Hello again!!! I am currently in Ho Chi Minh City but leave tomorrow for along day of travel. I fly to bangkok and then a 8 hour layover at the airport..and then at midight I hop a flight to Madrid, Spain (13 hours!) My longest flight ever. My last few days in Cambodia were certainly life-changing. I met many new friends. While at an internet cafe (Starfish Cafe) i met Vy & Sarann - 2 university students in Sihanoukville. I spoke some english with themn for...

I am writing from the southern tip of Cambodia - Sihanoukville. The weather is extremely hot and humid - a real August-lilke day in indiana. I have been on quite a tour through Cambodia. I last left you in Siam reap, home of the many ancient temples. My time there was humbling. So much history, much of it tainted. Even today, the temples are not a national park, but ran ny a petrol station (sorry if this has been mentioned already - but is stuns me!) From Siam R...

Hello from Siam Reap, Cambodia! It has been a few days since my last entry in Bangkok. The last few days in Bangkok were full of activities. I went to see the national art galelry and the national museum of Thailand. They have had quite an interesting history and still are unclear (and they admit it int eh museum - how refreshing!) I truly enjoyed the history lesson and how Thailand was thought to be inhabited - many wars as one can imagine. Bangkok is soooooooo...

Greetings from Bangkok! I had a great time in Kuala Lumpur. I experienced the terrific blend of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and other cultures that the city has to offer. I had a great time in Chinatown (open-air street markets!). The first night was so crowded and i was not used to people grabbing me and pulling me into their stalls. I left without a purchase - but was determined to go back on saturday night to get a bargain - and I most certainly did. It was great...

Greetings - I arrived in Kuala Lumpur (known as KL) late last night. I have been exploring the city today and have already been lost 2 times. It is quite hot (95) but enjoying myself. Sydney proved to be quite nice and I met some good people there. I expect that I will go back there at some point in the near future (next january???). KL is quite different from the places that I have traveled before arriving here. There are a high number of Muslims here and ...