http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Wandering Hungarian/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Wandering Hungarian en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:19:53 BST Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:19:53 BST At first I was only going to upload the pics and save the remaining story telling for when I'm back but knowing me I'd probably just forget all the details...sooooooo...here goes...Last I left you guys I was in Bangkok. Didn't take any new pics since it was the 4th time I was there and didn't really see any new. The main point was just to chill for 3 days and recuperate after the whirlwind tour http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Island/Wan-Chai/blog-272070.html Ok so after I left yah folks I went to go get me a hearty breakfast and some very strong yet tasty Lao coffee before starting the Gibbon Experience since I already learned that most of these 3 day treks feed you very little food mostly rice and vegetables and I didn't want to drastically lose any more weight. I already lost about a good 14 lbs on this trip after weighing myself the other day http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-269637.html When I think back at all the places and things I've seen my head begins to swirl. Itrsquos gotten to the point where when people ask me the question when did you get into X city I actually have to stop and think about it...especially how I traveled to it.But its funny how much you learn about your own body and psyche traveling for a long duration. You quickly learn the physical limits of you http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Ban-Houayxay/blog-268284.html The night before leaving from Hoi An I had dinner at this little restaurant facing the river and got to talking with the waiter by the name of Mr. Phong. After several drinks and amazing food Mr. Phong invited to show me his family and village in the outskirts of Hoi An the next day and I happily accepted. The next morning I jumped on the back of Mr. Phong's motorcycle and we went well over an h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-267317.html So after my very quick stay in Phnom Phen only 1 night since there really wasn't much to see and I wasn't really feeling the city I hopped onto my bus over to Hoi Chi Minh City to meet up with Abi and Bianca again. Now imagine a city with 10 million people that has about 5 million motorcyclesvespas in it plus there are no rules on the road...left side right side stop light green light th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-264747.html So I have to dedicate part of this blog entry to Zak the 34 year old from Manchester that I was swearing at in my head for being the cause of my wicked hang over on my journey to Cambodia...but lets rewind a wee little bit.After my last blog entry I met Zak once an IT consultant turned bartender in the UK that now owns 3 properties in the UK...doing much better as a bartender at one of the loc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-263012.html The last couple of days were spent exploring old Chiang Mai the temples and night bazaar and checking out the night life with the Trek posse of Abi Bianca Tom Tim Olly and Stevie from too much Saki at a Japanese restaurant buckets of booze at the Reggae Rooftop bar to listening to some awesome cover bands at the Riverside Bar that had amazing views on the river surrounding Chiang Mai.One of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-261435.html So I made it back on time to the travel agency to get my lift to the airport to Chiang Mai and though I was supposed to get a normal taxi to the airport the owner of the agency offered to give me a lift in her brand new car. The car ride there she told me about this couple from Quebec that was only in Thailand for 2 days when they went into the street market and weren't watching their stuff and h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North/Chiang-Mai/blog-259219.html Of all Thailand cities Krabi has been the best simply because its extremely built up but Thai style not Western style like Ko Samui and extremely slow paced and chill not like the mecca of Bangkok...the food was amazing cheap and locals beyond friendly. Graeme and I got a room with air con for a mere 700 Bhat 23 split 2 ways 11.50 each we tried to bargain just for fun and I'm sure we woul http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-258892.html Ko Tao was great but time to move on. I hopped onto the ferry heading over to Ko Samui to stay the night and meet Graeme at the Ko Samui airport in the morning to head over to Ko Pha Ngan but first things first was to get rid of the Rough Guide travel book which was about 4 years out of date and the weight of a brick including the 7 other books which I have read half of 2 so far my bag has bec http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Samui/blog-258062.html Oh one thing that I forgot to mention is that my travel insurance didn't cover the food poisoning both my work international insurance and the extra Blue Cross insurance that I paid 300 for declined the medical expenses Luckily Thailand is so cheap that even medical care is cheap and the whole thing cost me 120 including prescriptions. Blue Cross will be hearing from me when I get backAnywa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Tao/blog-256692.html Before I left Bangkok I signed up for a 4 day PADI certified diving course in Ko Tao complete transportation VIP Bus which just means coach bus with cranked up AC then a 2 hour ferry over to the island...but the time flew by since I ended up talking to this girl originally from Seattle who quit her job of selling cherry's at the local market and has been teaching English to 3 grades in Bangk http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Tao/blog-255686.html Just to note the page only displaces the first couple of photos so you can click next page at the bottom. The pics are are a mix from my point and shoot and some from my new SLR you'll probably be able to tell the diff...Landed in Bangkok Ah the heat felt so good...I was freezing in Tokyo and the warm humid air was just what I needed. Got into a cab and went to the famous backpackers road Kho http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-254641.html UpdatedThe last well only day in Tokyo was spent running around frantically searching out my new camera and trying to get in some sites as well. I started off at BIC Camera and got there about 30 mins before they open and they already had a line up to get in The place was in sane...it was electronic overload...as I'm stumbling thought the isles marveling and drooling over all the gadgets i s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Akihabara/blog-254633.html And so it begins...I will attempt to entertain you all with my traveling stories based on actual events fictional and some that blend the two and I'll let you decide which is which....those that have goggled and found me then all entries are definitely 100 fictional So 5 days have completely disappeared since my last day on the job trying to get all items possible for this trip and following http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Tokyo/Shibuya/blog-254372.html