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It's a trip of firsts--I'm off wandering around Asia solo and long-term--and having an amazing time. I hope you enjoy reading the run-on sentences (with too many parentheseseses) and seeing some pics of all the adventures in full, gory detail.

The plan is to have no real plan, so let's see what happens, starting in SE Asia, on a little island in the Gulf of Thailand...

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  The beginning...   Boulder, United States on Feb 29, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Aahhh, the joy: Denver to Thailand in 8 easy steps   Ko Samet, Thailand on Mar 7, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Lights, Big City (Big Noise) and a BIG Snake   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 18, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Monkeys and antiquities   Ayutthaya, Lopburi and Phitsanulok, Thailand on Mar 18, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Burmese Youth Project: Opportunity, not Aid   Mae Sot, Thailand on Mar 25, 2004 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Surviving Songkhran and Course Heaven   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 17, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  In Myanmar/Burma!   Yangon, Myanmar on Apr 29, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kyaiktyo--the Golden Boulder on a cliffside   Kyaiktyo/Kinpun, Myanmar on Apr 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bago   Bago, Myanmar on May 1, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking...or not, + some much-needed fresh pasta   Kalaw+Inle Lake, Myanmar on May 7, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mandalay, Mingun+Pwin Oo Lwin   Mandalay, Mingun+Pwin Oo Lwin, Myanmar on May 12, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It was supposed to be a 5-hour ferry trip...   Mrauk U to (well, eventually) Sittwe, Myanmar on May 25, 2004 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai part ii   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jun 11, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Very Interesting Bus Ride   Huay Xai to Luang Namtha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jun 24, 2004 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Northern Lao Trekking   Muang Sing, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jun 27, 2004 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Limestone heaven in the northeast   Nong Khiaw, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jun 29, 2004 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Chillin and kayakin (and running for cover) in MNN   Muang Ngoi Neua, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 2, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Chiang Mai of Lao PDR?   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 4, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Twilight Zone and a deserted capital   Vang Vieng and Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 10, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Southern dusty towns, waterfalls+an elephant   Pakse and the Bolovens Plateau--Tadt Lo, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 15, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Old Khmer outpost and more chillin'   Champasak and Si Phan Don--the 4,000 Islands, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jul 18, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Overland from Lao to Cambodia--The Boat Mafia   Lao-Cambo border, Cambodia on Jul 19, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Into the wilds of Ratanakiri Province, NE Cambodia   Stung Tren and Ban Lung, Cambodia on Jul 23, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Khmer Rouge insanity   Phnohmhhmh Phehnhnhhnhh, Cambodia on Jul 25, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls' week out, Part I - - The Landmine Museum   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jul 28, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls' week out, Part II -- the temples @Angkor   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jul 28, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls see more temples @Angkor   Siem Reap/Angkor, Cambodia on Jul 29, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls finish the Angkor temple tour with a sneeze!   Angkor Angkor Angkor (and Siem Reap), Cambodia on Jul 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls take a boat ride and eat mouse+crunchy frog   Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia on Aug 1, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in PP--markets, street kids+fast sights   Phnohhmmhmh Phehnnhhnhnh h, Cambodia on Aug 12, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Abandoned on the Cambodian coast   Kampot, Kep and Bokor hill station, Cambodia on Aug 16, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Drifting around the Mekong delta   Chau Doc, Can Tho and more, Vietnam on Aug 22, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  What's this place really called?!?   Saigon a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Aug 25, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ahhh, the mountains!   Dalat, Vietnam on Aug 26, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beaching it   Nha Trang and Paradise Beach, Vietnam on Aug 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mid-way point, country-wise and 6 month trip-wise!   Hoi An, Lango Co beach and Hue, Vietnam on Sep 8, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mad+character+limestone in the sea   Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam on Sep 15, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  In the northwest highlands   Sapa, Bac Ha, Coc Ly, Vietnam on Sep 21, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Chiang Mai, re-re-visited   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Oct 20, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  I'd like to be, under the sea...   Bangkok and the island of Ko Tao (and Bangkok again), Thailand on Oct 27, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The magical madness   Delhi, India on Nov 2, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  For once the adverts are true   Agra and Fatepur Sikri, India on Nov 7, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Palaces and more palaces   Orccha, India on Nov 8, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Kids, cover yer eyes!   Khajuraho, India on Nov 9, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Life, death and explosions on the Ganga   Varanasi/Benares, India on Nov 10, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The mind-boggling Ganga river   Varanasi/Benares, India on Nov 14, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Instant karma and camels galore   Pushkar, India on Nov 19, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The blue city+a huge fort   Jodpur, India on Nov 23, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Another fort, Mr Magoo and Raj's Revenge part ii   Jaisalmer--the Golden City, India on Dec 7, 2004 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Bond, James Bond was here   Udaipur, India on Dec 12, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Racing across the subcontinent   Indore,Bhopal and Raipur, India on Dec 15, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghandi's legacy   Ahmedabad, India on Dec 17, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Pampering, Part II+a brain near melting point   Rajkot, India on Dec 18, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Ultimate Stepmaster   Junagadh, India on Dec 19, 2004 10 pictures 1 comment
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  The oasis   Diu island, India on Dec 24, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sad times for south Asia...   Delhi, India on Dec 28, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Philosophy on a happy, sobering+chilly new year   Khao Lak, Thailand on Jan 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Little Bit of Tibet in India   McLeod Ganj (upper Dharamsala), India on Jan 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Delhi poo sendoff   Delhi, India on Jan 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Insight, here I come...   Wat Thaton, northern border area, Thailand on Jan 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Graduate   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Mar 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Big reunion, big towers   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Mar 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Post-tsunami reconstruction   Ko Phi Phi, Thailand on Apr 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in big, bad (and this time very fun) BKK   Bangkok, Thailand on Apr 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Skipping back across the Pacific   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The longest day and good timing...   Seattle, United States on Apr 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in the Republic   Boulder, United States on Apr 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Green pics for LP TT...   SE Asia, India, Ireland, New Zealand..., United States on Dec 11, 2005 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Final choice green photo   Fes, Morocco, United States on Dec 12, 2005 1 picture 0 comments