Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia I got up this morning and watched the first half of the Cowboys vs Jets game while I packed up my stuff to leave Vang Vieng. I grabbed a quick breakfast sandwich at a local cafe and waited for my taxi to bring me to the bus station. It was supposed to come at 8:30am to get me there for a 9am bus. A taxi never came, just two mini vans. One was a nice big…
Vang Vieng, Laos, Asia I got up this morning and realized it was the 10th anniversary of 9/11. It really is amazing to think that was ten years ago, because I can remember everything about that day in such minute detail. It was also crazy to think how things have changed so much in my life in the last ten years too. In 2001 I was a freshman in college and really had no idea what I wanted to do…
Vang Vieng, Laos, Asia I woke up to an awesome view outside of my window today. It really showed me why people come out here, even if it’s not for the tubing trip. The landscape out here is stunning. I went down to the lobby at the Popular View Guest House (a very apt name), and had an awesome breakfast. Then I had to do my least favorite thing and pack all my stuff up to move hotels. I found…
Vang Vieng, Laos, Asia I got up this morning and was enjoying the air conditioning too much to move. I went downstairs for breakfast, which was awesome again, but they don’t have A/C in the lobby, so it was pretty hot. I retreated back to my room for a bit and packed up all my stuff to get ready to leave. At 11:30am I left my bags in the lobby and ventured out to see some of the town. I…
Vientiane, Laos, Asia I got up today and enjoyed a great breakfast at my hotel. They had a few things to choose from and I had the fried eggs and sausages (which are actually hot dogs), with a banana shake and fruit salad. It was a great start to the day. At about 11am I headed over to Joma Bakery to try and meet up with Palli, from the train, but he wasn’t there. I did run into Katy, a…
Vientiane, Laos, Asia Last night was a fairly good ride, I only woke up a few times and probably got 4-5 hours of sleep. I got up at 7am and had some breakfast on the train before finding out that we were running about 3 hours late. Instead of getting to Nong Khai at 8:25am, we pulled in at about 11:15am. I stuck with Palli and a Russian guy named William. We got a tuk tuk to the Thailand Immigration…
Nong Khai, Thailand, Asia I got up this morning to see Lynne off at 6:30am. It’s a sad, sad day. We’ve had a great time travelling through Thailand together, but I’m on my own again to head into Laos. I hung around the hostel today using their wifi to take care of a few things. I have no idea what the internet situation is going to be like in Laos, so I figured I’m safest to use it while I…
Bangkok, Thailand, Asia I woke up this morning very well rested after finally being back in a place with air conditioning. It’s amazing the difference that makes after walking around in the 90*+ heat all day. Lynne and I got up and she went straight up to the roof deck to soak up as many of the sun’s rays as possible. I watched a few TV shows and took advantage of the amazingly fast download speeds at the hostel to…
Bangkok, Thailand, Asia Today was such a long and strange day. Planes, trains, and automobiles doesn’t even start to explain it. We were picked up by a nice air conditioned van at 6:30am to go to the pier in Nathon. From there we caught the ferry for an hour and a half to Surat Thani on the mainland. We had bought a joint ticket to get us straight to the airport, so when we got off the ferry we got…
Lamai Beach, Thailand, Asia With today being our last day on the island, we decided to do nothing and just take in the surroundings at the resort. We were awake by 8am and out by the pool by 8:05am. We hung out there all day with only short breaks for food or a pitcher of beer from the restaurant. We went out tonight into Lamai, and we were supposed to meet up with Dan and Francisca for dinner, but we…