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January 8th 2009
Published: January 8th 2009
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Greetings! We made it to Vietnam via Cambodia on New Year's Day, after two weeks taking in the culture, temples, and small-town life of northwest Thailand. Still braised from the southern beaches, we arrived in the north's largest city, Chiang Mai, via train from Bangkok confident that the packs of sweater-clad dogs we encountered en route to our hotel were a good sign that cooler temperatures ... Read Full Entry



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Jub and Anna
Jub and Anna
After both spending four years at law jobs in the States, we decided to pick up and travel around the world last October in search of adventure and whatever else comes our way. We plan to be abroad until summer of 2009. If you want to subscribe to this blog, you can click on the blue "Subscribe" button below, and you'll get an email when we post something new. We've decided to divide the labor on this blog. Eric (Jub) will do most of the writing and Anna will handle the pictures and editing. Please drop us a line if you have ideas or tips for us as we travel along. We love hearing fro... full info
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The classThe class
The class
And all 22 of our cooked dishes.
En route to Karen villageEn route to Karen village
En route to Karen village
The village as seen from the riverThe village as seen from the river
The village as seen from the river
BargainingBargaining
Bargaining
These girls took me for just about all I had. Which was fine.
Standing tall at 4'9''Standing tall at 4'9''
Standing tall at 4'9''
Long neck woman who had a picture together with Mischa Barton on the wall behind her. Yes, really.
Jub and technologyJub and technology
Jub and technology
A water wheel that ground rice and wheat.
Typical shelterTypical shelter
Typical shelter
Karen village
Kids in the Yunanese villageKids in the Yunanese village
Kids in the Yunanese village
Maehongson province
Chinese storefrontChinese storefront
Chinese storefront
Maehongson province
Cheerleader movesCheerleader moves
Cheerleader moves
What can I say? We are in constant need of entertainment.
Jub's bestJub's best
Jub's best
cheerleader moves.
At the "mud spa"At the "mud spa"
At the "mud spa"
outside Maehongson
Karen womanKaren woman
Karen woman
The rings around their necks made me uncomfortable.
Legs of Karen womanLegs of Karen woman
Legs of Karen woman
Kid with polaroidKid with polaroid
Kid with polaroid
Jub's camera was a big hit in the villages, where he distributed Polaroids pretty widely.
Karen womanKaren woman
Karen woman
Countryside outside MaehongsonCountryside outside Maehongson
Countryside outside Maehongson
As seen from our scooters
CountrysideCountryside
Countryside
It was a beautiful place for a scooter ride.
Flat tire Flat tire
Flat tire
And our trusty helpers
Street foodStreet food
Street food
Maehongsong night market. So tasty.
Paper lanternsPaper lanterns
Paper lanterns
At the Buddhist temple in Maehongson. When they went up in the air, we watched for several minutes until they were so far up that they looked like stars. It was awesome.



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