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In the Jungle: The Gibbon Proposal

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

If someone had told me ten years ago that I would propose to my girlfriend in the north of Laos, in the middle of the jungle, at the top of a tree in a private treehouse that could only be reached via a zip line (just hook your harness onto the cable and let gravity do it’s thing. Like this…), my reaction would have been something like “That’s crazy! As if I’ll have a girlfriend!”

But on Thursday July 26th, that’s exactly what happened. Here’s how it all went down…..

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Chiang Khong: Old Buddies

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Happy to be leaving Chiang Mai, we hopped on a bus early one morning for the six hour trip to the Thai-Laos border. The sleepy village of Chiang Khong on the Thai side was our destination. We’d been there before, when we first came to Southeast Asia a year-and-a-half ago (Damn, where did that time go?!), and were keen to visit the friendliest guesthouse owner in the world; Sayan, at the Easy Restaurant/Guesthouse.

I think for both of us, we didn’t really feel as though we were back on the travel road until we stepped off that bus in the early afternoon, threw ourselves and our bags into a tuk-tuk, and noisily chugged off down the rain-sodden street. The wind in our faces woke us up, and brought to life the fact that we were no longer staying put, that each day would bring some new adventure. It felt great!

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Chiang Mai: Going through the Motions

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
The heat and wanna-be hippies of Bangkok forced us onto an overnight bus to Chiang Mai, Thailand`s second city and a twelve hour bus ride away. The twelve hours started with the bus driver taking forty-five minutes to complete a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bangkok: A not so friendly greeting

Saturday, July 21st, 2007
Our last morning in Kathmandu was spent visiting the kids at our orphanage (didn't take long did it - three months there and all of a sudden it's our orphanage), and the kids at Dhaulagiri House who we continued to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Kathmandu: Your Moment of Zen

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Three months have flown by. We've left Nepal. We've said goodbye to all the kids. There were a few tears, none of which were shed by them. We will miss them tremendously, and are already considering how we can get ... [Continue reading this entry]

Kathmandu: The Daily Show, Evening Edition

Monday, July 16th, 2007
Life at the orphanage is rigidly structured. It has to be when you're trying to control forty kids. Bec and I pick the youngest ones up from school at 3.30pm. Before they leave, the whole school lines up in the courtyard ... [Continue reading this entry]

Kathmandu: The Daily Show, Morning Edition

Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Bec and I have less than a week left in Nepal. Wow. They say time flies when you're having fun. And apparently, they were right. Before we leave, I thought I'd better at least try and give you an insight ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sagarmatha House: The Little Things

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Wow. We've been in Nepal for over six weeks now. Damn that's gone fast. Faster than a monkey stealing your banana (and I've seen that happen here. Whoa, those monkeys don't mess around folks!) Bec and I have settled into a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Annapurna Sanctuary Trek: Photos, Baby!

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
Day ten was our final day of trekking. Just a short 2 hour walk down to the bottom of the Annapurna Range, about a half hour drive from the town of Pokhara. Rather than bore you with more words, given ... [Continue reading this entry]

Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Day Nine: Dry the Rain

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
It had been a restless night's sleep, with the fierce storm keeping me awake, and, when I finally slept, thoughts of horror movies racing through my mind. I continued to doze in the morning well after the sun had come ... [Continue reading this entry]