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We're leaving Wednesday, February 7th and flying straight into Singapore. Singapore - Thailand - Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia - India - Kenya -Tanzania - Nepal - Bhutan - Burma - Thailand - Malaysia - Indonesia and possibly Australia.
"I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." -Mark Twain
"A year to go around the world! A whole twelve months of scenes and curious happenings in far-off foreign lands! You have thought of doing this, almost promised yourself that when you got old enough, and rich enough, and could "spare the time," you too would go around the world. Most of us get old enough; some of us get rich enough; but the time! the time! - to spare the time, to cut loose from goods and lands, from stocks and dreary desks, quit clients, patients, readers, home and friends - ay, and our enemies whom we so dearly love! Full many a promise must be broken and few the voyagers round the world." -D.N. Richardson, "A Girdle Round the Earth", 1888
| KevHolls's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 The Otherside Feb 09 '07 | Asia | |
 And so it begins... Feb 09 '07 "This is the proverbial reality check" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
 Marina Mandarin "Beautiful hotel in central location. The complimentary breakfast is to die for." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Never enough time Feb 11 '07 "Just make sure you get the first round free to soften the blow" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
 Clarke Quay "Pricey outdoor dining along the riverfront, but a pleasant scene with great views of the city and dozens of boats floating by." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Singha and a banana pancake, please. Feb 12 '07 "Another hour-long Thai massage later..." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Galare Guest House "Perfect location near night bazaar, excellent staff as well as a great little restaurant along the river." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Muay Thai Boxing and (yes) ROSES. Feb 14 '07 "I don't know whether this is the greatest thing I've ever seen or the most disturbing" | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Muay Thai "Thai Boxing" "A MUST DO when in Thailand. Mesmerizing, beautiful, bloody fun." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Animal Heaven Feb 15 '07 "We were running out of the water like a scene straight out of JAWS" | Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province | |
Elephant Nature Park "Instead of going and riding an elephant, where you sit on its crumpling back, go to this wonderful place where you can look an elephant in the eye and find out the truth of what is going on with the diminishing Asian elephant. Don't just go for a day. Stay a night or two or three. Or volunteer for a month. I know it's something we will never forget." | Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai Province | |
Two New Years in One Year?! and Goodbye to Chiang Mai Feb 19 '07 "There is some serious masochism going on in massage parlors in Chiang Mai." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Heading for the Border Feb 19 '07 ""Skiing" is overrated." | Chiang Khong, Thailand | |
Tam-Mi-La Guesthouse "Cute little guesthouse on the Mekong. Get Bungalow #7. It's the only bungalow right on the Mekong River." | Chiang Khong, Thailand | |
Not another night here!! Feb 20 '07 "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" | Huay Xai, Laos | |
The Gibbon Experience (yes, we made it) Feb 22 '07 "You couldn't do this anywhere else in the world" | Bokeo Reserve, Laos | |
The Gibbon Experience "3 Days/2 Nights living in and zip-lining to treehouses hundreds of feet over the jungle of Bokeo Reserve in Northern Laos. An indescribable conservation project." | Bokeo Reserve, Laos | |
Karma at its finest Feb 25 '07 "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" | Pakbeng, Laos | |
Luang Say Lodge "We were there on an off-night, so it was not up to par, but I bet it's great if you go on a normal night." | Pakbeng, Laos | |
Bonjour Luang Prabang Feb 26 '07 "Oh, the poor decisions that can be made after a few glasses of wine at the night market..." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Sayo Guesthouse "Beautiful old French colonial mansion. Stay in one of the rooms in the main house. Great views out the window of a temple." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Hive Bar "Outside tables made out of drums, great ambience with candles everywhere and good music." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
 The Apsara Restaurant "The Panin fish is a must try! Also, get the sorbet, it definitely cools you off!" | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Backpacking Zombies in Vang Vieng Mar 02 '07 ""hey, it's Laos, anything could happen." Promising." | Vang Vieng, Laos | |
Xayoh Guesthouse "Right on the Nam Song - incredible views." | Vang Vieng, Laos | |
Cooling down in the Capital, Vientiane Mar 04 '07 "After the 11th "VIP Room" we walked past looking for the bathroom, we realized our little "nightclub" was a pretty happening brothel" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Mali Namphu Guesthouse "Good location right near the square, clean rooms and nice courtyard." | Vientiane, Laos | |
Hanoi(sy), Scam City, Motorbike Central - Gotta love it Mar 06 '07 "What's with being run over and breakfast food analogies?" | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Bobby Chinn "A great place by the lake, trendy atmosphere, delicious food!" | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
The Polite Bar "You pick the music, play some pool with the locals." | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Halong Bay Mar 09 '07 "You buy from me! You buy from me nowwww!" | Halong Bay, Vietnam | |
Bamboo Bar "Great new bar, run by the best!" | Halong Bay, Vietnam | |
A Light at the End of the Tunnel Mar 12 '07 "Guys! Guys, are you there?! Just tell us if you're there!" | Hue, Vietnam | |
DMZ Cafe "Local guys take you on motorbikes exploring the DMZ." | Hue, Vietnam | |
Shop Til You Drop, Hoi An Mar 14 '07 "It's like a totally important designer." | Hoi An, Vietnam | |
Yaly Couture "Best quality tailor in Hoi An." | Hoi An, Vietnam | |
The Heat Is On In Saigon Mar 17 '07 "Like Pooh in a honey pot." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Cu Chi Tunnels "Oh wow, these tunnels are small." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Phnom Phen Mar 20 '07 "This "society cleansing" from 1975-1979 resulted in the deaths of over 25% of Cambodia's population from starvation, overwork and executions." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
The Killing Fields "A mass burial site of a massacre from Pol Pot's evil regime." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Hair Removal and "Man"icures in Sihanoukville Mar 24 '07 "There are 35 incidents a month involving Cambodians and land mines." | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
Two Wrong Decisions Don't Equal a Right Mar 27 '07 "I mean, who wants to make things easy anyway?" | Battambang, Cambodia | |
White Rose "You'll see as many locals eating here as tourists. That's a good thing." | Battambang, Cambodia | |
Siem Reap and the Magnificent Angkor Wat Mar 31 '07 "A great way to end a great city, eating delicious local food under the shelter of a tuk-tuk in the Cambodian rain." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Street side vendor off Pub Street "Best food in Siem Reap." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Preena and Byron's Indian Wedding Apr 04 '07 "We were there to crash their enegagement night and, here we go again, crashing their honeymoon too!" | Goa, India | |
And We Thought India Was Supposed to be Hectic. "On the Road Again" in Kerala Apr 09 '07 ""Notice the ears on the antelope. Have him notice the ears on the antelope!"" | Kerala, India | |
A Taste of the Good Life Apr 15 '07 "It was all in good fun, though, and my hair is still blonde." | Mumbai (Bombay), India | |
It's Like Busch Gardens, Only the Animals Will Maul You Apr 19 '07 "One little hippo bump, and we were hippo food." | Nairobi Area, Kenya | |
Savuka Tours "Safari tour out of Nairobi." | Nairobi Area, Kenya | |
Not Another Lion... We want to See a !@*$ Porcupine! Apr 28 '07 "He tried to get out of the Land Rover and "call to the lions" just feet away from the wildebeest carcass. Safari Rum." | Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
Ngorongoro Crater "Stunning Crater outside the Serengeti." | Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
Red Rhino Orphanage Project May 04 '07 | Machakos, Eastern | |
Red Rhino Orphanage Project "Check out the website at www.RROP.org" | Machakos, Eastern | |
R & R (Rest and Rafting) in Kathmandu May 10 '07 "Kathmandu is a barrage of sights, scents and sounds." | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Hotel Encounter "Great little guesthouse in Thamel." | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Trekking to the Top (well, almost) of the World, Everest Base Camp May 19 '07 "Let me tell you, high altitude is no joke." | Mt. Everest, Nepal | |
Recovering from the Trek in Ko Phagnan Jun 01 '07 "Just what we needed after Everest kicked our butts." | Ko Phangan, Thailand | |
Seethanu Bungalows "Get the bungalows right on the beach. You feel like you're sleeping on a boat, you're so close to the beach." | Ko Phangan, Thailand | |
To Dive or Not To Dive? Jun 06 '07 "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." | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Lotus Bar "Great beachside bar with incredible fire spinners." | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Motorbike Mayhem in Ko Lanta Jun 11 '07 "Yep, that's a muddy pot hole. Let's hope it's not too deep... Oh boy, I'm going down." | Ko Lanta, Thailand | |
One Night in Bangkok and the World's Your Oyster Jun 18 '07 "Africa to Everest to sunshine non-stop, we were ready for some sushi and a movie theater." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Paragon Cineplex "Treat yourself to the VIP seats!" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Seminyak, Bali: Surfing, Sun and Sand (In My Bikini!) Jun 21 '07 "Two broken, sand-filled bikinis later, I managed to make it out of the water." | Kuta, Bali | |
Blue Ocean Bungalows "Right on the beach, very cheap and really friendly staff." | Kuta, Bali | |
Ubud da Bhudda, Bali Jul 06 '07 "Oh, and the lizard... still there." | Ubud, Indonesia | |
Pradha Guesthouse "Great little place in central Ubud. There are only 6 rooms here and the breakfast is great!" | Ubud, Indonesia | |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jul 16 '07 "A group of three boys wearing IRAN headbands flew by us as we stepped out of the elevator." | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Melaka, Malaysia Jul 21 '07 "Some of these little carts were vibrating frighteningly to 50 Cent." | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Reunion With the Fam in Edinburgh Jul 25 '07 "I guess I AM an American girl, after all..." | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
Americans Invade Norwegian Summerhouses Jul 29 '07 "The scene is straight out of the children's book, One Morning In Maine." | Lyngor, Aust-Agder | |
Visiting Tone in Her Hometown Finally! Aug 01 '07 | Oslo, Norway | |
