Since it is #TBT (Throwback Thursday for anyone out of the loop), below are my posts from the South East Asia trip I took almost three years ago now. Felt right to post since I leave for LA in two days for the road trip of a lifetime! Stay tuned....
We flew down from North Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in South Vietnam. We pre-booked our hostel for the first time, staying at some place called New York Hotel. We arrived late and I for one did not want to be wasting our time searching, especially with still being iffy with pain. The hotel was fine other than our room being located on the fourth floor. It was a hike everyday going up and down, but I guess I can't complain it's exercise!
Well. Well. Well, where do I even begin?! My procrastination even spans to my blogs I'm afraid. I apologize to all my faithful readers for being so tardy, what did you do without me :) ?
My saga continues after the elephant camp onto making the Thailand/Laos crossing. We decided on taking the popular Mekong Slow Boat across and down the river. Since the boat left in the morning we had to stay one night in Chiang Khong. This was helpful since that night was Whitney's last....LAST, rabies shot with a shot of tetanus on the side. We stayed at our nicest hostel yet for only 3 dollars each a night. ( Now you know I'm kidding right..?) Whitney's lift to the hospital was even included! After being auctioned off Whitney received the old man motorbike driver that didn't speak any English...perfect. She made it back safely and we finally don't have to worry about her rampaging Thailand. I have already decided that if there are any animal scares I'm pushing her vaccinated booty in front of mine :D.
Busting out of Bangkok I was all too happy. Chiang Mai was our next check to cross off in order to celebrate the beginning of Songkran, the Thai new year. The new year is April 12, but celebrated all weekend. In some places like Chiang Mai though this occasion can last a week or more..party animals. Songkran is celebrated during the hottest time of the year and is essentially a water festival. Originally the water being used was the water that had cleansed the Buddha statues and had therefor been blessed. From there you would splash elders and family to give them good fortune. This has grown into a straight up water fight including many forms of water guns, buckets, and there is no forgetting the blocks of ice sold on the road to make the water as chilly as possible. And let me tell you there was no getting used to the temperature!
So I am incredibly behind at updating anything that has been going on, and I've been stuck in Vietnam for about 3 months now? Whoops!
So these posts will be full of pictures and probably not as much details seeing how my memory is the worst.