I went to India today! Thaipusam is a Indian festival that originates with Tamil speaking Hindus. It marks the Hindu month of Thai in the Tamil solar calendar. Currently banned in India, it is only celebrated in a few select…
I write this from Penang Island, in the northwest part of Malaysia, the 6th country of our trip. We arrived a week ago at our little 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment that we will call home for almost five…
We got to do something fun this past week that we haven’t done in a long time…. We hosted friends for three days. And, strangely enough, these were very new friends. As a matter of fact, before they showed…
If you have ever been on a trip out of North America, Europe, and Australia, then you probably notice how little Mexican food there is. But have you noticed the bad quality of the Italian food or the American…
It is hard to believe we are already past our four month mark of our journey. As for the past month or so, it has been a very different type of travel than where we started. We started the trip…
Gibbons used to be plentiful in Thailand and through SE Asia, but they were poached for use and abuse in the tourist trade and as pets. Used mainly for photo opportunities for tourists who pay for a photo with a…
We went to visit the oldest rainforest in the world today! The rainforest is 160 million years old. It is also more diverse than the Amazon. There are over 120 national parks in Thailand. Another amazing fact: Scientists think that…
Hello everyone! We are in Koh Lanta, a tropical beachy peninsula in South Thailand. Today, it is 100 degrees Celsius. No, it is Fahrenheit. So, we have been swimming a lot to cool off. I love playing in the sand…
Dear Cousins, Hello from Thailand! It’s December but it’s nice and warm here. No frostbite here, only sunburns! I’ve heard you have had lots of snow. Is school canceled? It does not feel like Christmas here! Construct any good snowmen…
We just left Khao Sok National Park, said to be earth’s oldest rain forest. More biodiverse than even the Amazon Rainforest, we got to see all sort of amazing plant species and even a few animals that we didn’t expect. …