Sometimes bad luck leads to good things. We never really intended to go on this trip, it just happened due to circumstances. Scott's job situation was less than ideal and he just wanted an escape. The obvious choice? Backpacking around the world again of course! This time, we revisited lots of our favorite places such as tubing in Vang Vieng and the full moon party on Ko Phagnan. We went back to Africa but tried some new places including some very scary whitewater rafting at the source of the Nile and the Zambeesi, walking with lion cubs in Zimbabwe, and visiting the iconic Vic Falls. We returned to India for a third time and had the scariest bus ride of our lives in the Himalayas, and saw some of the nicest beaches anywhere in the isolated Andaman islands. We even decided to really change things up and traveled up to Egypt, Jordan, and then over to eastern Europe. Finally, we ended our trip exploring central America.
Date | Blog Title | Location |
August 17th 2007 | Breaking the Rules! | Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park |
August 28th 2007 | Tigers and Turtles on Tioman | Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Pulau Tioman |
September 4th 2007 | Pulau Kapas Paradise! | Asia » Malaysia |
September 8th 2007 | Old Friends in Bangkok | Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok |
September 18th 2007 | Karibu Africa | Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP |
September 20th 2007 | Lion - eeek, pedal faster! | Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Naivasha |
September 22nd 2007 | Think Pink! | Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP |
September 23rd 2007 | Rocking 'n' Rolling in Uganda | Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja |
October 1st 2007 | Murchison Falls | Africa » Uganda |
October 5th 2007 | Old Favourites | Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP |
October 8th 2007 | Goodbye Nairobi | Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province » Nairobi |
October 10th 2007 | Baksheesh! | Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo |
October 16th 2007 | Why Not?! | Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab |
October 22nd 2007 | Dahab, PADI paradise! | Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab |
October 30th 2007 | Whirlwinds in the Desert | Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem |
November 5th 2007 | End of Egypt | Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor |
November 14th 2007 | Vic Falls/Trickle?! | Africa » Zambia » Livingstone |
November 19th 2007 | Poleing on the Okavango Delta | Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta |
November 22nd 2007 | Elephants with Attitude! | Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park |
November 27th 2007 | King of the Ocean | Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Tofo |
December 7th 2007 | Cape Town and Johannesburg | Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town |
December 10th 2007 | Goodbye Africa, Hello Asia... | Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo |
December 18th 2007 | Tubing in Vang Vieng | Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng |
December 29th 2007 | Dreaming of a White Christmas... | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao |
January 1st 2008 | Happy New Year 2008 | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan |
January 16th 2008 | Playing with Fire | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan |
January 23rd 2008 | Jewels in the Ocean | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand |
January 29th 2008 | Scorpion on Ko Disaster! | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand |
February 1st 2008 | Bulon Lae School | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand |
February 11th 2008 | The four S's back together again! | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lipe |
February 14th 2008 | Paradise Lost | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand |
February 16th 2008 | Funny signs of Southern Thailand | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand |
February 25th 2008 | Smile! You're on Candid Camera! | Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan |
March 8th 2008 | Drink to help the children! | Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng |
March 10th 2008 | Welcome to the Philippines! | Asia » Philippines » Manila |
March 14th 2008 | Manila Madness! | Asia » Philippines » Manila |
March 15th 2008 | Wow! Gorgeous! | Asia » Philippines » Banaue |
March 20th 2008 | Philippine Blackpool! | Asia » Philippines » Puerto Galera |
March 23rd 2008 | Paradise at last! | Asia » Philippines » Boracay |
March 29th 2008 | Pandan Island, Nature Island! | Asia » Philippines » Mindoro |
April 3rd 2008 | Whaleshark Capital of the World! | Asia » Philippines » Donsol |
April 7th 2008 | Bohol | Asia » Philippines » Bohol » Panglao |
April 17th 2008 | 7,094 islands to go! | Asia » Philippines » Malapascua Island |
April 18th 2008 | The Happiest Place on Earth! | Asia » Philippines |
April 25th 2008 | I'd like to be, under the sea... | Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sipadan |
May 4th 2008 | The REAL Borneo! (well, sort of) | Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu |
May 25th 2008 | Pulau Perhentian: Paradise in Peril. | Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil |
May 30th 2008 | Too many school holidays!!! | Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Pulau Tioman |
June 9th 2008 | From hot to VERY hot! | Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu |
June 12th 2008 | Biman - The World's Worst Airline! | Asia » Bangladesh » Dhaka » Dhaka |
June 14th 2008 | Spiritual India v's Crazy India! | Asia » India |
June 17th 2008 | The Funniest Ferris Wheel! | Asia » India |
June 19th 2008 | Seeking Nirvana...plus scrapes along the way! | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Parvati Valley |
June 25th 2008 | "Stop the bus!" | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali |
July 5th 2008 | The "Adventure Highway" to Leh | Asia |
July 14th 2008 | Mosquito Murderer! | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj |
July 15th 2008 | Golden Temple | Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar |
July 18th 2008 | Historical Pictures of Delhi | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi |
July 27th 2008 | The Baz Bus Adventures | Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Nelspruit |
July 29th 2008 | Shark Soup | Africa |
August 23rd 2008 | South Africa and Malawi | Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi |
August 29th 2008 | Things that go "ROAR" in the night! | Africa » Zambia » South Luangwa |
September 10th 2008 | An a-maze-ing start to Eastern Europe | Europe » Croatia |
September 15th 2008 | Don't worry mum...it's just Bosnia and Serbia! | Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina |
September 20th 2008 | Rain, rain, go away! | Europe » Romania |
October 2nd 2008 | Robbery and Illiteracy in Ukraine | Europe » Ukraine |
October 8th 2008 | Eastern Europe End | Europe » Poland |
October 24th 2008 | Tea and Crumpets | Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Bury |
October 27th 2008 | Back to Bedlam | Asia » India |
November 5th 2008 | Reporting LIVE from the election headquarters in the Andaman Islands, India! | Asia » India » Andaman & Nicobar Islands » Havelock Island |
November 20th 2008 | The Andaman Islands: India for Beginners | Asia » India » Andaman & Nicobar Islands » Havelock Island |
December 14th 2008 | Running from Trouble | North America » United States » California » Santa Barbara |
December 21st 2008 | Hablas Espanol? | Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Granada |
December 25th 2008 | Feliz Navidad from Costa Rica | Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Limón » Puerto Viejo de Talamanca |
January 1st 2009 | The Trail of the Broken Flip Flop | Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro |
January 5th 2009 | Two toed sloths actually move! | Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Manuel Antonio |
January 21st 2009 | "Gosh, it's windy today!" | Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Caribbean Nicaragua » Corn Islands |
February 4th 2009 | The End of the Road (plus a Flying Cat) | Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur |