Hello Friends and Family We arrived on Koh Lanta after a long journey from Malaysia. Three ferries and two mini-vans later we were dropped off at Coco Lanta Resort greeted by our good friend Vicky who manages the hotel. It was so great to re-connect with her again since we met her 3 and 5 years ago working at the bungalows we stayed at then. We have been keeping in touch with her through Facebook and she encouraged us to stay at her new place of employment and we're glad we did! The resort is fabulous and just perfect for us. The hotel is only a year old so everything is new, modern and spotless. We have a cute little bungalow with lovely linens, spacious bathroom and a king size bed. It's right on the beach ... read more

Our trip through Malaysia continues. We had another 4 hour bus ride to the island of Penang. Much of the landscape along the way was mountainous with lots of palm trees and limestone. We rode over a 3 or 4 km bridge connecting Penang to the mainland. While in Penang we stayed in the district of Georgetown which is an older area with lots of history and character. Narrow streets, flee markets, cafes, hotels, hostels, travel agencies and food carts. Just what we enjoy! The island was first inhabited in the early 1800's and the original fort still stands. Many of the buildings retain the architecture of the time as yo will see in some of the photos. Today the population is 1.3 million and is inhabited by Chinese, Indians and Malays. We hit the jackpot ... read more

Greetings from Singapore! We made it safe and sound after a 10 hour flight to Tokyo from Vancouver and then a 7 hour flight to Singapore on Nippon Airways. Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline was very comfortable and provided excellent service with full service meals, beer, wine all complementary. We even managed to get some sleep! However, our travels were not without a glitch. We pride ourselves in never having any travel problems, missed connections or lost baggage. Well, our luck has run out. Because of a delayed flight from Saskatoon we missed our connection to Vancouver through Edmonton. But they did mange to get us to Vancouver Thursday night on a later flight. But, our luggage never made it!! That dam West Jet. They assured us they would deliver our bags to our hotel in ... read more

"You Better Belize It" is the latest Belize motto, and it's right on! It's a really fun place to vacation! This is our third trip to Belize and the island of Caye Caulker is one of our favourite spots to be! On previous trips we toured the mainland, visited all the hot spots and checked out some of the other islands. They were all amazing but Caye Caulker just felt right so we decided to return here and spend our last couple of weeks relaxing in the Caribbean. Caye Caulker is an interesting little island like no other! The inhabitants are a mixture of black, spanish, creole and mayan with english as their first language. Many speak with a little different lingo that is fun to listen to and they are as friendly as could be! ... read more

Hi everyone, hope all is well! We're just finishing up our week in Santa Teresa which is just south of Samara on the same peninsula. Even though the two are close, we had quite the rugged trip here! Because of the rough terrain we had to travel inland first and then back down the coast. Our driver took us on a short cut and we felt like we were breaking trail along the narrow dirt road! We wondered where we would end up, however the scenery was beautiful. We also drove by the entrance to Mel Gibson's vacation home. We arrived safe and sound to Santa Teresa. We were a little surprised to find the town spread along one rugged dirt road for 7 kms. Santa Teresa is definately a surfers' paradise with huge waves (not ... read more