I caught a quick fight back to Bangkok from Da Nang yesterday. This city is starting to feel pretty familiar by now. I was able to find a great dentist who fixed my tooth for the price of 2000 baht. Originally he quoted a price of 1800, but after he was done...
After leaving Nha Trang, I took the bus with Steph and Julie up to Hoi An. This is a great town for shopping for any kind of tourist stuff, but I really took advantage of the local tailors. I needed some clothes to work in once I got to Mongolia, and here was...
I’ve found my favorite beach so far! Na Trang is another beautiful seaside town that is just now starting to attract the tourist trade. Its not hard to imagine why. This place has absolutely everything…beach vendors selling fresh fruits and seafood, warm water, comfy chairs, and friendly locals. It’s got a...
It’s been a very strange day. I started by listening to Bush’s very weak speech to Hussein giving him 48 hours to leave the country. I think Bush is a poor leader for our country, and don’t have any respect for him at all. I support the troops who are doing their job in fulfilling...
Getting to Saigon was an interesting adventure. I took a local mini-bus from Chau Doc, and found myself crowded with six people in a row of seats built for three. It wouldn’t have been so bad except that there was an older Vietnamese guy who kept stroking the hairs on my leg. ...
After a completely enjoyable week on the beach, it was time to head down to Vietnam. I booked a combination bus/boat taxi service down to the town of Chao Doc and then on to Saigon. All together it would take two days to make the trip, which I wasn’t aware of until we’d stopped for...
Meg and I have moved on to the coast of Cambodia. Getting here was a little more complicated than we’d thought, but it all worked out eventually. We’d planned on taking the train from PP to the town of Kampot, but when we showed up at the train station, we were told "no...
After three days in Siam Reap, I decided to head down to the capital city of Phnom Phen where I was supposed to meet up with Megan again. I booked a ticket on a speed boat that would take me from Siam Reap down the Tonle Sap river to PP. The...
I arrived in Cambodia after a grueling 12 hour bus trip. It’s so apparent that you’ve crossed the border. The roads in Thailand are first class, while those in Cambodia barely deserve to be called "roads". It took 10 hours to go 100 kilometers! When I got to Siam Reap, I tried to find...
