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After 4 hard years at McGill University, I'm off to Asia for the entire summer!
| Caroline in Asia's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 Asia Trip 2006 Jun 12 '06 | Southeast Asia | |
 Day 1: In Bangkok Jun 12 '06 "Did I mention that it is HOLY HOT here?" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
 New World Lodge Hotel "Nice for the price" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
 Pasbourg, on Khosan Road "Excellent food -- good value" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bangkok: Our "how many modes of transportation can we take in one day" challenge Jun 13 '06 "What's my favourite thing in Bangkok so far? Pad thai...in air conditioning." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
 Jim Thompson House "Well worth the trip -- and the bahts" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Jim Thompson House "Amazing -- two thumbs up, 5-stars, A+" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bangkok: Asia's Venice Jun 14 '06 "A smile and a wave are universal" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Tour of the Klongs "Great view of Bangkok -- make sure to haggle on pricing" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Restaurant across from democracy monument that is not McDonalds and looks very fancy and has patio "Looks nice, but isn't -- at least it has A/C!" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Out of Bangkok, into Condom-Land Jun 15 '06 ""Ahem Ahem, I love you"" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Swim in the beautiful infinity pool at C&C "best at night :)" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Cabbages and Condoms "Jungle-living at its best!!!! Go there!!!!" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Cabbages & Condoms "Get the Sweet Curry with chicken -- without a doubt worth the drive up the hill" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Pattaya city by day Jun 16 '06 "The verdict: Pattaya is not a place for couples...stay at Cabbages and Condoms and don't leave the resort! :)" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Bay View "Clean restaurants in Pattaya are hard to find, this one is probably one of the better ones" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Thai massage "A welcome break from the "fun" of Pattaya" | Pattaya, Thailand | |
On the road again: The Odyssey to Koh Chang Jun 17 '06 "We declared "Unbelievable" the word of the day... it was only to get worse." | Trad, Trat | |
Sea View Resort "Beautiful and welcoming" | Trad, Trat | |
Memories from Thailand -- front end of trip Jun 18 '06 | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
They don't call it the Rainy Season for nothing Jun 18 '06 "By now we are the restaurant's entertainment, what with the yelling, skipping with mops, excessive hand waving & flailing of arms" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
Sunny days on Ko Chang's Kai Bai Beach Jun 19 '06 ""Come again tomorrow...we pick you up!"" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
Iyara Seafood "Very gracious, warm people and great food!!" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
Tour to see fireflies at night "very beautiful -- came free with dinner from Iyara Seafood" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
We discover Elephant Island Jun 20 '06 | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
O2 "Extremely good value, well-located off the main road in Kai Bai, awesome food!" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
Elephant trek "Interesting as a first time" | Ko Chang, Thailand | |
On the road again: Back to Bangkok Jun 21 '06 "We now understood the true meaning of Asian hospitality." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bangkok: Kris' last day Jun 22 '06 "We are so happy to have clean clothes so that our fellow travelers don't refer to us as "those smelly Canadian girls"." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Grand Palace "A must-do in Bangkok" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Wat's in a Wat? Jun 23 '06 | Ayutthaya, Thailand | |
U.P. / P.U. Inn "Clean guesthouse" | Ayutthaya, Thailand | |
U.P. Inn restaurant "Full menu, friendly staff, cheap food" | Ayutthaya, Thailand | |
Back from Ayuthaya, Meeting our GAP Travel Group! Jun 24 '06 "we went to a bar on Khosan and began the first of now many conversations about accents as we drank Thai whiskey and coke out of buckets" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bangkok's Chatuchak Market Jun 25 '06 "It was pretty incredible, to see all these commuters top and salute the flag." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Off the train, into the Jungle Jun 26 '06 "Along the way, we saw a huge python, monkeys, and a fish even bit one of the guys! I told you it was the jungle!" | Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province | |
Jungle Fever Jun 26 '06 ""What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger... or at least a little bit thinner."" | Phangnga, Phangnga Province | |
Art's Treehouse Lodge "Whatever you do, do not order the massaman curry" | Phangnga, Phangnga Province | |
Art's Treehouse Lodge "Very rustic, but has great scenery. Be prepared to see big bugs" | Phangnga, Phangnga Province | |
We arrive at the Beach! Jun 27 '06 "I could hear the ocean lapping along the beach, even though I couldn't see it!" | Krabi, Thailand | |
J Mansion "Relatively clean guesthouse... splurge for the A/C" | Krabi, Thailand | |
With the wind at our backs Jun 29 '06 "Point being: Krabi and its surrouding waters are stunning... go there if you can!" | Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand | |
Beach day at last! Jun 30 '06 "It was heavenly beautiful... so clean and perfect." | Railay, Thailand | |
Goodbye Thailand, hello Malaysia! Jul 01 '06 "Luckily, Liz and I had just realized that today was CANADA DAY, so I proceeded to try to teach the men how to sing "Oh Canada"" | Butterworth, Malaysia | |
The Dark Side of Georgetown Jul 02 '06 ""Are you alright? It looks like you are going to dislocate your jaw!"" | George Town, Penang | |
The Hong Ping Hotel "BAD... don't go there" | George Town, Penang | |
Tea and Scones... Yes Please! Jul 03 '06 "When we arrived at the guesthouse, we immediately started running around like kids on the first day of camp." | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Hillview Inn "A big house -- very homely and close to downtown" | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Tea-cinos at 5000 Feet Jul 04 '06 "Only in Asia can your day start in scenic highlands and end by dancing on a bar in the middle of a cosmopolitan city!" | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Visit the BOH tea factory "Free! Scenery is beautiful, need a driver because you can't walk" | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Pretending we are Catherine Zeta Jones in Entrapment Jul 05 '06 "She took one bite and from the look on her face, we knew that it was NO GOOD." | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Hotel Chinatown "Nice place, right outside the market, so bring your earplugs" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Opium Dens in Melaka Jul 06 '06 "With the low whirr of the fan, the bird would sway ever so gently... kinda like it was swooping down on you to kill you in your sleep... ahhhhh!!!!!" | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Bamboo Hut "Far too trendy for cheap backpacker-types like me!" | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Sama Sama "um...if you like Opium Dens..." | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Of Singapore slings and tribal warfare Jul 07 '06 "We will miss them! Team Von Trapp 4 EVA! :)" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
The Royal Peacock "Well-located and clean, but small rooms" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Jakarta: a whole new world Jul 08 '06 "Here's where my story gets a little interesting ... and a little scary." | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
Liz's Birthday in Pangadaran's Paradise Jul 09 '06 "Since it was my obvious inability to walk, they didn't want to embarass me further by coming to my aid. Luckily, Liz does not subscribe to this culture, too!!" | Pangandaran, West Java | |
Sunrise Beach Hotel "Get the ocean view rooms! Excellent breakfast buffet" | Pangandaran, West Java | |
Into the Earthquake Zone Jul 12 '06 "Liz and I made sure to get a good photo with the buff monkey warriors." | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
Delta Homestay "Nice pool, clean, breakfast included in price, central locations to sights" | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
Bamboo Hut "Across from Delta .... awesome banana shakes and soup" | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
Visiting a Natural Wonder of the World Jul 14 '06 "Our goal was to climb to the peak of a seven story ancient ruin before the noon-day sun scorched us to death" | Borobudur, Indonesia | |
Getting WILD in Penanggungan! Jul 15 '06 "I was extremely freaked out when I went to close the door and a gigantic frog was just hanging out on the other side. I screamed and Liz had to come save me." | Penanggungan, East Java | |
Pusat Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup "You'll be glad you stepped off the beaten path... (note, not in Lonely Planet)" | Penanggungan, East Java | |
Sunrise at Bromo, Sunset in Bali Jul 17 '06 "We all realize how lucky we are to have just missed it ... we counted many blessings that night." | Tenger, East Java | |
Yoshi's Place "Gross... but not much choice up there in the mountains. The food at attached restaurant was pretty decent" | Tenger, East Java | |
Loving Life in Lovina Jul 17 '06 | Bali, Indonesia | |
Rice Paddies and Cool Weather Jul 19 '06 | Tirtagangga, Bali | |
The Whirlwind of Ubud Jul 20 '06 | Ubud, Indonesia | |
Paradise has a name, and its name is "Meno" Jul 20 '06 | Gili Meno, Indonesia | |
Stopover in Lombok's capital Jul 23 '06 "We cried out of the boat "Good-bye Lover" ala James Blunt... I don't know what was more sad, our crooning, or our leaving" | Mataram, Indonesia | |
Surfing the Waves in Kuta Jul 24 '06 | Kuta, Bali | |
Living the Tourist Life in Singapore Jul 25 '06 | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Fragrance Backpackers Hostel "very clean... almost clinical...." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Getting Scammed in Samui Jul 27 '06 | Ko Samui, Surat Thani Province | |
Our Under the Sea Adventure in Tao Jul 28 '06 | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Back "home" in Bangkok Aug 02 '06 "Unpacking our bags was honestly like shedding 10 pounds -- it was heavenly" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
New World Lodge "still a good place, especially at 800 baht" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Humbling HCMC Aug 03 '06 | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
War Remnants Museum "Must-do... very sobbering" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Cam Minihotel "VERY clean, centrally-located on backpackers' "Mini Hotel" street" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Good Morning Vietnam "AMAZING Italian food... get the gnocchi" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Opening our eyes to Cambodia Aug 05 '06 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
King's Palace Hotel "Definitely not the cheapest in town, but clean" | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Playing Lara Croft in the Angkor Ruins! Aug 07 '06 | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Enjoy Villa Guesthouse "We enjoyed it... that's for sure!" | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Kicking Back in Vientiane Aug 11 '06 | Vientiane, Laos | |
Enjoying the "Outdoor Museum" Aug 13 '06 | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
R&R in Chiang Mai Aug 15 '06 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Hooray, I can see! Aug 17 '06 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Beijing, China | |
