Bengel's Southeast Asia Adventure 2005

This journal will track my crazy trek through Southeast Asia and provide my unique perspective on the "SuperHappyAsiaFunTrip". I am branching off from our group blog for 3 reasons:

1) I don't want to clutter up the communal blog with my admittedly long-winded descriptions.
2) There is a nifty interactive map to help people understand precisely where I've been.
3) I can post unlimited high resolution pictures to go along with each entry (assuming I find a way to upload them over there).

  • 54 days (02 Jun 2005 - 26 Jul 2005)
  • 6494 km (4035 miles)
  • 4 countries
  • 28 entries (19283 words)
  • 867 photos
  • 4.4 ratings (907 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Jun 02, 2005 12:20 Thailand Bangkok » It begins!! 0 km 2.9 (22 votes)
3 Jun 05, 2005 10:53 Thailand Bangkok » Banging the Kok! 0 km [*] (67) 4.1 (126 votes)
5 Jun 06, 2005 16:59 Thailand Bangkok » Another Change of Plans... 0 km [*] (2) 5 (21 votes)
6 Jun 08, 2005 06:20 Thailand Bangkok » Leaving Thailand already... 0 km [*] (13) 3 (7 votes)
7 Jun 09, 2005 08:28 Viet Nam Hanoi » Vietnam: A breath of fresh air 989 km [*] (31) 3 (7 votes)
9 Jun 11, 2005 10:01 Viet Nam Hạ Long » Breaking Down and Sleeping Out in Ha Long Bay 1101 km [*] (66) 5 (86 votes)
11 Jun 13, 2005 06:00 Viet Nam Huế » Graves, Pagodas, and Citadels 1637 km [*] (33) 4.4 (7 votes)
12 Jun 14, 2005 02:10 Viet Nam Hội An » The Santa Cruz of Vietnam 1740 km [*] (6) 3 (7 votes)
14 Jun 16, 2005 10:27 Viet Nam Hội An » Same Same... but Better! 1740 km [*] (35) 3 (7 votes)
17 Jun 18, 2005 16:00 Viet Nam Nha Trang » The Pho Riviera 2155 km [*] (35) 4.2 (60 votes)
18 Jun 19, 2005 13:26 Viet Nam Ðà Lạt » From Surf to Pine Trees: Le Petit Paris 2246 km [*] (50) 3 (7 votes)
20 Jun 22, 2005 06:00 Viet Nam Saigon » Me Love You Long Time! 2479 km [*] (29) 3 (7 votes)
22 Jun 23, 2005 16:02 Viet Nam Châu Ðốc » The Venice of Vietnam 2649 km [*] (26) 4.7 (22 votes)
24 Jun 25, 2005 17:06 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Kicking Back Khemer Style 2747 km [*] (57) 4.8 (68 votes)
26 Jun 27, 2005 15:05 Cambodia Siem Reap » Angkor What? 2981 km [*] (88) 4.8 (75 votes)
29 Jul 01, 2005 05:10 Thailand Bangkok » Intermission 3345 km [*] (15) 4.8 (19 votes)
31 Jul 03, 2005 06:30 Thailand Ko Samet » Recharge 3512 km [*] (25) 2.9 (5 votes)
32 Jul 04, 2005 03:30 Thailand Chiang Mai » The Road Less Traveled 4254 km [*] (25) 4.2 (18 votes)
33 Jul 04, 2005 17:30 Thailand Lampang » Meet the Parents 4331 km [*] (14) 4.7 (12 votes)
34 Jul 05, 2005 14:00 Thailand Thoeng » Keep on Walking 4502 km [*] (20) 4.3 (46 votes)
34 Jul 06, 2005 08:00 Thailand Doi Tung » The Golden Triangle 4584 km [*] (8) 4 (25 votes)
35 Jul 06, 2005 14:23 Thailand Chiang Rai » Solo Again- Bring on the Lao PDR! 4632 km [*] (5) 4.8 (17 votes)
36 Jul 08, 2005 11:00 Laos Pak Beng » SLOWing down the Mekong 4769 km [*] (24) 4.4 (53 votes)
37 Jul 09, 2005 04:12 Laos Luang Prabang » So... this is what inner peace feels like? 4874 km [*] (65) 4.3 (34 votes)
41 Jul 12, 2005 16:00 Laos Vang Vieng » I'll be there for yooooou! 4986 km [*] (24) 3 (7 votes)
43 Jul 14, 2005 12:45 Laos Vientiane » Capital City- I'm Island Bound! 5095 km [*] (17) 1 (1 votes)
48 Jul 20, 2005 12:00 Thailand Ko Phangan » R+R(+PADI) on Bottle Beach 6048 km [*] (74) 4.8 (48 votes)
54 Jul 26, 2005 10:00 Thailand Bangkok » Journey's End. 6494 km [*] (13) 3.5 (11 votes)