We woke up very early this morning in Kuala Lumpur to catch a flight to Vientiane. We visited Steven's family in Vientiane, then catch another flight from Vientiane to Luang Prabang where we will be staying for 3 nights. Steven has a few relatives here so we will be hanging out them, but mostly we will be relaxing before we head back to Bangkok and then home... Here are some of today's pictures...... read more

We wanted to post this blog last night, but the travel blog server was down... Here is the blog from yesterday.... Today was our last full day in Bali. Steven endulged in a Balinese massage and lounged by the pool most of the day while I went for a walk around town. We then had dinner at our hotel as it was putting on a sunday buffet with a Balinese dance show. What a pleasant way to end our stay here. After diner, we watched the final fith set of men single Australian Open final. Tomorrow we are heading back up north Kuala Lumpur for one night, then catch a flight to Vientiane, Laos. We will miss Bali. I had heard so much about Bali before coming and looked forward to figuring out why so many ... read more

Ok, so we arrived in Bali last night in a down-pour. Bali is a bit hard to figure out at night. All these little narrow alleys with motorcycles flying by from all directions. A little un-nerving until you get the hang of it. We arrived around 9:00 pm and checked into our hotel. We were a bit disappointed with our room as it was quite dated and felt more like a camping lodge. We are not really campers. To make matters worse, our room also included a few unwanted guests which Steven unintentially killed as he rolled over in his bed in the middle of the night. Being a bug-a-phobe, I had a sense about it before even going to bed and put up my nifty little travel tent. While I slept comfortably in my own ... read more

Well we left Phuket early this morning and arrived in Kuala Lumpur around noon. It was a short flight (only an hour 25 minutes) but very much a different world. Kuala Lumpur is a very modern city with an impressive transit system. The Train from the airport to downtown was very nice and relaxing as they played soft music in the background. The people have been very friendly and helpful as well - even more so than in Thailand. Once settled into the hotel (Impaina), Steven and I headed out for the Petronas Towers and then on to KL Little India and Chinatown. We had some great Indian food in a local hole-in-the-wall. Only $5 dollars for both of our meals. We then headed toward Petaling Street in the heart of Chinatown. Petaling Street was very ... read more

Our final full day in Phi Phi was a lot of fun. We started the day walking again to the viewpoint since the tide had come in and Tulum bay looked beautiful. We then came back and lounged at the pool before heading out on a 1/2 day sunset tour of Phi Phi Leh. The tour was actually very relaxing. We did some snorkeling in front of Phi-Ley bay. There were so many fish and coral - it felt like we were swinning through an aquarium. We then went to Maya Bay for sunset. Tomorrow morning we will get up early to board the ferry to Phuket. Steven is looking forward to a Thai massage on the beach in Phuket. The stop in Phuket will be short as we head out to Kuala Lumpur the following ... read more