So a Monkey Walks into a Bar...Okay. Yesterday I was sitting at the computer which is in the bar almost attached to my guesthouse in Langkawi, Malaysia. It's kind of an open air building style here so although the owners of the bar are on vacation and closed the place, the people staying at the guesthouse can get in the back "door" to use the internet. Anyway, I'm sitting here catching up a bit and doing a little research for Indonesia, when som...

I'm in Langkawi, Malaysiajust a quick update on my location. I realize it's been a while since I sent a postcard. Have been using more email lately to update all of you. Had a change in plans lately.  Well, I wouldn't call it a plan, it was more like a guideline.  In any case, I decided to stay land-bound for a while, and island hop from Railay Beach in Thailand down to Kuala Lumpur where I'll meet up with a frie...

Beach Bummin'Dawn peaks trhough the palm tree tops as I awaken to the rooster stirring. Cock-a-doodle-doo repeats like the snooze button on an alarm clock. As I duck under the hammock to find my still damp bathing suit hanging on the line, the ocean purrs just beyond my bungalow. The air is clear, the sky is bright and the morning rays reflect the most saturated orange warming my perspective on the day.The ocean calls me this morning. "Swadee-kaa" I...

Laos TimeThe laid back pace of Laos agrees with me, now that I've finished the 6th week of my trip. It took me a while to slow down. My timing couldn't have been better. Just hanging out for a couple days here. We've formed a small group of solo travelers and realized last night that we've got all the continents represented adequately (with the exception of Antarctica--no eskimos so far). Internet has been spuratic at best. By that, I mean my own ...

A Slow BoatAs for my trip into Laos. I met a nice local on the bus from Chiang Rai Thailand who told me I should stay at Bamboo Riverside instead of SP Guesthouse in Chiang Khong that night, but it all worked out fine at SP. I met another american and we played frizbee in the park at sunset over the Mekong. Nice. then took over the guesthouse (because we were the only 2 guests) and watched movies on their DVD player.Next morning they packed me a good lunch and fe...