general overview

i'm not going to put up the entire itinerary, but for anyone who isn't sure where alex and i will be going, this is for you.

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we'll begin in singapore. from there we'll take the train to malaysia, beginning in kuala lumpur, which is the capital of the country. we have a flight on january 26th that will take us to kuala terengganu, a stepping stone on our way to taman negara, the center of a national rainforest park.

we'll then move north into thailand, for our stop in ko samui-- one of their best beaches. we're going to need a few days to relax here before our stop in chaiya, aka monk city, for 11 days. we'll be staying in a monestary for 10 days, taking a vow of silence. our days will be filled with meditation, tea, and wooden pillows. it's going to be difficult, but both alex and i are up for the challenge. (click here for more information: http://http//www.suanmokkh-idh.org/idh-schedule.html). after this, we'll take a 12-hour train ride to bangkok, which is actually where we'll be for the chinese new year (february 14th).

from there we'll take a bus to cambodia. we'll be in siem reap for a few days, where the temples of ankor are a major attraction. we'll hang out with some elephants and then continue our trip to phnom phen, the capital. here we'll see the genocide museum & some of the killing fields from the khmer rouge (fun history lesson for you, lauren, i'll take plenty of pictures with you in mind).

next, we'll make our way to ho chi minh city in vietnam and spend some time exploring the mekong delta's towns and beaches. on february 26th, we fly down to indonesia, where we'll spend a night in jakarta on the island of java, the country's capital. the next day we'll meet up with jocean, our host for the farm in cicurug. we'll spend about a week with him on his farm, doing odd jobs and checking out the rural areas. we then take a ferry over to sumatra to do some diving and/or snorkeling for a few days.

march 9th we'll make our way back up to singapore.

march 10th we arrive in the us at 1:30pm.





Y rae. racho. d.