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Introduction: About us and this trip

Route Map: Where we're going

Equipment List: What we're lugging

Vietnam

      Sept. 12-15: Dodging traffic in Ho Chi Minh City

      Sept. 16: Ho Chi Minh to Bao Loc by bus; side trip to Dambri Falls

      Sept. 17: Bao Loc to Dalat--we're exhausted!

      Sept. 18: Catching our breath in Dalat

      Sept. 19: Dalat to Phan Rang--look out below!

      Sept. 20: Phan Rang to Nha Trang--symphony of the horns

      Sept. 21-22: Hitting the beach in Nha Trang

      Sept. 23: Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa--a long haul

      Sept. 24: Tuy Hoa to Quy Nhon--we find a shortcut to paradise

      Sept. 25-26: Sickness and recovery in paradise

      Sept. 27: Quy Nhon to Sa Huynh--a long way for nothing

      Sept. 28: Sa Huynh to Quang Ngai; side trip to Son My

      Sept. 29: Quang Ngai to Hoi An--taking a road bath

      Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Riding out Typhoon Xangsane in Hoi An

      Oct. 2: Hoi An to Da Nang--riding through a disaster area

      Oct. 3: Da Nang to Hue--conquering the over-hyped Hai Van Pass

      Oct. 4-6: Touring Hue and its surroundings

Vietnam Summary

Laos

      Oct. 7-9: Hue to Savannakhet by bus and our time there

      Oct. 10-11: Savannakhet to Pakse by bus and another down day

      Oct. 12-13: Pakse to Tad Fan--back on the road...sort of

      Oct. 14-15: Tad Fan to Pakse--an unavoidable homecoming

      Oct. 16: Pakse to Champasak; side trip to Wat Phou

      Oct. 17: Champasak to Muang Khong (Khong Island)--battle with the sun

      Oct. 18: Enjoying island life on Don Khong

      Oct. 19: Muang Khong to Ban Khon--the islands get even chiller

Laos Summary

Cambodia

      Oct. 20: Ban Khon to Phnom Penh by bus--a saga

      Oct. 21-23: Experiencing the good, the bad, and the ugly in Phnom Penh

      Oct 24: Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by boat--cycles on the open water

      Oct. 25-26: Splendors of Angkor--(warning: lots of pictures!!)

      Oct. 27: Out of bounds around Angkor

      Oct. 28: Siem Reap to Bangkok by pickup and bus--the saga continues

Cambodia Summary

Thailand

      Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Soaking up Bangkok

      Nov. 2/3: Bangkok to Ko Tao by bike, train, pickup, boat, and bike again

      Nov. 3-4: Ko Tao--true island life

      Nov. 5-7: Ko Pha-Ngan--from party mode to sleep mode

      Nov. 8: Ko Pha-Ngan to Surat Thani by boat (last one for a while, I promise!)

      Nov. 9: Surat Thani to Khao Sok National Park--best scenery yet

      Nov. 10: A day in the rainforest

      Nov. 11: Khao Sok National Park to Phang-Nga--like a roller coaster

      Nov. 12: Exploring Ao Phang-Nga National Park

      Nov. 13: Phang-Nga to Krabi--where did I put that handkerchief?

      Nov. 14-15: Getting the most out of Krabi

      Nov. 16: Krabi to Trang--into the stormy south

      Nov. 17: Trang to Satun--one for the record books

Thailand Summary

Malaysia

      Nov. 18: Satun to Georgetown--two boats and a bit of biking

      Nov. 19-20: Georgetown--introduction to the cultural mixture

      Nov. 21: Georgetown to Taiping--where are we going?

      Nov. 22: A change of plans in Taiping

      Nov. 23-27: Taiping to KL and our time in the big city

      Nov. 28-29: KL to Port Dickson and a lounging day

      Nov. 30: Port Dickson to Melaka--watch for falling cyclists

      Dec. 1-2: Melaka's offerings

      Dec. 3: Melaka to Batu Pahat--the beginning of the end

      Dec. 4: Batu Pahat to Johor Bahru--destination in sight

Malaysia Summary

Singapore

      Dec. 5: Johor Bahru to Singapore--I thought we were done already!

      Dec. 6-9: Farewell to Southeast Asia

Singapore Summary

Equipment Review: How it all held up

Final Thoughts: Thank yous, explanations, and some sappy philosophy

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