asia trip 2014
103 days. 8 countries.
Pretrip
Big news coming…
Off to Asia!
Todd got shot!!!
Happy birthday to me!
Getting from point A to point B
A Philippines quandary…
Philippines Itinerary
How to start the new year off right…
Flip it all around!
Clothing optional
Philippines
DAY
1A
On my way…
DAY
1B
Football and barhopping
DAY
2
Shopping, Jollibees, Herbie and Party Todd
DAY
3
Killing time til midnight
DAY
4
Trike, bus, bus, bus, trike
DAY
5
Taal Volcano
DAY
6
Ugh! A day in Manila
DAY
7
Rice terraces and waterfalls
DAY
8
Todd goes spelunking
DAY
9
All day on a bus… fun times!
DAY
10
Booking hotels in the pool
DAY
11
Last day in Angeles
DAY
12
Getting to Palawan
DAY
13
Wtf? Rain?!?
DAY
14
Island hopping
DAY
15
Superbowl Monday
DAY
16
Early morning bus ride
DAY
17
My day in an airport
DAY
18
Day trip to Bohol Island
DAY
19
Another day, another island
DAY
20
Parasailing
DAY
21
Freddie White, weird Island Hopping, and a Sunset Cruise
DAY
22
ATV, Zipline, Zorb, Karaoke and a rooftop Movie
DAY
23
Back to Angeles for one last hurrah
DAY
24
Last full day in the Philippines
Vietnam
DAY
25
Good Morning Vietnam!!!
DAY
26
Valentines in Vietnam
DAY
27
Mmmmm… street food tour!
DAY
28
Cruising around the bay
DAY
29
Back home in Hanoi
DAY
30
Floating down the river in the rain
DAY
31
Taxi fight!!!
DAY
32
Touring tombs with friends
DAY
33
Canada hockey night in Vietnam
DAY
34
Epiphany on a bicycle
DAY
35
A golden day!
DAY
36
Vroom, Vroom
DAY
37
What’s this city called anyway?!?
DAY
38
A day for reflection at the war museum
DAY
39
The day before the big ride
DAY
40
Food Poisoning
DAY
41
Still recovering and a HUGE decision!
DAY
42
Almost 100%
DAY
43
Todd FINALLY goes motorbiking
DAY
44
Crazy house
DAY
45
Rappelling down waterfalls
DAY
46
The ride back
DAY
47
Back to the big city
DAY
48
Can’t get out quick enough
Thailand
DAY
49
Exploring the city
DAY
50
Elephants!!!
DAY
51
Sleeping in and banana trees
DAY
52
Corn trees and elephant rewards
DAY
53
Banana balls and rock pillars
DAY
54
Labor camp
DAY
55
Six is enough
DAY
56
Reset
DAY
57
Thai cooking
DAY
58
Ziplining and art illusions
DAY
59
Moving on and getting lost
DAY
60
Planning
DAY
61
Inching to the border
Laos
DAY
62
Welcome to Laos
DAY
63
Bumpy day
DAY
64
Good advice
Cambodia
DAY
65
Smiles in Cambodia
DAY
66
Hanging around town
DAY
67
Hooked up to an IV
DAY
68
Recuperating
DAY
69A
Temple Hopping
DAY
69B
A bus ride and 20 minutes in a hostel
DAY
70
The Killing Fields
More Thailand
DAY
71
One night in…
DAY
72
Buddha, buddha
DAY
73
Last day in…
DAY
74
Heading south
DAY
75
Going with my gut
DAY
76
Finding Todd
DAY
77
Home sweet home!
DAY
78
Walk, eat, massage, rinse, repeat
DAY
79A
A crazy yet profound decision
DAY
79B
After the profoundness
DAY
80
500 monks and 1 cooking class
DAY
81
Don’t read this
DAY
82
Back to the big city
DAY
83
Be profound. Be crazy. Shift your focus.
DAY
84
Drenched!
DAY
85A
Permanent reminder
DAY
85B
The rest of the day
DAY
86
Last day in Thailand
DAY
87A
Um, where’s my wallet?!?
Singapore
DAY
87B
Hunting for food
DAY
88
Alligators, Zebras and Lions, oh my!
Malaysia
DAY
89
Jolli day on my way to Kuala Lumpur
DAY
90
Scoping out the city
DAY
91
It’s not the destination…
DAY
92
A giant golden Buddha and monkeys everywhere!
Japan
DAY
93
Hey Bro!
DAY
94
A bicycle, a castle and LOTS of food
DAY
95
Todd eats and gets drunk
DAY
96
More eats, more drinks
DAY
97
Where the bomb dropped
DAY
98
Food, food everywhere!
DAY
99
Japanese Temple
DAY
100
Bro Fight
DAY
101
Rain day
DAY
102
Last day cram session
The Journey Home
DAY
103
The journey home
Post Trip
Finding Herbie…
Herbie has his 15 minutes