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| 23rd September 2009 Paul | what you make it - From: Fear And Loathing In Lombok had a great time in lombok. stayed in a a/c room with h/w, tv, double bed for 150,000rp(Puri Sengigi) a night. Sure the vendors were persistant but the place and people need tourist dollars. Be willing to spend a bit of money on a couple of T-shirts and book marks etc and make some friends. They will appreciate it, and for the most part leave you alone afterwards to enjoy a beautiful and a quiet beach, something very hard to find in bali. |
| 8th July 2009 ABE | PAUL GUIMOND - From: The 'DMZ' PAUL WAS MY BEST FRIEND AND NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, WE GREW UP TOGETHER. AS KIDS, WE PLAYED COWBOYS AND INDIANS IN HIS BASEMENT. AS WE GREW OLDER, WE WENT TRICK OR TREATING TOGETHER, LATER ON WE PLAYED BASEBALL, BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL TOGETHER. THEN CAME THE ALL NIGHT POKER GAMES. SEEMED WE WERE TOGETHER NEARLY EVERY DAY OUR WHOLE LIVES. AT HIS FUNERAL, I TALKED TO A SOLDIER ON CRUTCHES.HE TOLD ME PAUL SAVED HIS LIFE, AND LOST HIS OWN IN THE PROCESS. I WAS NOT SURPRISED. PAUL WAS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL PERSON. |
| 1st July 2009 john gibson | con thien - From: The 'DMZ' i was just surfing the net and came across your photo of the concrete bunker at con thien. there was a day-night scope in it for looking out to the dmz. i was there almost 14 months in 69 & 70. brings back a lot of the past. sure looks peaceful now. not that way at all back then. thanks for the posting, john |
| 5th February 2009 Mike and Karen | Bali Safety - From: Ubud and Monkey Terror Bali is one of the safest places we have ever traveled to. A single woman would have little trouble there. The Balinese are very respectful probably due to the fact that with over 3 million people living on an island this small, courtesy is extremely important. Sorry about the tardy response. I lost your e-mail in all of the moves. |
| 5th February 2009 Mike and Karen | Blog Photos - From: Vang Vieng Voom The pictures are in JPEG format which are viewable with pretty much any Operating System. If you are having trouble seeing them try right clicking on them and then go to 'open with' and pick whichever program you are accustomed to using to view pictures. If you are using a Mac, you should immediately buy a REAL computer thereby improving your life immeasureably and also stimulating the world economy. |
| 3rd February 2009 darmstro | Photos - From: Vang Vieng Voom I just discovered your excellent blog and am quite interested in your entries as we are planning a trip to SE Asia later this year. I was able to view your videos but not your photos, which I am sure would also be great. What program do I need? Thanks. |
| 1st February 2009 Mike and Karen | Leaving Laos - From: Vang Vieng Voom Thanks for the complement. At my age I cannot get enough. I should have mentioned that when you leave Laos you have to pay an exit fee of 20 Baht or 2,500 Kip. Obviously Kip is the cheaper way to go. You cannot exchange Kip outside of Lao so use it up if you can. I discovered that most of the Tuk drivers in Nong Kai are Laotian so if you have leftover Kip you can tip them with that. Only tips though. They will want the fare amount in Baht. |
| 1st February 2009 Mike and Karen | Snake Wine - From: Vang Vieng Voom Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is snake wine central. Snake wine is available in practically every souvenir store in town. A myriad of choices between bottle sizes, shapes and contents including critters that I could not ID. It is also extremely popular in the Mekong Delta. The city of Can Tho is loaded with the stuff. In restaurants there I saw huge glass containers loaded with critters for the consumption of restaurant goers. The Vietnamese drink this stuff on a regular basis. |
| 1st February 2009 Mike and Karen | Outlets WI-FI - From: Final Words And Travel Tips From Ubud Bali Lots of WI-FI places available on the main strip in UBUD. They Use a two round prong outlet system. Electricity is subject to surges so bring an adapter with a filter built in. You can plug alot of the US stuff directly into the wall but without a filter you could get burned. We lost a portable DVD that way. I stayed at Pramesti Bungalows which was a very nice economical Guesthouse and piggybacked off of the WI-FI at the resort next door. Hope this helps. |
| 31st January 2009 shay | thanks for practical tips - From: Final Words And Travel Tips From Ubud Bali I am planning a trip to Ubud and this is precisely the info I was looking for. Also do a lot of places have Wifi? I will be there for 2 months and I have to have access. What type of electrical outlets do they use? Thank you, Shay |
| 31st January 2009 kay | snake ? - From: Vang Vieng Voom Hello, looking on Google for Snake wine information I found your website, do you have anything more posted here related to Snake wine liquor ? Snake wine is shown there: http://www.asiansnakewine.com/ I previously bought a snake wine I am now looking for any other creature wine as mice or tokay, any idea where to find ? Thanks a lot for your help. |
| 30th January 2009 lifesabeach | Excellent Blog - From: Vang Vieng Voom another excellent blog......thank you so much and keep blogging :-) |
| 18th January 2009 glyn | helpful tips! - From: Love Is In The Gili Air Found your blogs very helpful,thnks. We will be going to Gili air next month.Have been traveling to Indonesia since our backpacking in 1978 (yes,we are very old,but 25 on the inside) Really looking forward to Gili as we have never got there yet. Thought it was great what you did for Soop,they need all the help they can get,yet they are wonderful people. Hope you get back to Gili Air in the not too distant future. All the best Glyn & Maggie Perth W.Australia |
| 10th January 2009 Ron | Best travel writing I've seen. - From: How to Enter Laos And Reasons You Shouldn't Beautiful job of descriptive writing. Thanks. |
| 5th January 2009 Stacey | - From: Bye Bye Pai Yup, I remember. (Got your postcard, by the way). Hope you guys had great holidays. Have a very safe trip to Laos. love, stace |
| 14th December 2008 Diana | Floridian traveling alone - From: Ubud and Monkey Terror Hi Mike, Loved your blog. I'm single, recently widowed, fit female about to set off alone. Consider myself fairly well traveled but so far missed Bali. Wondering if it's a secure place for me to be wandering alone and did you set off and cover the entire island? |
| 8th December 2008 Ene | Nice piece! - From: The Old Man And The Sea plus Gili Travel Tips Hi, I came across your blog (and at times loathing, hahaha!) as I was looking up for things to do in Lombok. I was undecisive about Santai Beach Inn at Mangsit in the beginning, but reading one of your earlier peices helped me make up my mind! Gili Air sounds like my kinda place, but my bf loathes the idea of lugging our luggage + dive gear around for short stays, so we are basing ourselves in Mangsit. Will keep coming back to hear more from you guys! - Ene, Malaysia |
| 5th December 2008 T | dangerous monkeys - From: Ubud and Monkey Terror You are a very funny writer! I agree abt the monkeys, nearly fell off the cliff in uluwatu when startled by an agressive monkey. |
| 28th November 2008 Pick | Excellent !!! - From: Bangkok Here We Come...NOT! Mikey, I'm so proud of you. I just knew you'd grow up to be something great. Who'd a thunk it?My lil buddy...a blogger ! Seriously Mike,this is first class.Very interesting and well done. I look forward to the next installment in the continuing adventures of Team Richards.Keep up the good work and God speed. Love You Guys, Pick |
| 14th November 2008 seth | great stuff - From: Fear And Loathing In Lombok wow guys, great informative blog. We are always looking for knowledgable contributors. www.aussietravellersforum.com.au Not just for Aussies, share your view of the world :) |
| 29th October 2008 Jim and Ila | - From: Spa Fun or Bali's First Woman In Space Thanks for addressing us for your blog. We look forward to going to the computer to check on your latest. This issue had Ila laughing so hard she cried. |
| 15th October 2008 Ellen | Looks beautiful - From: Lovina Lethargy No blondes washing that man outta their hair? This ain't the Bali I know of. Looks like you guys are having a great time. Leaves are vibrant gold and red here. Will think of you at the first frost. |
| 15th October 2008 Jim and Ila | - From: So This Is Paradise ?! Hi Mike & Karen, We really do enjoy your travelogues. I follow your tour on a map to get a better feel for what you're experiencing. I yearn for the mixed company of the other tourists that you describe, the food (especially the fresh fish), the beaches, the mountains, and the cities. I would find the bugs, the heat, and constant perspiring very unpleasant, as I did during my tours in Viet Nam. By the way, they made me take quinine pills daily--a large speckled thing. I put 365 of them in a pill bottle, and kept track of the time I had left by the level of the pills. What do you do for protection against malaria? Your writing and pictures are great. You could easily make it as a travel writer.I'm sending your blogs on to the kids. Things here in the Southwest are moving on toward winter such as our einters are. We have had a couple of days of rain, and the temperature got down to 43 degrees last night. When I get out for the day, I expect to see snow covering Sierra Blanca. Looking forward to your next blog. |
| 6th October 2008 Stacey | i'll be the first - From: Kuala Lumpur Wow- this is great- much better than the weekly emails we usually get. Having traveled with you guys before I can easily picture you at the various destinations. It's a bright spot in an unemployed person's day to read about all the exotic locales. Although I recognized the pointed jab at Seattle. BTW- where's Noah? Why isn't he commenting? |
| 6th October 2008 Tom Denson | Home Front - From: Kuala Lumpur It looks beautiful. It sounds like you've been finding compfortable places to rest when you need it most. It also sounds like it would cost me as much to get to a resturant as it does for you to eat at one. I got Mom to the airport last Friday morning, and she's safely back home. I'm looking forward to your updates, and will shar them with Ellen and the kids. Love Tom |
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