Had Thien, Thailand - Lori and I have been relaxing on a secluded beach for the past two days after our long bus and boat trip over. We are two beaches away from the Fullmoon party, which is fantastic. There are thousands of tourists here for the party and quite frankly they scare me. Naked people in Thailand - so inappropriate! Plus the garbage here on the beach is atrocious. Our little beach only has about 25 huts in all. Ours is right on the beach and is nice and secluded. We have been spending our days doing yoga, swimming in the warm sea and eating. The hut is a bit dodgy that we are staying in, but at 150 baht ( 3.75US) a night, I can't complain! No extra charge for the geckos or cockroaches or ants! So tonight is the big night for the party, already there is blaring music and much activity here at Had Rin. The best part so far has been the crepes with nutella (can you tell I'm here mostly for the food?)

Ao Nang, Thailand - Lori and I have had a relaxing time here. We are just heading out to the island of Ko Pha Nang on the other side of Thailand. We have spent some time on the beach (more Lori than myself, the wind was a deterent for me!) and yesterday spent the day kayaking in caves and Mangroves about an hour from here at Bor Thor. The weather here has been hot, hot, hot and humid. It has rained heavily most nights and we even got caught in a crazy monsoonish downpour while we were on the kayaks yesterday. We have been trying out various restaurants where I have expanded my Thai food experience. It has all been fantastic!

Ao Nang, Thailand - After our 8 hours of wandering in Kuala Lumpur, Lori and I boarded a bus for Hat Yai. It was a long trip, with multiple stops to cross the border, but we made it into the city at around 8am. We then caught a van to Krabi and a small truck onto Ao Nang. It is pretty touristy here, with shops lining the street across from the beach, but the beach is beautiful. We managed to find a hotel close to the beach for 250 B, which is just over $6US. We great showers and then went for a walk and found a little restaurant facing the beach and had Pad Thai for a whopping $1.20US a plate. We just did some shopping and are heading for bed. It has been really hot and humid, so I still have some adjusting to do, but this should be a good primer for India and Sri Lanka!

Kuala Lumpur - Well in my usual manner my blog will be out of order. I haven't written anything about the Yukon and already I am in Malaysia. Our marathon flight took us (my sister in law Lori and I) from Calgary to LA (3 hours), LA to Taipei (14 hours), Taipei to Kuala Lumpur (4 hours). We had a brief stop in LA for a visit with some friends and some awesome sushi. The flight consisted of eating and sleeping for the first half and then obsessive Tetris Attack broken up by food and the occasional bathroom break. We survived and then got horribly lost in the humid stink that is KL. Ah, home. So we decided to be madwomen and get on an overnight bus to Hat Yai in Thailand. Hello beach (eventually), good bye city. My next update will have me relaxed and tanned..haha for the rest of you that are getting winter weather in Edmonton!