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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: Asia Author: KevHolls
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6 months traveling Asia and Africa, seeing what a world of unfamiliarity has to offer.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
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Singapore City | Feb 09 '07 | And so it begins...
"This is the proverbial reality check" |
2 |
Singapore City | Feb 11 '07 | Never enough time
"Just make sure you get the first round free to soften the blow" |
3 |
Chiang Mai | Feb 12 '07 | Singha and a banana pancake, please.
"Another hour-long Thai massage later..." |
4 |
Chiang Mai | Feb 14 '07 | Muay Thai Boxing and (yes) ROSES.
"I don't know whether this is the greatest thing I've ever seen or the most disturbing" |
5 |
Mae Taeng | Feb 15 '07 | Animal Heaven
"We were running out of the water like a scene straight out of JAWS" |
6 |
Chiang Mai | Feb 19 '07 | Two New Years in One Year?! and Goodbye to Chiang Mai
"There is some serious masochism going on in massage parlors in Chiang Mai." |
7 |
Chiang Khong | Feb 19 '07 | Heading for the Border
""Skiing" is overrated." |
8 |
Huay Xai | Feb 20 '07 | Not another night here!!
"I don't think it went down too easy, and I couldn't help but picture it marinating in the hot sun in a bottle of cobras and scorpions" |
9 |
Bokeo Reserve | Feb 22 '07 | The Gibbon Experience (yes, we made it)
"You couldn't do this anywhere else in the world" |
10 |
Pakbeng | Feb 25 '07 | Karma at its finest
"Well, it must have been an hour and a half into the trip when we sped by our packed slow boat waving and yelling over the engine "See you later, suckers!" that things started to go wrong" |
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Luang Prabang | Feb 26 '07 | Bonjour Luang Prabang
"Oh, the poor decisions that can be made after a few glasses of wine at the night market..." |
12 |
Vang Vieng | Mar 02 '07 | Backpacking Zombies in Vang Vieng
""hey, it's Laos, anything could happen." Promising." |
13 |
Vientiane | Mar 04 '07 | Cooling down in the Capital, Vientiane
"After the 11th "VIP Room" we walked past looking for the bathroom, we realized our little "nightclub" was a pretty happening brothel" |
14 |
Hanoi | Mar 06 '07 | Hanoi(sy), Scam City, Motorbike Central - Gotta love it
"What's with being run over and breakfast food analogies?" |
15 |
Halong Bay | Mar 09 '07 | Halong Bay
"You buy from me! You buy from me nowwww!" |
16 |
Hue | Mar 12 '07 | A Light at the End of the Tunnel
"Guys! Guys, are you there?! Just tell us if you're there!" |
17 |
Hoi An | Mar 14 '07 | Shop Til You Drop, Hoi An
"It's like a totally important designer." |
18 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Mar 17 '07 | The Heat Is On In Saigon
"Like Pooh in a honey pot." |
19 |
Phnom Penh | Mar 20 '07 | Phnom Phen
"This "society cleansing" from 1975-1979 resulted in the deaths of over 25% of Cambodia's population from starvation, overwork and executions." |
20 |
Sihanoukville | Mar 24 '07 | Hair Removal and "Man"icures in Sihanoukville
"There are 35 incidents a month involving Cambodians and land mines." |
21 |
Battambang | Mar 27 '07 | Two Wrong Decisions Don't Equal a Right
"I mean, who wants to make things easy anyway?" |
22 |
Siem Reap | Mar 31 '07 | Siem Reap and the Magnificent Angkor Wat
"A great way to end a great city, eating delicious local food under the shelter of a tuk-tuk in the Cambodian rain." |
23 |
Goa | Apr 04 '07 | Preena and Byron's Indian Wedding
"We were there to crash their enegagement night and, here we go again, crashing their honeymoon too!" |
24 |
Kerala | Apr 09 '07 | And We Thought India Was Supposed to be Hectic. "On the Road Again" in Kerala
""Notice the ears on the antelope. Have him notice the ears on the antelope!"" |
25 |
Mumbai (Bombay) | Apr 15 '07 | A Taste of the Good Life
"It was all in good fun, though, and my hair is still blonde." |
26 |
Nairobi Area | Apr 19 '07 | It's Like Busch Gardens, Only the Animals Will Maul You
"One little hippo bump, and we were hippo food." |
27 |
Serengeti National Park | Apr 28 '07 | Not Another Lion... We want to See a !@*$ Porcupine!
"He tried to get out of the Land Rover and "call to the lions" just feet away from the wildebeest carcass. Safari Rum." |
28 |
Machakos | May 04 '07 | Red Rhino Orphanage Project |
29 |
Kathmandu | May 10 '07 | R & R (Rest and Rafting) in Kathmandu
"Kathmandu is a barrage of sights, scents and sounds." |
30 |
Mt. Everest | May 19 '07 | Trekking to the Top (well, almost) of the World, Everest Base Camp
"Let me tell you, high altitude is no joke." |
31 |
Ko Phangan | Jun 01 '07 | Recovering from the Trek in Ko Phagnan
"Just what we needed after Everest kicked our butts." |
32 |
Ko Tao | Jun 06 '07 | To Dive or Not To Dive?
"Ko Tao is known for its clear waters and reefs for diving, and is pretty much THE place to go and get your diving license." |
33 |
Ko Lanta | Jun 11 '07 | Motorbike Mayhem in Ko Lanta
"Yep, that's a muddy pot hole. Let's hope it's not too deep... Oh boy, I'm going down." |
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Bangkok | Jun 18 '07 | One Night in Bangkok and the World's Your Oyster
"Africa to Everest to sunshine non-stop, we were ready for some sushi and a movie theater." |
35 |
Kuta | Jun 21 '07 | Seminyak, Bali: Surfing, Sun and Sand (In My Bikini!)
"Two broken, sand-filled bikinis later, I managed to make it out of the water." |
36 |
Ubud | Jul 06 '07 | Ubud da Bhudda, Bali
"Oh, and the lizard... still there." |
37 |
Kuala Lumpur | Jul 16 '07 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"A group of three boys wearing IRAN headbands flew by us as we stepped out of the elevator." |
38 |
Melaka | Jul 21 '07 | Melaka, Malaysia
"Some of these little carts were vibrating frighteningly to 50 Cent." |
39 |
Edinburgh | Jul 25 '07 | Reunion With the Fam in Edinburgh
"I guess I AM an American girl, after all..." |
40 |
Lyngor | Jul 29 '07 | Americans Invade Norwegian Summerhouses
"The scene is straight out of the children's book, One Morning In Maine." |
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Oslo | Aug 01 '07 | Visiting Tone in Her Hometown Finally! |
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