Maybe in Oz

Suzannah & Phil- Melbourne round 2 was of course a blast!  From multiplying kangaroos to getting lost amongst the graffiti streets of downtown Melbourne, it's always an adventure when I visit.  It's so nice to have you guys just a little bit closer to me now and I will be back again.  Looking forward to our next adventure together as you guys are always excellent tour guides.  Take care and come back to Singapore anytime!  Keep travelling, keep exploring and keep being my view into the cool things to do in Oz.  See ya next time! Missy Mom and Joey Good night to go on a roo hunt! Footy match - Go Cats! Bear Ballet at the National Gallery Street Art in China Town

My 10 days in the USA: Steering wheel on the left Outlet shopping Gets dark really late Automatic flush toilets.  and automatic sinks.  and soap.  and paper towels! mmm Chipotle American bacon More shopping More American bacon Mexican food Happy hour Raspberries, blueberries, and cherries, O My! Orange bell peppers Clam chowder Cool ranch doritos Steak wrapped in American bacon Blue cheese salad dressing Giant Texas flags Christ Church.  As in the church, not the city. Dead skunk.  Don't miss that one! Amazon.com Peaches Fabric Family Friends Babies Sheba Winston

After landing in Singapore we found the doctor at the airport and got some X-rays of Phil's rapidly swelling wrist.  Not broken, says the doc.  I continue to be amazed at the cost of healthcare in countries outside the US.  All up, this visit was around $120 AUD.  I can't imagine how much it would have cost someone in the US without insurance. Singapore skyline After the doctor we headed to our friend Missy's place to drop off our bags.  Then we headed into town for a happy hour with some colleagues from the office there.  It was really bizarre for me seeing all these people I knew from the San Diego office who now live in Singapore.  Definitely a small world.  Then Phil and I wandered around and explored this giant 7-story mall that actually turned out to be two 7-story malls next to each other.  Living in Australia, we are rather deprived of shopping so we were both surprisingly happy wandering around the malls.  We even found a...

Our third full day in Thailand we explored the Krabi Town area, starting with Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Sua).   Tiger at Tiger Cave Temple Warrior statue in the temple complex The temple complex has several pretty buildings and statues, but the main Buddha statue is at the top of a 2000' mountain. Entrance to Tiger Cave Temple The way up is via 1237 steps. start of the 1237 steps they aren't joking! These aren't regular steps either.  In many places they are giant steps with hardly any place to stop for a rest. jumbo steps It was lightly raining, and it appeared that we were the first ones up that morning.  We woke the monkeys up, and they swung around the trees and climbed along the banisters to head down the mountain looking for breakfast.  We also woke up three stray dogs taking shelter in a small sanctuary, and there was a cat hanging out on the steps. Mama and baby monkey Almost there! When we finally made it to the top, w...