Erin Robertson
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The Last Hurrah
So here it is….10 months later. It’s been mostly finished, except for photos, since June. It’s a long one; I’ve had lots of time to add and edit lol. I’ve started and re-started this post so many times. Maybe I felt like if I finished that the adventure is over, maybe getting back to real…
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Bali – The Land of the Gods
We always knew we’d be back and fourteen years later we found ourselves landing back in Bali, “The Land of the Gods.” All of us were excited to get there. Mark and I were looking forward to revisiting the place where we got married and the kids were beyond excited to see Auntie Heather (Mark’s…
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Good Morning Vietnam
The Vietnam I know comes from watching Rambo movies with my cousin Matt in the 80’s. After meeting Mark I moved on to Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now and Platoon (the latter of which he knows by heart – way too many movie quotes on this leg of the trip) – so, I guess you could…
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Cambodia
Our official entry to Cambodia came on foot. We walked 800m between the Laos and Cambodian border, filled out the paperwork for our visas and walked another 500m to look for the small restaurant where we were supposed to meet our van to move onto Siem Reap. There were only a few hole in the…
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Laos
This portion of our trip started out with something I’d really been looking forward to: a slow boat down the Mekong river to deliver us to Luang Prabang. Getting from the Thai border to the boat was easy enough, but time consuming….like a lot of other things in SEA. We reached the Loas border by…
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Elephants, Waterfalls and Temples – Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai I still can’t believe how cheap flights in Southeast Asia are. We flew from Krabi to Chiang Mai (northern Thailand) for less than $50 each. It would have taken 2 days and cost the same amount on a train. Instead, we were there in 2 hours. Chiang Mai is in the mountainous region…
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Sun, Sand, Swimming & Snorkeling – Southern Thailand
Ao Nang – Krabi Province We arrived in the middle of the night under the threat of a tropical storm but made it to our hotel before the rain started. The next two days saw cloudy skies, drizzle and the occasional heavy downpour but we were still able to do some sightseeing in between. During…
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More than “One Night in Bangkok”
Alright, so we’re back on chronological track now that our Nepal Trek post is up. Prior to that post we left our friends in Qatar after Christmas and were headed to Thailand. We spent a month in Thailand so we’ve broken it down into three separate posts: Bangkok, Southern Thailand and Northern Thailand. Bangkok Our…
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Into Thin Air
At long last the post about our trek is here. And, guess what? I’m not the only voice in this post. Because this trek has been a dream of Mark’s we figured maybe he should be the one to write about it. The intro is mine, but all the trek details (and photos) are his.…
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Sand, Santa and Sunshine
I know what everyone is thinking. What better place to spend Christmas but in the Middle Eastern desert, right? Well, for us this was the next best thing to being home. Arriving in Doha was reverse culture shock. Gone were the noises, smells and chaos of India. We were in the richest country in the…
Our Long and Winding Road 