Blogs from Asia - page 14736

There are a lot of cafe in Kobe. ... read more

The first time I crashed my motorbike I had to check and see if my right foot was still attached to my leg. The second time I crashed my motorbike I had to check and see if I still had all ten fingers. The third time I crashed my motorbike, well I didn’t actually crash it, but that dog still has three good legs… It’s been an interesting last few days cruising the Ho Chi Minh Trail with my vespa posse. To start, its real hard to not feel like a total badass when you’re roaming the countryside on board a cherry red moped that tops out at around 35 kph. Actually I’m only guessing that’s how fast it went because the speedometer was broken as well as the odometer. Come to think of it, of ... read more

After around six weeks in Southern Thailand I said a temporary fairwell and made the long bus journey to Cambodia, and specifically Siam Reap. The Thai side of the journey was shorter than expected, and things looked good when we found out that we were travelling on a half-full air-con coach meaning that we could stretch out over two seats. Getting visas proved straight-forward as we were taken to a place just before the border where they sorted them out in about 45 minutes as we ate lunch. Slightly more problematic was crossing the border itself. We were kicked off the bus with next to nothing in the way of instructions or directions. There followed some confusion about exchanging money, as the exchange wouldn't give me American dollars for my American dollar travellers cheques so I ... read more

The Philippines is such an amazing country because it has so much to offer. We went from lounging on incredible beaches to hiking among lush green mountains. Next stops on our trip: Cebu, Manila, Banaue, and then out of Manila. Like the first half of our trip, the adventure never stops. Cebu We left Bohol early to get into Cebu at a decent hour so we could sightsee around town. We found Magellan's cross. On Magellan's trek around the world he was stopped dead in his tracks (literally) in the Philippines so he himself did not make it all the way around the world (let's hope that Ryan and Misha's world adventure doesn't end the same way). He got in a brawl with some of the locals. Magellan thought he was all high and mighty coming ... read more

In accordance with trying to keep my resolution of trying to clear the backlog of entries, I'll post more blogs today. Our plan was to spend a night camping at the world famous Khao Yai National park where (according to Brian) you might be privileged to see man wild elephants amongst other species. We never made to the town but never made it to the park itself. If you are wondering why I'm going to Pak Chong, it is because it is the closest town to Khao Yai. Before I divulge into details of why I never made it there, I should first describe the train ride to Pak Chong. Train-ride to Pak Chong The ride itself was about 2+1/2 hrs but unlike the train to Ayruthaya it only contained 3rd class cabins. This means that ... read more