tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22740948220741669412024-03-13T14:47:45.960-07:00Baila's TravelsBailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-54241697750616130152012-08-06T18:04:00.001-07:002012-08-06T18:16:00.347-07:00Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From all places I've been, I think I've learned the most here. Last month I've lived in a tree, my hammock 25-30 feet up in the branches. I've dumpster dived; taken cold showers in the free beach bathrooms; slept on the beach; slept in parks; eaten shared food off public grills; walked barefoot around town; walked barefoot into shops; camped out; wake up, sit in the park all day reading a book or practicing hula hoop or doing absolutely nothing and just soaking in sunlight and living. I am what some people despise; I don't work, I wake up whenever I want, I sleep whenever I want, I drink, I smoke, I dance, I play, I take free food whenever I can, I'm homeless and sleep wherever conveniences me; usually a place with a beautiful view. Other people work hard, pay top dollar for vacations so they can feel just a bit of the serenity I feel all of the time.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-34444888354979814952012-08-06T17:46:00.001-07:002012-08-06T17:50:51.914-07:00New Zealand<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YOPVuuRZRQ/UCBmNRjCJYI/AAAAAAAAATQ/NDfFpAvB8fs/s1600/DSC00575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5YOPVuuRZRQ/UCBmNRjCJYI/AAAAAAAAATQ/NDfFpAvB8fs/s200/DSC00575.JPG" /></a>
Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-55744069628660463902011-07-12T09:36:00.000-07:002011-07-12T09:39:29.053-07:00Cuba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8in9dXzpwy0T4OFq0GyfrnfJ93w5ZO4hFO-xa_USf-9xnmhvcnZGPIPXuTYozevmyjnrvgfzdMSWB0QON1nNr9MVfLVezqtO9B5rnhl6jYGk-fcItoUKU1DugPP4ICSolAwA7IsYI95J/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+6.49.08+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8in9dXzpwy0T4OFq0GyfrnfJ93w5ZO4hFO-xa_USf-9xnmhvcnZGPIPXuTYozevmyjnrvgfzdMSWB0QON1nNr9MVfLVezqtO9B5rnhl6jYGk-fcItoUKU1DugPP4ICSolAwA7IsYI95J/s200/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+6.49.08+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628506254904021282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwanHPRDTLj8RVb713SBZQUkCG874bEE7mmhCTUbzweGNW6w2dF81rRsQKXoK3Yd7VU6dK399DJi_TbumD96-Zrgfz0QnPNXvr9jZG80DoWaDZ-amns4o3sFkMP2m6Se9XG9FxExmiwnA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+6.46.02+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwanHPRDTLj8RVb713SBZQUkCG874bEE7mmhCTUbzweGNW6w2dF81rRsQKXoK3Yd7VU6dK399DJi_TbumD96-Zrgfz0QnPNXvr9jZG80DoWaDZ-amns4o3sFkMP2m6Se9XG9FxExmiwnA/s200/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+6.46.02+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628506243562326194" /></a><br />Communism, Rum, Coke Libre, Cigars, Dominos, Black MarketBailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-48058466737396208392010-04-27T07:52:00.001-07:002010-04-27T08:12:33.243-07:00Thailand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KbM38hV4Y9w/S9b-b3JR3kI/AAAAAAAAAKg/SmtPNsnkDkM/s1600/IMG_9875.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KbM38hV4Y9w/S9b-b3JR3kI/AAAAAAAAAKg/SmtPNsnkDkM/s200/IMG_9875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464834952473468482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbM38hV4Y9w/S9b-bIHdUaI/AAAAAAAAAKY/kpdmE_qLeXE/s1600/IMG_9851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbM38hV4Y9w/S9b-bIHdUaI/AAAAAAAAAKY/kpdmE_qLeXE/s200/IMG_9851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464834939849363874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxqSNPNAtKZQy2loGHCKrAOGo2KFoVj4DlkN-JJ595HkqBkE4MDvbIy1yyFWRp6vtQ4LyfVm46gxKUnnKgnRTz_qip0qTPlYwkgG4eF66VDb-auYjgBdipYnSezLh8EaA8XgqCANTlak/s1600/IMG_9906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxqSNPNAtKZQy2loGHCKrAOGo2KFoVj4DlkN-JJ595HkqBkE4MDvbIy1yyFWRp6vtQ4LyfVm46gxKUnnKgnRTz_qip0qTPlYwkgG4eF66VDb-auYjgBdipYnSezLh8EaA8XgqCANTlak/s200/IMG_9906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464834932113554242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh-5QfEFdBF3d3x8ytDzApg_kFvZoZlhK2u643GqpsUUFgKdKNYMyvDgEVDpmT9taPbVVA4pIedKAYuVjRZCZ8_Z245hOqwGrPs2qpzOg63nCCwVQdM46y4VKFpd3S-Ky9-xaqYW4MpsW/s1600/IMG_9855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh-5QfEFdBF3d3x8ytDzApg_kFvZoZlhK2u643GqpsUUFgKdKNYMyvDgEVDpmT9taPbVVA4pIedKAYuVjRZCZ8_Z245hOqwGrPs2qpzOg63nCCwVQdM46y4VKFpd3S-Ky9-xaqYW4MpsW/s200/IMG_9855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464834928009901186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thailand is aisa's sleazy marketplace or perhaps an economical choice.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KbM38hV4Y9w/S9b6_hmPi6I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/mJbjxT-GDQg/s1600/IMG_9906.JPG"><br /></a>Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-24583306274351266832009-01-15T16:53:00.001-08:002009-01-15T16:58:56.930-08:00Munich<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg52WFz76coOIMaY10uzDNo9AyWGznUDXJpGSv7qf1ap7VvChe7N-4JCOlZ4xl7rXQrY5ErAY6kQ9feT3me1AHJgkH4huxqnTqOlN_lLmnwg15Z5byAK9v6lhN_kCK7rFn_g6249aozCK0/s1600-h/IMG_9520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg52WFz76coOIMaY10uzDNo9AyWGznUDXJpGSv7qf1ap7VvChe7N-4JCOlZ4xl7rXQrY5ErAY6kQ9feT3me1AHJgkH4huxqnTqOlN_lLmnwg15Z5byAK9v6lhN_kCK7rFn_g6249aozCK0/s200/IMG_9520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291689752478373906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Old city newly constructed<br />small cafes, chic, tasteful<br />food: hearty, meaty, tasty<br />fresh beer: comes in littersBailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-88494365442539516732008-04-10T03:04:00.001-07:002008-04-10T08:28:17.004-07:00ChinaAncient and New, Under Construction, Pushy People<br /><br />BEIJING<br />Climbing the great wall of china... whoever hewed those stones steps was triiipi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9ygADePpGdGxuPWp9VEY5TiG87mbqJxrx8N-ZJrVqEtVfrRknNnEBtEvwKQ00u8WCBRQod7tmru_F-gMIYngd7a3a3PL715Mk7J6sDD8fElKsEJyh4ljlRh29TX-wzl4wonUhYZlY5UD/s1600-h/greatwall3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9ygADePpGdGxuPWp9VEY5TiG87mbqJxrx8N-ZJrVqEtVfrRknNnEBtEvwKQ00u8WCBRQod7tmru_F-gMIYngd7a3a3PL715Mk7J6sDD8fElKsEJyh4ljlRh29TX-wzl4wonUhYZlY5UD/s200/greatwall3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187638234339181826" border="0" /></a>iin cuz some were for midget legs and some were for giant peoples legs... you know when you get to the last step but you think there is another so you take a huge step down only to hit the ground, hard? yea. Every time you do that, think, "Great Wall." Honestly, I feel privileged to be here. And triumphant to have come so high and far.<br /><br />XIAN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx2Rti8ycHFDhnSybNjJebvq0T8m0xfUiwIVBZrvb4JHbT-Qs6usCJ4TOd7di1flzNPvp-ktuM28tzcVsvy03IVW54g2WQmPjYQyfcIBvR1BfLAyXI5GDFeAE55UeVDdG2ffxnuB-tOB8/s1600-h/terracotta2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx2Rti8ycHFDhnSybNjJebvq0T8m0xfUiwIVBZrvb4JHbT-Qs6usCJ4TOd7di1flzNPvp-ktuM28tzcVsvy03IVW54g2WQmPjYQyfcIBvR1BfLAyXI5GDFeAE55UeVDdG2ffxnuB-tOB8/s200/terracotta2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187638616591271186" border="0" /></a><br />The Terra Cotta Warriors were created at a time when people thought they could take their riches to heaven. I recently read an article about people who bury their dead with miniature paper mansions, cars (think Ferrari, BMW), even maidservants... so after they are dead they will live the life. Across time periods, cultures, religions... some dreams don't change.<br /><br />SHANGHAI<br />I gotta pimp to take me to all the back-door-rooms and felt like a real laaady when he came to the ship at night to deliver my Monte Blanc suitcases and Fendi bags.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-34233942082537931642008-04-10T03:02:00.000-07:002008-04-10T08:42:50.459-07:00VietnamHanoi:<br />street food, face-masks, motorbike traffic<br /><br />Sa Pa:<br />colorful clothes, hill tribes, terraced mountains<br /><br />I am working my muscles carefully, treading carefully through trickles of <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ9xv80ADfov5S2WuVBZ5VzxVX7Vf-VbwahLiIMSPyfY5-0HJMz_mldAY3Ox7rb4DjkbOrQjNx1hcJHC9RPz74Y_kj02_o2TbZgaGDAAqWEL_lh7xZwdEbDQEH40cStkOOK5nQTSUpcwZ/s1600-h/sapa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ9xv80ADfov5S2WuVBZ5VzxVX7Vf-VbwahLiIMSPyfY5-0HJMz_mldAY3Ox7rb4DjkbOrQjNx1hcJHC9RPz74Y_kj02_o2TbZgaGDAAqWEL_lh7xZwdEbDQEH40cStkOOK5nQTSUpcwZ/s200/sapa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187639063267869986" border="0" /></a>muddy streams and squishy earth. I sing under my breath, and John whistles and Alun races Viet Hung and Greg pants. Our 16km hike is descending through cascading rice terraces and lush vegetation on the eastern slopes of the Hoang Lien Mountains, also known as the Tonkinese Alps. The Red Dao women,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoWM6-jdWRrhWWhqGzsmCnOJk7LvXqfohfNQVj_f0qf6-G7tVWDiyaEUDwt0N3iUmJocHuw-w3yykw8-wl51kncYIfQxOuWgrpuqOqOETVbIolfGy4OGVel_dqaN3qh1k42k4kHHz-Oa7/s1600-h/reddao.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoWM6-jdWRrhWWhqGzsmCnOJk7LvXqfohfNQVj_f0qf6-G7tVWDiyaEUDwt0N3iUmJocHuw-w3yykw8-wl51kncYIfQxOuWgrpuqOqOETVbIolfGy4OGVel_dqaN3qh1k42k4kHHz-Oa7/s200/reddao.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187639703217997106" border="0" /></a> wearing elaborate red headdresses, are plowing the fields and amidst pillars of smoke, fan flames to burn old vegetation. We are invited into an elder woman's home and she dresses me in a new, indigo dyed frock carefully hand-stitched in a yellow and black pattern. she has been sewing this dress for five months now -(it is a new dress for herself)- she only makes herself a new dress once every f<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViK2FjSvn0TSkeVp4gWf-0KSZJcIQOH7wMF8bgem9kD8nxCv4rOCcX8FrDcnwODc2E5fFpdUHHMTaoFZD3TgQW-TiKzZ71V7yv567F7DvgQSZ889ZbIJn9ZzDKOe5uXgM1EEelY5GUNmn/s1600-h/blackhmong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViK2FjSvn0TSkeVp4gWf-0KSZJcIQOH7wMF8bgem9kD8nxCv4rOCcX8FrDcnwODc2E5fFpdUHHMTaoFZD3TgQW-TiKzZ71V7yv567F7DvgQSZ889ZbIJn9ZzDKOe5uXgM1EEelY5GUNmn/s200/blackhmong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187642430522230130" border="0" /></a>ive years or so. We greet the Dzay people in Tan Van, the Black H'mong and Dao tribes in SuPan, (The majority of people in the north are the Black H'mong who wear exquisitely embroidered indigo tunics and heavy silver jewelery, and are terrific salesmen), and end up in a bamboo and wood plank stilt-home of a Tay family in the village of Ban Ho where we stay for the night. We are greeted by almost all the people we pass along the way, everyone wants to know who we are and try and sell us something. It's really cool and they get us to buy their wares: first we are greeted, then asked where we are from, how the trek is going, etc., and once we have become friends they close the deal...<br />We trek for several days more... the best part of our trek was when I stop to chat with a local woman (through some pantomime and the translation of our local tour guide, Viet Hung). Her 18 y<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJmNfuitpLGkB-RceECLwMkZXNln5ONpOhvszQqEf5wiZ4JlKFOweB6THtS3JEL0A2ZCLbpj8EYQM5QfrDClX42WeiifnWABRsfNWEwozlN79wX6d8VNT0AwClE7jEUgjxKmwDImWMig5/s1600-h/blackhmong2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJmNfuitpLGkB-RceECLwMkZXNln5ONpOhvszQqEf5wiZ4JlKFOweB6THtS3JEL0A2ZCLbpj8EYQM5QfrDClX42WeiifnWABRsfNWEwozlN79wX6d8VNT0AwClE7jEUgjxKmwDImWMig5/s200/blackhmong2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187641391140144466" border="0" /></a>rs old daughter is carrying what looks to be about 30 lbs of rice on her back; her 6 yrs old has a yr old baby wrapped around her back; they are all trekking back home after a day of threshing the rice on top of the mountain. The woman points to some open sores on her feet, they are cuts, they are infected. Thankfully, I got my trusty backpack and a filled first aid kit. I clean her wounds, rub on some first aid cream, bandage her foot and give her a tube of ointment and a shit load of band aids. It feels really good to help her out in the best way I can.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-73360714529353706612008-03-23T03:42:00.001-07:002008-03-23T19:27:36.066-07:00MalaysiaBORNEO:<br />Borneo is green, wet and exotic.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">From the air (the plane window) the view is mostly of wild rain forest, with meandering streams of water flowing through. I shared a small 8 person boat for a two hour ride down the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrCRBq7lULmWeqSu6VGbBnWB8vX6GAgra5BFQGU1c7xVtsjZSooPY-Fe49xuN7tzsAGTkoIdpb23qZZo0WxPJbCYYwd2K18YSQ-4n8A95ZqjEFLfkVqxSykI2dKbKlMKYeNxABgXF_6Of/s1600-h/borneo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrCRBq7lULmWeqSu6VGbBnWB8vX6GAgra5BFQGU1c7xVtsjZSooPY-Fe49xuN7tzsAGTkoIdpb23qZZo0WxPJbCYYwd2K18YSQ-4n8A95ZqjEFLfkVqxSykI2dKbKlMKYeNxABgXF_6Of/s200/borneo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181128791849665362" border="0" /></a> Kinabatagan River to the Kinabatagan river lodge, my house-on-stilts-above-the-water. The river is flanked on both sides by green rain forest holding the largest concentration of wildlife in Borneo. The region is renowned for colorful tropical birds (I saw several types of horn bills, kingfisher...); Crocodiles- a young Croc floated along the side of our boat during our daytime river cruise; huge monitor lizards- we spotted on trees; tree snakes- we saw some deadly yellow and black, brown and yellow... Most delightful, we spent time during our several river cruises searching and spotting playful proboscis monkeys, huge bellied, with long white tails, their most prominent feature is their long nose that can flap well past their mouth and chin! A dominant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjWRZQ3Zw7iNGglLB_Cua0nvtoHDwf6i2YJPoEca4bOaAjR2C0HcFpdHF1xeaMZYwzOV7JsjnM_2v4F-LoDnPj_7RqQD3Lofy1XWhwwKsCZCp8-23XhL2CdYErxdqdqf_JcJP2sKQlHgZ/s1600-h/proboscis1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjWRZQ3Zw7iNGglLB_Cua0nvtoHDwf6i2YJPoEca4bOaAjR2C0HcFpdHF1xeaMZYwzOV7JsjnM_2v4F-LoDnPj_7RqQD3Lofy1XWhwwKsCZCp8-23XhL2CdYErxdqdqf_JcJP2sKQlHgZ/s200/proboscis1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181129045252735842" border="0" /></a> male will attract females with the size of his nose, a long one can net a guy up to 15 wives! The Proboscis showed me their daring skills, free fall jumping from one tree to the next, much like the 300 foot drop my airplane nose-dived in some turbulent weather over Borneo's mountain peaks (really!). Proboscis are the largest monkey species and can jump so far, they can get over to the other side of the river bank. i also spotted some wild orangutans up on the treetops, sunning. orangutans build three homes a day- two for midday siestas and one for the night. When they wake up they usually eat their leafy nest, making it a convenient bed and breakfast. At the Sepiloc orang utan sanctuary, a controlled rehab center for orphaned orang utans, I was able to see young orange hairy orang utans interact with each other and playfully swing, hand over hand on ropes set up between the trees. the rope system ensures that these young orang utans will be able to get to the feeding area, where rangers supplement their diet with twice daily buckets of bananas. The orang utans that i saw are in the middle stage of learning the art of survival in the jungle, and will soon be set free. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI85XXPKdX4fyx1hU-xaQ7PzTasJy8xk5qcAYHyVO7mLoXmWdx4oBXBqjpVYowiYNk41_FtqGsFwfIfBHZzdkbEi3J94r1_fIz6dRCzFh_Y33eL_lDi37TAoycheIo-hpsYmHoizUCeU-i/s1600-h/orangutan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI85XXPKdX4fyx1hU-xaQ7PzTasJy8xk5qcAYHyVO7mLoXmWdx4oBXBqjpVYowiYNk41_FtqGsFwfIfBHZzdkbEi3J94r1_fIz6dRCzFh_Y33eL_lDi37TAoycheIo-hpsYmHoizUCeU-i/s200/orangutan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181128370942870338" border="0" /></a>For now, though, I enjoyed seeing them interact with each other: two orang utans got busy smooching, and held feet while swinging off to the other side; one male tried to get with 2 females who scampered off, though he wouldn't let go of one females foot while he did something that looked suspiciously like sticking a finger up her butt (i know, kinky). One got greedy, holding a bunch of bananas with each foot, her mouth, and in one hand, and tried to swing away using just her remaining free hand (MORE PICS B UP IN 6 WEEKS, NO WAY TO UPLOAD NOW.) Rainy Malaysia was a jungle of fun... I cant wait to go back!</div>Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-25495581809797718642008-03-23T03:41:00.003-07:002008-03-23T22:23:08.996-07:00India<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZrQpFt1przVmfw4UmLquGleBtPKd2aanWQCbkXbdXfjZv3HteTJGlqhtxBjVfe7HVGS6ztWFGb7Cmq00SgiNdO3HyuTsBN1LxNSS5pNbvkuH9HM7sw8a_4u6Z-vLrxxpinYeqHoyiGL5/s1600-h/mam1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZrQpFt1przVmfw4UmLquGleBtPKd2aanWQCbkXbdXfjZv3HteTJGlqhtxBjVfe7HVGS6ztWFGb7Cmq00SgiNdO3HyuTsBN1LxNSS5pNbvkuH9HM7sw8a_4u6Z-vLrxxpinYeqHoyiGL5/s200/mam1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181174099459670898" border="0" /></a><br />India is dusty, crowded, and pushy.<br /><br />Places I visited:<br />Chennai.<br />Erode.<br />Mammalapuram.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxohY7quldZChzj5Ik0odElAV8OkoHmYyhWXEfqh_-ULOiPbYpswNrtQIcTqZvdyTzxL_Iaym2jjs3ACSbied1VYIxMC41pcw6NHruwGhNhHDZgGXv_wkhsZBfFyhkw28itR6xv5sM6xJR/s1600-h/mam2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxohY7quldZChzj5Ik0odElAV8OkoHmYyhWXEfqh_-ULOiPbYpswNrtQIcTqZvdyTzxL_Iaym2jjs3ACSbied1VYIxMC41pcw6NHruwGhNhHDZgGXv_wkhsZBfFyhkw28itR6xv5sM6xJR/s200/mam2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181174348567774082" border="0" /></a>Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-34060430127023043492008-03-23T03:41:00.001-07:002008-03-23T22:26:31.115-07:00Mauritius<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP3gxh5szKJzMbdCx9Lul4OBYvYrzpga1nok4bp-4y97_i7KXHELrYQbetfBOq8MnmBJekY_6z37Qml6VJsDUUFIiqwoPT_6SAeDV87crnx8XUcHzaSPsYXgMGjiXzx-vOOP4Pn6VJ6z_/s1600-h/mau1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP3gxh5szKJzMbdCx9Lul4OBYvYrzpga1nok4bp-4y97_i7KXHELrYQbetfBOq8MnmBJekY_6z37Qml6VJsDUUFIiqwoPT_6SAeDV87crnx8XUcHzaSPsYXgMGjiXzx-vOOP4Pn6VJ6z_/s200/mau1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181174644920517522" border="0" /></a><br />Mauritius is sunny, beaches, party.<br /><br />Places I visited:<br />Port Luis<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStmfBBYDSsfx50rGFSiWLaEFVgXLmCdmAydq5RqQBKwKxy5iXUHRaYhnrxi03nx0S9ZP1JwL0TwyckiUNVmvKMstWKj2lszBSrc9XXu9KH4-dnkZMjzV3zNK-ZHZMqVIGaQRYvZKBSNwv/s1600-h/mau2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStmfBBYDSsfx50rGFSiWLaEFVgXLmCdmAydq5RqQBKwKxy5iXUHRaYhnrxi03nx0S9ZP1JwL0TwyckiUNVmvKMstWKj2lszBSrc9XXu9KH4-dnkZMjzV3zNK-ZHZMqVIGaQRYvZKBSNwv/s200/mau2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181175181791429554" border="0" /></a>Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-55718498772046378922008-03-23T03:40:00.004-07:002008-03-23T22:37:06.109-07:00South AfricaSouth Africa is jungle, art, and up and coming.<br /><br />Places I visited:<br />Cape Town.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscIzoDFOMI_ONviaUKxk6OO6sldcau12hAFSwTkBOWJ7lQ7ORSfqEJxqbg7hzHs7g-n1FHfrxs2hPE2UdvgcFJrCt2XdPoTiHPaWaVp_ZDeJsV9qoRC-zZwLPwTA-5Z1YNGuHP4EB5TdC/s1600-h/kruger4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscIzoDFOMI_ONviaUKxk6OO6sldcau12hAFSwTkBOWJ7lQ7ORSfqEJxqbg7hzHs7g-n1FHfrxs2hPE2UdvgcFJrCt2XdPoTiHPaWaVp_ZDeJsV9qoRC-zZwLPwTA-5Z1YNGuHP4EB5TdC/s200/kruger4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181175959180510178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQXeFGTFjxbIld9UGfCCbLeP3JijZUX8A5vlrrEZwQBfAWO1h7xExwmn7wkQc9GSkbpWcA72zp_TXUBRBZeIkYtBns2RBzlsCZ5TATfxzH1yGb4gT1L-FX6M2WMDKXr3trSyLAPg-JL1m/s1600-h/kruger1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQXeFGTFjxbIld9UGfCCbLeP3JijZUX8A5vlrrEZwQBfAWO1h7xExwmn7wkQc9GSkbpWcA72zp_TXUBRBZeIkYtBns2RBzlsCZ5TATfxzH1yGb4gT1L-FX6M2WMDKXr3trSyLAPg-JL1m/s200/kruger1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181175486734107586" border="0" /></a><br />Johannesburg.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N97FX6GLOgW6QLDplmHvu9Rd-jnjfu3BEYorBywlDkPGIEjqbI0N9v8JqdLDi-Y_Q0XjjU5w73Covgd4PVZ83dy6Zc7-VTLE79p8d3MBupfw2ENM7PRQsE1hFWZWmO-lnShxxsWFoHcX/s1600-h/kruger3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N97FX6GLOgW6QLDplmHvu9Rd-jnjfu3BEYorBywlDkPGIEjqbI0N9v8JqdLDi-Y_Q0XjjU5w73Covgd4PVZ83dy6Zc7-VTLE79p8d3MBupfw2ENM7PRQsE1hFWZWmO-lnShxxsWFoHcX/s200/kruger3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181175714367374290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvJ1LW2RWGG_EUUbyyPmEQOt6AEW9hU3eklC6tv1rwu3VRd-ugFlxbeyWps65eTCOiq-_xXDWogcFrVDWjwDDCwrJ7HqdqPF8DYVCswzAAy3pn8_7NPxRt6lVfSycBnUP0kaNEkx3nJx9/s1600-h/kruger5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvJ1LW2RWGG_EUUbyyPmEQOt6AEW9hU3eklC6tv1rwu3VRd-ugFlxbeyWps65eTCOiq-_xXDWogcFrVDWjwDDCwrJ7HqdqPF8DYVCswzAAy3pn8_7NPxRt6lVfSycBnUP0kaNEkx3nJx9/s200/kruger5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181176161043973106" border="0" /></a>Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-14377219760418246782008-03-23T03:40:00.003-07:002008-03-23T22:36:16.313-07:00Brazil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS83mqCgi6-ipQAZ0VmkEwpw8iCsMvWyGlPQqfGCJR8fFfyGmtfFl0r3TW4QMFBs-uxf8Cd4z6wQnKBHsokqS_1U7W6KSa6ARVvp3_uCaiPWXIeBBOdA8V_KuVV7QlMfI2mrZ5h0yjPkk/s1600-h/carn2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKS83mqCgi6-ipQAZ0VmkEwpw8iCsMvWyGlPQqfGCJR8fFfyGmtfFl0r3TW4QMFBs-uxf8Cd4z6wQnKBHsokqS_1U7W6KSa6ARVvp3_uCaiPWXIeBBOdA8V_KuVV7QlMfI2mrZ5h0yjPkk/s200/carn2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181177410879456290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7J5CZl67sv3RBmskJxck6Ts_R_lEKcAoPoUKYSoQ7zTvNr3UIDL5ZT4SbdHo6J5dT_6NRdgARJBPI38styxGw6I6Vm5IzdKDNnYCwXjvmdzr9-yo3TNagKN8uAtnmy2vVXxbL3HrubF7/s1600-h/carnival1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7J5CZl67sv3RBmskJxck6Ts_R_lEKcAoPoUKYSoQ7zTvNr3UIDL5ZT4SbdHo6J5dT_6NRdgARJBPI38styxGw6I6Vm5IzdKDNnYCwXjvmdzr9-yo3TNagKN8uAtnmy2vVXxbL3HrubF7/s200/carnival1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181177075872007186" border="0" /></a><br />Brazil is tiny bikinis, smooching strangers, muggings.<br /><br />Places I visited:<br />SALVADOR<br />Carnival!Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-19419519388731645432008-03-23T03:40:00.001-07:002008-03-23T03:57:10.422-07:00Puerto RicoSan Juan is sunny, cobblestones, arts.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274094822074166941.post-52037590424648106512008-03-23T03:37:00.000-07:002008-03-23T03:57:49.721-07:00BahamasBahamas is all about meeting new friends, staying at a fabulous hotel, sliding down the water slides.Bailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737363664965208309noreply@blogger.com0