***Make sure to watch the video of us diving!!!*** Bangkok (again) The smiles on our faces could not have been bigger when we landed on the Bangkok tarmac, knowing we were only about an hour away from some spicy Pad Thai street food, LOTS of amazing shopping, and cheap rooms. As we arrived by Khao San Rd, it was an immediate sigh of relief for us, accompanied by an unfamiliar feeling of…wait, we actually know where we’re going without exploring for a whole day. After dropping our things off and checking in at Merry V, the first thing on our agenda was heading to the corner for $1 Pad Thai and a fruit shake. Our first FULL day however, would be spent going back to our favorite market to date…the Chatuchuk Market with enough stalls wear ... read more

Cat Ba Island and Hanoi We had a little bit of time to chill out at the bus station before our bus arrived, so we grabbed our favorite, well second favorite, drink in Vietnam…red bull! This is no ordinary red bull either mind you. We’ve decided that they have to put some kind of speed in these things because it’s better than espresso and lasts twice as long. When the bus pulled up, one of the guys at the bus station let us know right away and we all piled in. The ride was fairly easy compared to some of the others we’ve had, other than the fact that our driver was on the horn THE..ENTIRE…TIME. You’d think the guy was deaf and couldn’t hear it going off. Everyone in Vietnam is on the horn at ... read more

One hell of a week...NhaTrang, Hoi An and Hue NHA TRANG After killing some time at a coffee shop so we could get wifi and having dinner, we were boarding our overnight bus to Nha Trang. All of the pictures we had seen of this city looked so beautiful, so we were quite excited to get there…not to mention we’d be at the beach again! As we got onto our bus, we were instructed to take off our sandals and put them in the plastic bag provided, obviously to keep the bus as clean as possible. We were in the very back of the bus on the top row, and Nate was very grateful for the seat he had on this ride. Most buses have 3 rows, top and bottom, of lying down seats with 5 ... read more

Checking out the River of Nine Dragons...the Mekong Delta We definitely had a lot of great memories from Cambodia, but we were looking forward to getting into the next country on our list, Vietnam. We were up bright and early in the morning to get picked up by a minivan which would take us to our bus. When we arrived in Neak Loung, we got off the bus and onto the boat that would take us the rest of the way to Chau Doc. This was no normal boat dock either, more like walking through someone’s house to get to a small board that was the “dock.” As we were riding on the boat, we started talking to a few American guys who were on vacation after having just graduated from medical school. They had been ... read more

Thanks for the memories Snooky, we'll miss you! After not being at the beach for better than 3 months, we were more than excited to get to Sihanoukville (aka Snooky) for some relaxing time in the sun. Not to mention, we couldn’t think of a better place to take Sarah since she was coming from some cold, nasty Midwest weather. Before we left, we just had to get one last breakfast at Mama’s, and of course, she delivered. We hopped on the bus early in the morning, and the 3 of us made our way south. The bus ride down was not bad at all. At first, we thought we were going to be dropped off at the bus stop further from town. As we pulled up, you could see the hoards of vultures ready to ... read more