Chinatown. This area is the most 'touristy' and has a bit market selling your standard knock-off clothing for as much as the vendor can screw you for. There is also a couple of cool temples, Guan Di and Sri Maha Mariamman. There was some kind of Indian ceremony or celebration going on at the second one, so there were saree's everywhere!
30 November 2011
KL is the Shiz! [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
Chinatown. This area is the most 'touristy' and has a bit market selling your standard knock-off clothing for as much as the vendor can screw you for. There is also a couple of cool temples, Guan Di and Sri Maha Mariamman. There was some kind of Indian ceremony or celebration going on at the second one, so there were saree's everywhere!
29 November 2011
Blood Suckers [Taman Negara, Malaysia]
At the end of the last post Julia and I were jumping in to the back of some random guys car, with the hope of a free trip to Teman Negara. We had our fingers tightly crossed that we would not end up in small pieces in a box in the corner of a basement somewhere in Malaysia. But we were lucky enough to meet an awesome group of people and had a really good couple of days (minus the leeches. We'll get to that...).
What's the Catch? [Kota Bharu, Malaysia]
28 November 2011
Mounting Monkeys [Krabi, Thailand]
Quantity over Quality [Ko Phangan, Thailand]
The ferry across to the small island was a perfect introduction. Cruising through smooth turquoise water under beautiful blue skies, looking out over the hundreds of tiny islands that dotted the horizon. It complimented our over excited, 'lets get loose mother goose' mood completely. We left the island through choppy seas on a shitty, rainy day. Again, matching our mood perfectly; hungover, bruised and battered.
One Night in Bangkok [Bangkok, Thailand]
We arrived to the Bangkok northern bus station at about 7am, passed by the hundreds of tuk-tuk and taxi drivers yelling for our business, and jumped on a local bus into the city. 30 minutes later we were getting off the bus in Banglamphu district, the historic area (and backpacker hangout). The plan was to wander around and find some cheapish accommodation down Khao San Road or one of the streets surrounding, but after only being in the area for five minutes we were swindled by a sly tuk-tuk driver.
24 November 2011
Pit Stop [Vientiane, Laos]
TUBING! [Vang Vieng, Laos]
20 November 2011
Standoff [Luang Prabang, Laos]
14 November 2011
No Ordinary Temple [Chiang Rai, Thailand]
8 November 2011
Rasta Pie [Pai, Thailand]
More Buddha Than Your Body Can Handle [Chiang Mai, Thailand]
We set off from Siem Reap at 8am on a short three hour bus ride to the border town of Poipet. Crossing the border into Thailand was no issue, it was when we arrived the problems started. As soon as we were through customs a guy from a travel agent approached us saying he could take us anywhere we wanted to go. I was more interested in finding the local bus station and getting on a normal bus, but he said he had a bus leaving in 10 minutes for Chiang Mai and I negotiated a price of THB300 each (US$10). It turns out that people in Thailand often sell things they don't actually have...
7 November 2011
Beyond Impressive [Siem Reap & Angkor, Cambodia]
4 November 2011
One Interesting Monk [Battambang, Cambodia]
3 November 2011
The Worst Bus Trip EVAR! [Koh Kong, Cambodia]
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