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Heavenly Ha Long Bay
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsAfter leaving the homestay, we boarded the bus for 3 long days aboard the mini bus. The worst part of the trip was now behind us. We stopped for a […] -
Vientiane & Homestay
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsI didn’t do too much in Vientiane. It’s a pretty sleepy town with not much going on. It’s great for people watching and that’s mostly what we did. We headed […] -
Morning Alms
Posted on December 3, 2008 | No CommentsFour of our group woke up at 5:30 this morning and headed into town to participate in morning alms. All of the monks from all the temples in the area […] -
Lovely Luang Prabang
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsNext stop on the river is Luang Prabang. For the last couple of days Simon has been telling us that our accomodations were not that great and that during our […] -
Sawatdee to Sabatdee
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsThis morning we hopped in a couple of vans for the ride to the Lao border. We stopped along the way in Chiang Rai to see Wat Rong Khun, which […] -
Temples and Night Markets
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsWe started the day by driving about an hour out of town to a small river to do some rafting. We all had the impression that we would be doing […] -
Chiang Mai
Posted on November 21, 2008 | No CommentsI met everyone in the group the day before yesterday and it’s an interesting group. Two mother daughter pairs, one couple, two guys traveling together and the rest singles. There’s […] -
Day 1 – Bangkok
Posted on November 19, 2008 | No CommentsSpent the day yesterday walking around Bangkok. As I left the hotel, it started to rain so I ducked under a canopy to stay dry and met a few girls […] -
19:03:55 flight time
Posted on November 19, 2008 | No CommentsVery long flight from Minneapolis to Tokyo. 12 hours! Luckily, the seat next to me was open and I had some room to stretch out. Unfortunately, there was a family […]