After seeing Corey off, Kelly and I spent a couple more days in Bangkok seeing some of the sights that we had missed the time before, but we were really excited about heading South to the famous tropical islands and beaches of Koh Tao and Koh Phangan for some diving and fun in the sun. We caught an overnight bus to the coast and then were able to hop on a ferry out to Koh Tao. We were extremely tired after the long and uncomfortable trip, but we found a nice ...

Setting ambitions and surfing aside, Ian and I jet-set from Bali through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and on to one of the most well-known and vibrant cities of Asia, Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok has been at the center of Asian history and culture for centuries, and it has become well-known in the modern world because of its connection with the United States in the Vietnam War, its infamous continuing government coups, and its ability to soar rapidly from a squalor t...