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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
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After four months of intense preparation and learning to use this travel "blog" Susan and Michelle are on their way!
Updates are optimistically expected every week or so, depending on funds and electricity. Track the beautiful, intrepid, intelligent travellers across whatever countries will give them Visitor's Visas! Please comment at will, Michelle and Susan are going to miss everyone and would love to hear what you think!
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Singapore | Apr 27 '06 | Here at last! (almost) |
2 |
Kuta | Apr 28 '06 | On the beach in Kuta
"EVERYONE has something to sell, if they don't they have something for free which will LEAD to something for sale" |
3 |
Ubud | Apr 30 '06 | Happy Galungan from Ubud!
"Every morning Crowy the rooster woke us up, and our two resident lizards, Little Guy and Big Boy kept the mosquitos at bay" |
4 |
Singaraja | May 06 '06 | Black Sand Beaches in Lovina
"We got up before sunrise (yes even Michelle..with no coffee!!!), and took a rickety wooden boat with bamboo outriggers out onto the ocean." |
5 |
Sanur | May 08 '06 | Sanur - Resort capital if you're rich (fun if you're poor too)
"the shopkeepers were pretty open about their dichotomous pricing" |
6 |
Singapore City | May 12 '06 | Scared in Singapore - We need CutieCook! |
7 |
Melaka | May 13 '06 | Historical Melaka
"When Susan was about ready to pull a toddler-style tantrum on the floor, we stopped for McFlurries at a local (halal) McDonalds" |
8 |
Kuala Lumpur | May 14 '06 | A big city - the second attempt in Kuala Lumpur
"As another fun perk, it has co-ed common bathrooms" |
9 |
Tanah Rata | May 14 '06 | The Cameron Highlands...about time we hit some mountains! |
10 |
Kuching | May 23 '06 | A city named "Cat"! Michelle HAD TO STOP HERE!
"Fortunately for Susan, the city turned out to have a lot more to offer than just the cat museum, though Michelle insisted that we visit" |
11 |
Miri | May 25 '06 | Michelle's birthday in Miri
"We were ushered down to the bar in the evening to find balloons and firecrackers and cake!" |
12 |
Gunung Mulu National Park | May 28 '06 | Voyage on the express boat...to the park!
"As another bonus, we had beer in this boat, which made for a nice, relaxing cruise into the National Park" |
13 |
Gunung Mulu National Park | May 29 '06 | Hiking the Caves
"Willie quickly herded us back to the boat, we were on "military time" now..." |
14 |
Gunung Mulu National Park | May 30 '06 | The Pinnacles - Susan sweat out twice her body weight
"Susan can sweat more than an entire women's rugby team" |
15 |
Bintulu | Jun 01 '06 | Gawai in the longhouse
"Passing out face first into our twin bunk beds was sweet" |
16 |
Ko Phangan | Jun 06 '06 | Back on the beach-Thailand
"This is where our lack of seafaring experience becomes amusing" |
17 |
Ko Samui Region | Jun 10 '06 | Tigers, Vespas and lady-boys -- all in a day's work on Koh Samui
"After three hours of tipping scooters, dragging them up mountain inclines and skidding down nearly vertical creekbeds" |
18 |
Siem Reap | Jun 15 '06 | We're in Cambodia, and we've met our FIRST Prince Edward Islanders
"We were a bit worried on the bus ride, having paid less than half of what other passengers had been charged, and with a strange guy pushing his guesthouse on us from the first minute" |
19 |
Kratie | Jun 19 '06 | The Cambodian transport entry - Kratie, Phnom Penh and Banlung |
20 |
Ban Lung | Jun 24 '06 | Jungle trekking - Villages in Northeastern Cambodia
"we nearly decimated the male population of the village who were way too busy staring to watch the road" |
21 |
Phnom Penh | Jun 27 '06 | Tourists in the capital - Phnom Penh's greatest hits
"Susan and Michelle visited the 5 places that every tourist must see in Phnom Penh" |
22 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Jul 01 '06 | The Haa-pie Tour Bus - Saigon, Vietnam |
23 |
Chau Doc | Jul 02 '06 | Mekong Delta Cruise - cone hats abound! |
24 |
Hue | Jul 05 '06 | Susan's request - Hue, the food capital of Vietnam
"Michelle was convinced that the name "Perfume River" was an unfortunately ironic title" |
25 |
Hanoi | Jul 08 '06 | Hanoi - home of the water puppets! |
26 |
Halong Bay | Jul 12 '06 | Ha Long Bay - The kayaking trip that wasn't
"It was definitely a good thing that one of the eight words Tape 1 covered was "good bye"" |
27 |
Sapa | Jul 14 '06 | Trekking in Sapa - Monsoon POWER |
28 |
Vinh | Jul 15 '06 | Border Crossing - Vietnam to Laos |
29 |
Vientiane | Jul 16 '06 | Vientiane - pronounced "Wieng Chan". Viva la France.
"Yes, you can get Ikea meatballs and jam there" |
30 |
Luang Namtha | Jul 18 '06 | Trekking in Luang Nam Tha - Akha Village
"We also learned that when water buffalo are bad, they get butchered" |
31 |
Pak Ou | Jul 25 '06 | Trekking in Pak Ou - A little of everything
"The chicken's head was put in a bowl, covered with a smaller bowl, and shaken up like a Boggle cube" |
32 |
Bangkok | Aug 01 '06 | Meeting mom! - Bangkok
"We did get splashed with quite a bit of sweat as the action moved over to our side, but thankfully, no blood" |
33 |
Singapore City | Aug 06 '06 | CutieCook shows us the REAL Singapore
"salmon sashimi, octopus...things we hadn't dared touch until Singapore and its health-inspected food operations" |
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