Southeast Asia Trip, Day 29: Leaving Khao Lak

Heading to Phuket airport now. A mere 32 hours after we board our plane (Phuket -> Bangkok -> Tokyo ->…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 28: Khao Lak

Today's plan is to: have breakfast on our private veranda beachcomb bask by the pool eat as much coconut ice…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 27: Khao Lak (Similan Islands)

We snorkeled the Similan Islands today. Remarkably, the breathtaking underwater landscape we saw (heaps of beautifully colored fish and coral)…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 26: Khao Lak

Traveler's Tip of the Day: When getting your hair cut in Thailand, don't ask for it to be cut "short."

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 25: Khao Sok to Khao Lak

After a few more hours of kayaking this morning (had some great wildlife sightings), we headed to Khao Lak for…

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Southeast Asia Trip, Day 24: Khao Sok National Park

Besides kayaking, we've been doing some trekking here. Today's hike was through a deep limestone cave, through which two different…

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Southeast Asia Trip, Day 23: Khao Sok National Park

Today we arrived at our quaint "floating bungalow" in the remotest corner of Khao Sok national park. This is the…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 22: Siem Reap to Phuket

When we checked in for our flight to Phuket, the boarding passes which were printed had the wrong destination on…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 21: Siem Reap (Preak Toal)

I spent the day at the Preak Toal bird sanctuary. (Or, more accurately, I spent the day traveling to and…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 20: Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)

It was a fun day, but it's been an unpleasant evening. Sara has some nasty food poisoning--from some jackfruit she…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 19: Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)

Last-minute change of plans this morning--we took a detour to visit Beng Mealea, the "Jungle Temple," which was only opened…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 18: Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)

The ruins of Angkor are... overwhelming. We spent the entire day exploring it by remork (cousin of the tuk-tuk), and…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 17: Luang Prabang to Siem Reap

Just arrived in Cambodia--how different from its neighbors! I'm not sure which of today's events is more exciting: using our…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 16: Nong Khiaw to Luang Prabang

Returned to Luang Prabang today by public bus. Tomorrow, we fly to Cambodia. This afternoon, I finished reading Cambodia: Report…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 15: Nong Khiaw

Tonight, our hosts held a Basi (bah-SEE) ceremony--funded happily by us--in honor of the new year. Several of the village…

19 years ago

Southeast Asia Trip, Day 14: Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw

Today we headed north for a two-day stay in Nong Khiaw, via a 6-hour boat ride on the scenic, blue…

19 years ago

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