http://www.funkynomads.com travelin' on the one Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We somehow managed to surprise most of our friends and family (damn you Ian!) with our early return home that we had secretly been planning for months.  Unfortunately, we didn't count on the airport being taken over by anti-government protesters for an entire week, stranding somewhere around 300,000 people in ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/12/11/america-f-yeah/ http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/11/07/cambodia-pics-are-up/ We had a ton of fun exploring Koh Phi Phi and Railay with Hannah and Pat; kayaking, cave exploring, cliff jumping, snorkeling, swimming, and eating tons and tons of curry.  We found our favorite restaurant on Koh Phi Phi where the food was cheap and excellent, the meat was chopped ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/10/20/the-honeymoon-is-over/ To quote a fellow traveler, Laos keeps surprising us. Laos is home to European style cities like Luang Prabang where wine bars and baguettes dominate the streets. Not far away are towns like Vang Vieng that are almost entirely made up of partying tourists attracted by the ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/10/04/laos/ Despite the current political unrest, we are having an amazing stay in Thailand.  Our love of Thailand is no doubt largely due to the small price tag attached to most everything in this country (particularly compared to Australia), but our positive experience is enhanced by the friendly Thai people, the ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/09/06/ladyboys/ We arrived in Bangkok on the 21st.  This place is absolutely crazy in a wonderful way.  You can go to a market and buy an alligator, bunny, snake, squirrel, chicken, every type of clothing, shoes, food, antiques, jewelry, custom made furniture, linens, basically anything you can think of, all in ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/08/25/new-pics-new-number/ We finally made it far enough north where we are able to camp without freezing overnight! Probably the highlight of Australia, thus far, has been our stay on Magnetic Island, or Maggie Island as the locals like to call it. It’s in the tropics and palm trees are abundant, but ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/08/12/are-you-for-scuba/ Australian>>>Amurican translation Holiday = Vacation Jumper = Sweater Trekking = Hiking Chemist = Pharmacy Rubbish = Trash Overtake = Pass Give Way = Yield Tomato Sauce = Ketchup (learned the hard way) Coffee = Espresso Drinks (also learned the hard way) Blank Stare = Reaction to Asking For Regular Coffee Brekky = Breakfast Bacon = Cross Between Canadian and American Bacon Burger = ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/08/12/how-to-speak-australian/ Our last week in Fiji was spent hopping around the Yasawa Island chain, land of the 18 year old English backpacker. These islands are what you see in ads selling Fiji as a great tourist destination, beautiful blue and green water, tiny islands with tiny villages, coral reefs galore. They ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/07/30/gday-mate/ Another rough day at Beach House included our massages, where we got seriously worked over by two beefy Fijian women.  It was the shit.  Pretty sure John got the "stronger" of the two.  Ian you may commence jealous mutterings.  The women gossiped during the whole massage.  This would have been ... http://www.funkynomads.com/2008/07/13/taveuni/