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So we've been neglecting the updates a little bit. We're in Bali right now so needless to say its hard finding motivation to sit infront of a computer and write about Cambodia and Vietnam. We've tried putting up pictures with this post a bunch now, we'll try again tomorrow. For now, just text. Anyway... We last left you all on our way to Da Lat which turns out to be a quite large city in the hills of Vietnam. There was an informal agreement between the north and south not to fight/bomb the city so it was in very good shape. We walked around the city for most of the first night, found a Pho restaurant and headed to find a hotel. It turned out to be a big school holiday for the country so the ... read more

Since our last post we've been in 4 different cities, slept in a hotel, an airport, a sleeper train, and a rain forest jetty. Meals have been sporadic at best and we've each taken to carrying a can of peanut butter around in case we miss a meal due to unplanned travel. We left Malapascua by boat after some sad goodbye's to new friends/staff/and locals who were convinced we were lying about when we'd leave (we'd changed our departure from Malapascua 5 times). After a miserable (especially for James) 5 hour ride into Cebu City we ended up at a hotel on the main traffic circle the Fuente Osmeña. We tried out the Philippino McDonalds equivalent, Jollibee, and were mildly disappointed but happy at least to have some food in our stomachs. We woke up early ... read more

Sorry we've been slow to put up a new post... our guesthouse is a few steps off a white sand beach, the weather is about 80 degrees all day and the water is perfect, we haven't been able to get the motivation to find a computer until now. Here's whats been going on the past few days: In the hours following our last post we walked out of the main backpackers area to find a place to eat. We ran into an off duty cop who informed us it was a national holiday and that the king was in Bangkok. This meant gas was free, taxis were essentially free, and most tourist sites were open and free. We flagged down a tuk tuk (a motorbike taxi) with our driver Noi and saw the Standing Buddha, Lucky ... read more

Hey Everyone, We're heading out tomorrow so I thought I'd put up a prelim version of our itinerary. We'll be posting as often as we can get internet access (which likely wont be very often) but keep checking by for updates. June 2: Fly from DC to Bangkok arrive the 3rd June 4: Bangkok June 5: Fly to Cebu City, Philippines June 5-9: Malapascua Island - get diving certified June 9-14:Other Philippine islands (Bantayan, Bohol, etc) June 14: Fly to Kuala Lumpur June 15: Kuala Lumpur June 16-17: Taman Negara Rainforest June 18-21: Perhentian Islands June 22: Fly from Kota Bahru to KL June 23: Fly from KL to Ho Chi Minh June 23-27: Southern Vietnam into Cambodia June 28: Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 29-30: Siem Reap, Cambodia - Angkor Wat July 1: Fly from Siem ... read more