I'm at the small & beautiful island of Koh Lanta, Thailand, ready to meet Haley for the beginning of the 2nd Father-Daughter adventure in SouthEast Asia -- this time, as our first trip to the country of Laos. Haley is a good student and carrying a lighter load of classes this term. Thus, she didn't mind ducking out of a week of school in order to grab the opportunity and join me on this wild adventure. She's leaving pretty shortly (with the time difference,...

It's been a few days since our last update -- we boarded the MV Pawara liveaboard dive boat out of Khao Lak, Thailand on January 4th. The boat does have WiFi, however, the internet connection was only there for the first 2 hours, before we got further out to the Similan Islands. We just returned from the 4 night diving trip, and it was a blast. Bobby & I both truly had a great time, and made many new friends during our adventure. First, now that I have inte...

We've arrived in Phuket, Thailand, and are staying at the new "The Senses Resort". Wow, very nice place, perched high up above and overlooking the city. We have a day and a half before going to board the MV Pawara liveaboard diving trip in the Similan Islands, and I had plans to rent a car & drive around a few places. However, despite my efforts to book the car a couple months ago, it has been unsuccessful. Being the New Year's holiday, the town is utterly...

Our one day in Bangkok got started earlier than planned -- I woke up after 3 hours of sleep, wide awake & off kilter from the time change. Bobby managed to get 5 hours in, and we felt great and ready to start our busy day in the big city of Bangkok. Anxious to see the sites, we hustled down and went right out for a taxi, when we were immediately faced with some obstacles. Nobody seemed to understand a word I was saying, as I guess I was a fish out of water. T...