We left the US for our Honey(many)moon at the end of April with the hope of spending a couple months exploring, learning, meeting, eating, drinking, learning and generally enjoying the crap out of each other’s company for 6-9 months. After…
Malletts in Thailand
Breia and Ryan decided to share their vacation with us and do a bit of travel in Asia with us. We spent a few days before they arrived in Bangkok getting our visas to Myanmar sorted out, doing a bit…
Southern Thailand
Our return to Thailand came at a very tragic time with two bombings in Bangkok. Thailand has and will continue to hold a part of my heart and it was tragic to see more violence in the Thai capital. While a…
Cameron Highlands to Pulau Perhentian
We debated visiting the Cameron Highlands. They are supposed to be lovely, with cool weather and stunning vistas. We decided that a quick visit would be good. It was great having such cool weather. We didn’t find any great restaurants…
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is one of those cities I don’t know why I never made it to before. It has all the good and bad bits of a city in spades. There is lots of growth, contrasting scenery (jungle/skyscraper, local markets/world-class…
Malacca
From Singapore we caught a bus to Malacca. Malacca was for a time the most important port on the Malay Peninsula. It has a varied history with colonization and along with Georgetown on Penang island has some of the best…
Singapore
We debated skipping Singapore altogether on this trip. It is expensive and the main attractions are eating and shopping. After debating we decided that it made more sense to visit Singapore and then go through Malaysia. So, we booked our…
Sapa
Sapa is the coldest part of Vietnam, nestled in the mountains near the borders of China and Laos it is home to hilltribes, coffee and some of the most lovely rice terraces I have ever seen. Sapa town is a…
Hanoi
Liz and I visited Hanoi three times while in Vietnam; all three were short visits between other excursions. Hanoi is a beautiful city and the only city in Vietnam I’ve visited before. When in Hanoi in 1999 I accidentally ordered…
Halong Bay
Halong Bay is certainly one of the big tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and one of the top destinations for Liz and I on this trip. A UNESCO site and home to awe inspiring geography/geology. We opted to take a…