Here are all the currencies used and exchange rates at the given time: Currencies Used from Round the World Trip 2008 – 2009 1. Jamaica Dollars (JMD) – $1 = 88 JMD 2. US Dollars (USA; Cambodia, Antarctica) 3. England Pounds (GBP) – $1 = 0.70 GBP 4. Scotland 5. Denmark Kroner (DKK) – $1 […]
Thailand Part 1: Chilling in Phuket (July 2-8)
After a week in Bhutan soaking up the culture, the mountains, the countries natural beauty and a lot of great hiking, this girl was ready for a little rest and relaxation with my good Aussie friend Vanessa. So I said goodbye to Mark at the Bangkok airport (or really see ya in a month as […]
Bhutan – Part 3: Tigers Nest, Paro and Haa Valley (June 29 – July 2)
Our time in Bhutan was coming to an end, but we still had the highlight of hiking to Taksang Monastery, or more famously known as “Tiger’s Nest” ahead of us. We knew this would be quite the hike (straight up at very high altitude), but we were up for the challenge. So our first day […]
Bhutan – Part 2: Punakha (June 27-28)
The Crazy Drive from Thimphu to Punakha: We were warned the roads were “not so nice” as the government has been working on widening the pass over the mountain. With this widening project, the roads were only open from 6:00-8:00am in the direction we were going, so we had to wake up early to get […]
Bhutan – Part 1: The Capital City of Thimphu (June 25 – 26)
Bhutan – Happiness is a Place. This is the national motto and something you really feel as everyone is just happy and trying to be helpful and help you be happy. As Bhutan is a small country with only 7 million people, and the capital city of Thumphu only has 700,000 people and not a […]
Mark’s Sisyphean Duty Free Wine Purchases
Mark and I were on our way to Bhutan for eight days and knew there really wasn’t much nightlife. We were told once we were at our hotel for the night, we would be staying in. So we figured we would each bring two bottles of wine to enjoy to after at the end of […]
Laos – Luang Prabang (June 21st – 24th)
The journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was a lovely 6 hour minivan trip. We knew it would be a long one, but were told it was up, down and allaround some of the most scenic countryside in Laos and worth it. What we didn’t know was how narrow and winding the roads would […]
Laos – Vang Vieng (June 19th – 21st)
After a fairly easy three hour mini bus ride through the countryside of Laos, we arrived in the small town Vang Vieng which is in the northern and western part of Laos. We knew this was supposed to be a small town situated right on the Mekong River with some of the most spectacular scenery […]
Laos – Vientiane (June 15th – 19th)
After three flights from the US, I finally made it to Laos and in the end…it was a fairly easy journey. When I landed in Bangkok, I had a quick hour connection and I got special VIP treatment (or I like to think so) as the airline was waiting for me with a sign and […]
Snafu’s, Illegal events and other odd situations
No matter how careful I am, or how much planning, checking and re-checking I do…I always run into some sort of travel snafu. I have even been known to run into some illegal situations and try my best to smile and work my way out of them. As these situations tend to have funny stories […]