ScottandTrish

Well now to our last official stop- Cambodia. It started off with a bus ride from Bangkok to the border at Poi Pet from there we met up with another guide that brought us across the border and then to the bus on the other side. Poi Pet is supposed to be one of the most dangerous borders but because we were traveling with a private company we didn't have to worry about it at all actually. On the other side we climbed into another bus and began our 6 hour drive to Siem Reap. This same trip would probably only take about 2-3 hours normally but in this section of Cambodia the roads aren't paved, so we bounced along the whole way. They also barely judged correctly the amount of people they were going to ... read more

So we arrived back in Bangkok and as i'm writing my section Scott is writing about the sights and activities that took place while we were back there. I on the other hand am going to write about one of the side trips that we took while we were here. We decided once we got back that we had plenty of time to do some small trips around the area, that way we can actually say we did some other things besides just sitting around here. Although there is plenty to do just in the city center if we really wanted. Our first side trip was kanchanaburi a small town about 2 hours west of Bangkok. For 200Baht ($8) each we got on a bus that took us there, conviently the diver dropped us off at ... read more

After a couple days of lying around and being completely unproductive we decided we would do some diving. We'd been considering our options over the past few days and decided we'd go with the slightly more expensive but more productive route of getting our advanced certification rather than just go on a couple of fun dives. We signed up for a class (and by that i mean we told them when we wanted to come by since we were the only ones doing it) at a resort down the beach from ours called Sunshine Divers. Included in the price (US$230) was three nights at their resort so we packed up our stuff and headed down the beach. After we checked in we decided that since Trish was still pretty red from kayaking/snorkeling Shark Island the day ... read more

Well we've now started our third country of the trip, Thailand. Since we decided to fly out of Mumbai a little early we now have a few more days to play with over the course of the next month. Originally we had planned on staying in the center and north of the country, some light trekking in the mountains up north, Bangkok for a week, and a little beach time out east. Now that we're here though with a little more time we've shifted our thoughts a little and are going to make this a little more relaxing trip. Unfortunately (or maybe luckily) since we're here without visas we're limited to 30 days in the country so we're still slightly pressed for time, though I'm sure we'll manage. After a long night/morning of airports, flights and ... read more

We decided to take a slight detour from the standard travelers tour of India and head down to southwest Gujarat for a few days. We technically I really wanted to do it and Trish put up with me and all the hassles getting here entailed... Due to the obvious train difficulties we experienced we ended up spending the day at the Amedabad train station and it's vicinity and missed what would have been a chill/relax day in Junagadh. Getting here at 4:30am after a noisy train ride, our first priority was a little more sleep, followed by showers. After that we wasted no time headed over to one of the towns two attractions (for me at least...), the Junagadh Zoo. As many of you may know, I'm a science dork and love zoos. I love any ... read more