Hello to All,
Well a whole lot has happened since we last wrote. Here is the express version with pictures. From Vietnam we headed into Laos via a hellish 2 day dirt road journey in a bus overflowing with people and baggage. From our landing point we hopped on a couple of longboats and sped down river to some really isolated villages. Next up was Vang Vieng which is an awesome river party town where you float in inner tubes from bar to bar, each of which have the biggest rope swings and waterslides you have ever seen. Luckily no injuries while we were there. The other highlight from Laos was going to 4000 Islands, which are a bunch of islands that sit in the middle of the Mighty Mekong River. Quite a sight to behold. After Laos we went back to Thailand for a bit to hit up the Thai New Year (which is in April). It is the biggest waterfight in the world and happens on all of the streets of Chiang Mai for 5 days straight. We also rented a moped and did a one week trip through the mountains of Northern Thailand which was amazingly beautiful.
Next up was Nepal, which we kind of decided to go to on a whim, but was the best decision we ever made (thanks Chris). While we were there we trekked to the Mt. Everest Base Camp, which was a 2 week hike high into the Himalayas. Definitely some of the most beautiful country we have ever seen. 2 weeks and one short shower later, we were definitely exhausted, and just a bit stinky. We spent a couple more weeks in Nepal, before heading off to Australia.
In Australia we decided to just keep to the Eastern Coast because the country is so big and we only had a month. We met up with our friend Rene in Brisbane, rode some horses and continued up north to Cairns which is where the Great Barrier Reef is. Definitely the best snorkeling we have ever done, and we even got to give diving a try while we were there. We also drove up further north into Crocodile country where Lisa proceeded to accidentally fall on her butt right next to a croc infested river (ooops). Finally we decided to rent a camper van and drive/camp our way back to Sydney for our flight. Who would have thought we got a VW just like my old one, just 35 years newer. We did lots of hiking, and even a bit of wine tasting on our way down.
From there it was off to Hawaii for a one day layover, and now we are back stateside for a few weeks to get some R&R, and to see the family before we head off to Central and South America. You can see the pictures at:
http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=131251245967175318/l=1662278017/g=7367679/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
Hope everyone is doing great.
XOXO
Gregorio and Lisa
Well a whole lot has happened since we last wrote. Here is the express version with pictures. From Vietnam we headed into Laos via a hellish 2 day dirt road journey in a bus overflowing with people and baggage. From our landing point we hopped on a couple of longboats and sped down river to some really isolated villages. Next up was Vang Vieng which is an awesome river party town where you float in inner tubes from bar to bar, each of which have the biggest rope swings and waterslides you have ever seen. Luckily no injuries while we were there. The other highlight from Laos was going to 4000 Islands, which are a bunch of islands that sit in the middle of the Mighty Mekong River. Quite a sight to behold. After Laos we went back to Thailand for a bit to hit up the Thai New Year (which is in April). It is the biggest waterfight in the world and happens on all of the streets of Chiang Mai for 5 days straight. We also rented a moped and did a one week trip through the mountains of Northern Thailand which was amazingly beautiful.
Next up was Nepal, which we kind of decided to go to on a whim, but was the best decision we ever made (thanks Chris). While we were there we trekked to the Mt. Everest Base Camp, which was a 2 week hike high into the Himalayas. Definitely some of the most beautiful country we have ever seen. 2 weeks and one short shower later, we were definitely exhausted, and just a bit stinky. We spent a couple more weeks in Nepal, before heading off to Australia.
In Australia we decided to just keep to the Eastern Coast because the country is so big and we only had a month. We met up with our friend Rene in Brisbane, rode some horses and continued up north to Cairns which is where the Great Barrier Reef is. Definitely the best snorkeling we have ever done, and we even got to give diving a try while we were there. We also drove up further north into Crocodile country where Lisa proceeded to accidentally fall on her butt right next to a croc infested river (ooops). Finally we decided to rent a camper van and drive/camp our way back to Sydney for our flight. Who would have thought we got a VW just like my old one, just 35 years newer. We did lots of hiking, and even a bit of wine tasting on our way down.
From there it was off to Hawaii for a one day layover, and now we are back stateside for a few weeks to get some R&R, and to see the family before we head off to Central and South America. You can see the pictures at:
http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=131251245967175318/l=1662278017/g=7367679/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
Hope everyone is doing great.
XOXO
Gregorio and Lisa
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You guys are so crazy! Can't wait to see you again some day!
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