We bought one-way tickets to Hong Kong with no plans or itinerary of any kind. Our trip ended 216 days later in Mexico City. You can read all about adventures by clicking on any of the links under Past Journals. Vagabonds are not bums, as bums are not known for traveling. We could have booked round-the-wor.

Beloved Turkey, where have you been my whole life? And the best part of all - the toilet was the kind that you can actually sit down on. I must have spent an hour in the there. We traveled through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq to get to here. And by through I mean in reclining seats at 36,000 feet. And on the exit row I might add. They say Turkey is the Gateway to the East, but for us it is a much welcomed Gateway to the West.

Yesterday, after we walked across the border from Thailand to Cambodia, we got on a bus to the ruins of Angkor Wat. The distance is around 110 miles. I guess it was sort of like driving from LA to San Diego. We fishtailed in mud, nearly ran over a motorbike and plowed through water that was knee deep. All that to bring you this video. A few more photos can be seen here.

Well, the internet clock is winding down and Kari just asked me if I dare her to sing kareoke. I better get out of here fast.

The journey from Kathmandu to Delhi takes only 120 minutes by air. Almost all travelers take this option, because the alternative involves a taxi, bus, rickshaw, jeep and train,. This place looks just like Northern California.

On a warm LA night last October, six friends sat around a picnic table eating Thai food and making grand plans. Today, the six of us walked across the street and jumped into eighty degree water. Cheers to making things happen.