People come to Xian for one reason, the terracotta warriors. This archeological sight was discovered by a farmer in the 1970’s while trying to dig a hole for a well. He didn’t find water but he found what led to the discovery of at least 4,000 life-size terracotta warriors including horses and chariots. The crazy part is archeologists believe they have only touched the surface and that thousands more of these warriors are buried around the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. We spent half a day walking around the grounds checking out the terracotta army and Jason heeded the signs that [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to the home of the 2008 Olympics! You would never guess the Olympics are coming here with all of the construction and the advertisements at the Great Wall of China. This has been the absolute hardest city to communicate in but we have found the solution. Simply flag down the nearest 8-10 year old and voila you have a translator. If you want to find your favorite restaurant, find a 7 year old. Do you need help on the subway? Find a 10 year old. Wanna go to the Great Wall? Just ask a 9 year old how to get [View Full Entry]

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We ended our tour of Vietnam in Hanoi. We parked ourselves for awhile to really see the city and take a break from constant bus-train-plane-taxi-cyclo-boat hopping. We were lucky enough to find a local club called Hanoi Kids. They are university students who want to be professional tour guides. They give free tours around the city so they can practice their English. Since they are in school to become tour guides we asked what some of the dos and don’ts are when dealing with Americans. After a long laugh, they showed us their class notes. Apparently, American’s like bananas and bot [View Full Entry]

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We decided to split Vietnam into three major stops. The south, HCMC, the middle, Hoi An, and the north, Hanoi. Hoi An is a smaller town on the river right next to the South China Sea. In the past it was actually a major international trade port for the Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Today tourists tout it as the place to go in Vietnam if you want a custom made suit or knock off of any garment in the world. Aside from that, it is popular for its small streets and ancient charm. It lived up to its reputation in all [View Full Entry]

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Depending on who you talk to we were either in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) or Saigon. The official name is HCMC but the locals seem to still refer to the city as Saigon. Strange thing is we became instant millionaires once we arrived. That’s right, at most times we each have 2-3 million dong on us. Yep, the local currency is called the dong and I am pretty sure one of us has used every double entendre possible. Feel free to make up your own, except for Sully. By the way, Sully wins the award for most deleted comments on [View Full Entry]

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After our budget bus ride we opted for door to door service and hired a private taxi with air con to drive us to our hotel in Phnom Penh. The car ride was awesome and we felt good about our decision until the taxi driver was pulled over and subsequently arrested prior to our destination. Even though we were left on a corner we were actually in Phnom Penh when he was arrested so all we had to do was find our hotel. We jumped in a tuk tuk and found it in no time. We went to the capital city [View Full Entry]

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We had an amazing time in Siem Reap touring the temples. While we were in Siem Reap we heard about a smaller city in Cambodia called Battambang. It seemed like a good place to go since the tour groups don’t stop there. We talked to a travel agent who said for $6 we could get there by bus. You may ask yourself what kind of bus does one get for $6? We can tell you, it’s not good. Picture this: first a rickety taxi picks us up from our hotel and takes us to a travel agent at 7am (remember all [View Full Entry]

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Temples, Temples, Temples. We spent 4 days in Siem Reap and really took our time exploring the ancient Temples of Angkor. Most of the temples were built between the 10th-12th centuries. I wonder if there were any vegetarians back then?? I swear these pictures are over a period of 4 days however you will see the same exact clothes on both Woodley and Jason everyday. Laundry has become more difficult to do and yes Jason’s favorite item of clothing is the grey UA shirt you have been seeing since November. I think his record is 10 days in a row. Woodley [View Full Entry]

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If you ever want to know where to find the 3 time FIFA world player of the year and a vegetarian’s paradise, it is in Northern Thailand of course! Yes, its true worlds can collide. A vegetarian and a soccer junkie can find their prize in the same place, a city called Chiang Mai. Woodley discovered Chiang Mai is known for vegetarian restaurants, cooking, massage and yoga. Jason discovered Zindedine Zidane would be playing in a charity match with professional players from the Asian futbol league. The deal was hammered out, negotiations were rough, but the rules of the contract were [View Full Entry]

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While looking at this blog please imagine Jason singing this for five days straight…. One night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free You’ll find a god in every golden cloister And if you’re lucky then the god’s a she I can feel an angel sliding up to me. We had a choice of a 12 hour train ride or a 50 minute flight, the difference in price was $20, guess what we chose? While we have been traveling for the last 3 months we have barely experienced any rain or sickness. [View Full Entry]

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