TALES OF ASIA: Handeling the chaos that is Ha Noi

ON THE 6TH OF APRIL, WE ARRIVED IN VIETNAM.

It was way too soon to say goodbye to Kuala Lumpur, but when you are stupid and listen to people telling you not to spend a week there, you get what you deserve, I guess.


At first glance (on Wikitravel), Hanoi was frightening. The storys there about taxidrivers taking you to the wrong place and threatening to beat you up were endless, and standing outside the airport with little to no knowledge about the country, we started to wonder what the frick we had gotten ourselves in to.

- PETRONA TWIN TOWERS - IN PICTURES -

"Sure, you guys write well and stuff, but really, I'm just here for the pictures..."

(That one was for you, Katie...)
If you are someone who is likely to say the words stated above, this is the entry for you!

PETRONA OBSERVATION DECK, 

daytime

VISITING BATU CAVES

WHAT: 
A temple, inside a cave, inside a mountain, 272 steps up.

CELEBRATING LIFE: THE PERFECT DAY IN KUALA LUMPUR

The luxury of being in a big city, of having everything you possibly could want outside your doors, and of being strong enough psysically to being able to enjoy it.

This day was one of those rare periods of time where everything was perfect. The planets were in line. All was good with the world, and we decided to celebrate that.

LIVIN THE SUITE LIFE IN KUALA LUMPUR

Oh ramen. You come in to my heart, my mind and most importantly my belly and there you found your permanent place. I will always cherish and care for you. Until I find something else Malaysia is wickedly talented at making. Then I will probably have an affair with that as well. But don't worry. I will always love you. 

One might wonder why I'm talking to my food. First, it's because I'm a nutcase. But secondly, it's also because it was the first thing I ate that didn't made me want to throw up.


We arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday, exhausted after 11 days in misery.

OUR FAVORITE PICTURES FROM THAILAND 2016

HOW YOU LIVE IN THAILAND FOR 40 BUCKS A DAY

Today, we left the quite pitoresque town of Krabi and headed for the slightly bigger, Asian New York that is Kuala Lumpur. That means that our 26 days in Thailand are over for this time, and to be frank, we were eager to leave the country.

Thailand brought us so much unnecessary pain. We lost almost two weeks to food poisoning, which really destroyed our moods and our plans.

But. We did have some great time in Thailand as well. Our days in Bangkok was great, the week in Chiang Mai even better. We almost can't wait for the day when we return to the city of great daytrips. We also took an overnight train which was quite the adventure in itself, being the first time and all.

We ate good food and we stayed at good hotels. We tried to manage our selves to some sights when we felt energized enough. We traveled in slow pace and enjoyed being abroad, inhaling a different culture.

BUT HOW MUCH DID THIS PARTY COST US? 

GETTING SICK IN THAILAND

We though our bad luck should stay in Railay. It had to!
We had gone through so much by then, having paradise ruined and all, so we thought we deserved a smooth path for once.

Well...you probalby know us well enough by now to guess what next sentence will be:

WELL...WE THOUGHT WRONG

Yeah, there it is. You knew it right?

SURVIVING RAILAY

Last year, coming home from Asia, I could tell a story about how Railay stole my heart.

This time, sitting on the boat on our way to Koh Lanta, recapsing the last couple of days in my head, I knew I had a different story to tell:

THE STORY ABOUT HOW I STOLE MY HEART
BACK FROM RAILAY

(spoileralert: it's a downer)

(but the pix are somewhat pretty)

TALES OF ASIA: Day 13-16

What have we been up to since our last entry, you might ask yourselves. You might walk around at home, anxiously pacing back and forth trying to wrap your head around what we'll do next.

Well, worry no more. Here's a recaps.