How many people can say they have actually been in a tropical rainforest? A jungle that is over 130 million years old. That has been untouched by any natural or unnatural disaster and has been around since the time of the dinosaurs? When you try and imagine the jungle, images from every movie you had [...]
Mama Chops and Flip Flops
November 29th, 2009
Smell-aysia
November 24th, 2009
We started our Malaysia travels with a bus ride from Singapore to Melaka. I decided that along the way there should have been towns where the rules and regulations of strict Singapore slowly disappeared one by one, and the bus would stop at each one, allowing you some time to adjust. Whereas in Singapore you [...]
Sign, Sign everywhere a sign, Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind, Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign…
November 11th, 2009
Sorry for the delay! Hard to post a blog from the middle of the jungle!
The streets are spotless. There is no graffiti on bridges, sides of buildings, fences, anywhere. Modern glass and steel buildings with spotless and hushed courtyards abound. People wait patiently and quietly to cross streets. Banners proclaim ‘Low Crime Doesn’t Mean No [...]
London Calling
November 3rd, 2009
30+ trains
6 long haul bus rides
5 plane rides
3 ferries
2 car rentals
1 long ass taxi ride
15 Hotels/Pensions
6 Self Service Apartments
It is the halfway point in our journey. We have battled homesickness, language barriers, food poisoning, hair frustrations, the dreaded budget, and even each other. We have had to wrap our heads around 3 different currencies and [...]