and offers me to exchange money, Dongs (Vietnam) for Yuan (China). I never exchange in the black market, but I had only 7000D ($ 0.5) and I knew the exchange rate. What could happen?? Well he was offering me 5 Yuan which was a pretty good exchange, so I decide to accepted it. It had been a good thing for me if I only knew that Chinese have cents in bills and not in coins!! The bastard gave me 5 cents of Yuan instead of 5 yuan!! Ahhh! When I noticed I could only laugh at my ignorance… [read on]

Sa Pa, the city in the clouds

Monday, April 30th, 2007
Queridisimos amigos!!!! What up?? :) I made it to the train by 30 seconds, pffff, that was really close! Yesterday morning I got to Sa Pa, a small village in the mountains of Northern Vietnam. It was dark, cold, raining ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ha noi

Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Sorry you guys, but this will be the shortest post ever. I'm leaving top the north of Vietnam now and I should be getting a motorbike 10 minutes ago, but how could I let this unpublished??? No stories, no ... [Continue reading this entry]

Good morning Vietnam!!!

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Hey you guys, I'm in Vietnam!!!! I had a boring day in Bangkok waiting for my flight, but finally made it here and surprise surprise.... it's pissing rain!!! It's cloudy, "cold", my flip-flops don't grab the floor and my thai pants ... [Continue reading this entry]

Songkran, Thai new year!!!

Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Hello my friends!!! it feels so god to be in a place you know... getting here to Chiang Mai from Cambodia was a pain in the bum, but it was absolutely worth it. Songkran it's amazing!! one of the best ... [Continue reading this entry]

Random events, Cambodia

Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Hey you guys!! I only posted serious thing about Cambodia and I don't want you to belive that this country is boring. Here are some of the random events that hapend during my stay I told you already that I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beautiful Angkor Wat!!!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
WOW!!!!! Three days have passed and I'm still in awe. Angkor Wat is fantastic in size, work, beauty and splendor. The temples, the largest religious complex in the world, were built between the 9th and the 13th century by ... [Continue reading this entry]

The beauty and the horror of Phnom Penh

Saturday, April 7th, 2007
I had heard from some trevelers that Cambodia was a difficult country, with agressive people and horror on the streets. My own opinion is totally different. I find people very friendly around here. It is true that they come to ... [Continue reading this entry]

The rest of Laos

Thursday, April 5th, 2007
OHHH, it was so short, I kinda regret it. It was my choise and I'm happy with it but I'll come back to this beautiful country, it's a promise I made to myself on the bus thru southern Laos... ... [Continue reading this entry]