Hong Kong
China 17 Mar – 9 Apr 2011
- So It Begins... Day 1 of my sabbatical! I've been waiting for this day for the last 7 years.
- An Awesome Way to Leave China Another day on our own and Hong Kong is a great way to end our trip in China.
- Chongqing and the Deluxe River Cruise (Oxymoron) 3/21/11 Woke up ass early at 530 to make a 9 flight since traffic is stupid in Beijing.
- Doing Our Part to Destroy Culture 3/25/11 Woke up at the ass crack of dawn to catch a flight to Guilin. I like to wake up early and travel because I sleep the…
- Hangover #1 and I'm on a Damn Ship 3/23/11 I woke up feeling good which was surprising since we drank a bottle of vodka, beer, and sweet bubbly wine.
- Hong Kong- The Land of Google & FB 3/17/11 Yes we have arrived! God bless this little special economic zone!
- No Google in China- WTF? 3/18/11 The dates of these blogs are messed up since I wasn't able to access the blog for two weeks. I’m a new person.
- Road Trip From Hell 3/24/11 We got off the boat today, but not until we stopped by the 3 Gorges Dam- the largest… Back on the bus for an hour ride…
- Snowy Jade Cave BS 3/22/11 Fill in info about the snowy Jade cave excursion. Back to the ship for lunch and then we sailed.
- The Great Wall in Heals & a Skirt 3/20/11 Woke up, swam, ate a ton at breakfast then headed with the group to the Great Wall.
- The Yellow Ones are Good for Eating 3/26/11 Woke up to a good breakfast and headed to another boat trip! We weren’t going to go with the group but we read the…
- I'm Not an American We made it to Thailand and this place isn't as warm and humid as Andy made it sound.
- Puffer Fish & Fire Ants The weather decided to give us a break today but not let us off the island.
- Fearing Death and Other Good Times at the Backpacker Bungalows 3/31/11 Woke up in Phi Phi and headed for the ferry to get off the island.
- And Then There Was One Backpack 4/2/11 Woke up at 630 so I could try to get online to talk to Harriet.
- Bangkok is an Awesome City 4/4/11 Up at the ass crack of dawn and Andy is bargaining for a taxi ride to the airport.
- Homeward Bound Sitting Next to the Devil Child 4/5/11 Up early as hell again and headed to Hong Kong. We had an 8 hour layover so we left the airport and took the super easy…
- Second Hangover and I'm in a Crowded Bus 4/1/11 Woke up at 830 to catch the first longtail back to Ao Nang. We had to wait a bit for enough people to show up so the…
- The Russian Mafia Doesn't Respect Sea Turtles 4/3/11 Today we did 3 dives before we left early afternoon. The morning dive was nice way to wake up.