http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/mariagim/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from mariagim en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:20:12 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:20:12 +0000 Day 81 December 30 2008Epcot DayToday we went to Epcot. First we went to Ellenrsquos Energy Adventure then MissionSpace then Spaceship Earth. We saw ldquoHoney I Shrunk the Audiencerdquo then off we went to Mexico Norway China Germany in half an hour We watched a wonderfully bright choral show called ldquoCandlelight Processionalrdquo. Then we watched ldquoIlluminationsrdq http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-362840.html Day 73 December 22 2008Traffic in Manila HE SAID GIM'S PERSPECTIVEJudy Momoy and Trushi are our tour guides for today. Judy took us to Bonifacio High Street a new mall in Taguig. They showed us around Quiapo the stalls under the Quiapo bridge the Quiapo church Chinatown ldquoOngpinrdquo the electronics area ldquoRaonrdquo and the narrow dirty and crowded streets of Manila http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Manila/blog-362571.html Day 50 November 29 2008Closer glimpse of Mt. EverestWoke up early and drove for an hour and a half to the airport. The airport was freezing. It was very modern and yet no heating whatsoever. We left Lhasa at 1030 AM and reached Kathmandu at 1030 AM Tibet follows Beijing time thatrsquos why. On the plane we got a closer glimpse of Mt. Everest which was awesome.Ammar met us again at the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Bhaktapur/Durbar-Square/blog-362568.html Day 68 December 17 2008 Mabuhay PilipinasHe Said Gimrsquos perspectiveWe left Malaysia early in the morning and had a long layover in Bangkok. We bought a camera at the airport since our cameras broke 2 of them. We had a good one 30 off. Then finally we boarded our plane to the Philippines. Maria was so excited We arrived in the Philippines in the evening and went shopping at Duty Fr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-356646.html Sorry everyone we haven't updated our blog for the past 2 weeks our Mac gave out. Here is a brief rundown of what we have been doing in MalaysiaWhen we think of Malaysia what immediately comes to mind is FOOD. Day 54 December 3 2008We landed at Kuala Lumpur locals call the city K.L. and stayed there for the night. We reached KL a few days late as we were stuck in Nepal for a couple of d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Melaka/Melaka-City/blog-354660.html Day 43 November 22 2008On our way to our 7day Tibet tourWe woke up bright and early at 4 AM to catch our minibus to go to Tibet. We had breakfast halfway to the border 4400 feet. We finally arrived at Kadori NepalChina border after 7 hours of travel. We had to walk a long way and uphill to the ldquoFriendship Bridgerdquo as the roads are so small and some vehicles kept pressing on so th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-349343.html Day 38 November 17 2008Namaste NepalWe left Bangkok at 10 AM to Kathmandu. We met our guide Ammar at the airport. The airport seemed to have been neglected in the 1970s. We saw some Nepali men cutting grass with chisels. The elevation here is 4100 feet with temperature about 75 deg F. If their airport was old so were everything else the cars 70s model the roads halfpaved the houses http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamel/blog-349333.html Day 33 November 11 2008Shop and Travel perfect comboOur flight to Cambodia is in the afternoon so we spent the morning shopping some more. Guess where we went Platinum Mall where else Gim said our shopping is getting out of control Maria says itrsquos just right. We had to buy an extra luggage too see Gim says.Then we went to Cambodia. Cambodia is just a 1 flight from Thailand an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-347256.html Day 20 October 29 2008Rest and RelaxationWent back to Chiang Mai today. Lunch at a really good vegetarian place recommended by Lonely Planet Aum. I had a veggie burger which was just soso but the mango banana shake was yummm. Gim loved his papaya shake and noodle curry. They have an adjoining store for used books where I got a paperback Lipstick Jungle for 180B 5 to keep my connection http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-343678.html Day 9 October 18 2008Shukran MoroccoNot a very productive day. Spent the whole day at the airport rearranging our travel plans. Gim decided to skip Italy Egypt and South Africa after a lot of effort and dollars and go to Thailand and Cambodia instead. We are keeping Tibet Nepal Malaysia and Philippines. This is all due to my floating visa boohoo. Day 10 October 19 2008Sawasdee Ba http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-339278.html Day 1 October 10 2008Our flightGim was next to a giddy giggly middleaged German lady who talked to him all the way to Frankfurt. When she learned that we are staying at the Frankfurt airport for 12 hours she told us of good places to see near the airport so we can walk around. But alas Because of my Philippine passport I could not get out of the airport without a German visa I can almost http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Grand-Casablanca/Casablanca/blog-335687.html Hola Pura Vida Costa RicaPieces of advice avoid rainy season it rains practically every single day avoid buying anywhere in Tamarindo better go to the supermarket with Buddha statues we think it's called Auto Mercado or something like that right before entering Tamarindo bring lots of sunblock and insect repellent bring your camera everywhere and DO NOT miss surfing or surf les http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Guanacaste/Tamarindo/blog-332113.html