auBrey and Lara's Asia Adventures 2004
February 3 - May 12, 2004
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With round-trip business class airfare covered by Aeroplan miles and a trusty subletter in their home in Toronto,
auBrey and Lara decided to skip the unforgiving Canadian winter and head back to Asia. On the ticket this time around:
Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, and the beaches and islands of Thailand! Here's a sample of where they've been so far. |
Click on an image or link to view its respective album.
| Destination and Dates | Highlights | |
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Beijing, China February 5 - 9, 2004 | Hutongs, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Peking Opera, the Temple of Heaven |
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Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand February 11 - 16, 2004 | Awesome food, drink, weather, sunsets, beaches, rock climbing, caves, Valentine's Day, and a night of debauchery to (almost) remember! |
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Haad Kata, Phuket Province, Thailand February 16 - 19, 2004 | Some lovely beaches, HUGE waves, great weather... All-in-all a decent place to relax. |
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Koh Samui and Koh Tao, Thailand February 19 - 28, 2004 (Gallery 1) | A night of succulent Spanish tapas prepared by some recent French expats (and now new bar owners) in Koh Samui! Koh Tao, or Turtle Island aka "divers paradise"!!! Amazing food, drink, weather, sunsets, music, chillout bars, snorkling and diving, wildlife, aquatic, floral, and botanical diversity, motor-biking, and peace --- all at absurdly affordable prices! |
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Koh Samui and Koh Tao, Thailand February 19 - 28, 2004
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Nang Yuan (a "tripartite" or 3 islands connected by sand bars), snokeling in Koh Tao's crystal clear water, and "Momma Som Tom's" yummy papya salad and skerwers for brunch! |
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Koh Samui and Koh Tao, Thailand February 19 - 28, 2004
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A brilliant Brazillian churassco barbeque dinner prepared by our wonderful Japanese-Brazilian hosts high atop Koh Tao at the Sairee View Resort, magical sunsets, and wicked nightlife in the beach bars! |
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Bangkok, Thailand February - May, 2004 (Gallery 1) | Visiting friends old and new, cocktailing high atop Bangkok, doing as the "Thairish" do, enjoying our groovy serviced apartment, schmoozing at Chambers of Commerce and other industry events, job and business opportunity hunting, exploring shopping and entertainment zones, and other adventures. More photos coming soon! |
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Pattaya, Thailand March 19 - 22, 2004 | The Pattaya Music Festival, the bright lights of "Walking Street", a super-affordable hideaway hotel, and oodles and oodles of fun --- just two hours west of Bangkok by bus!!! |
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Shanghai, China April 8 - April 12, 2004(Gallery 1) | Two more gratis plane tickets (again courtesy of Aeroplan) allowed our voyageurs to explore the
"Paris of the East" and China's most happening town!
Images in this gallery include: Nan Jing Dong Lu (Pedestrians only shopping street), the CN Tower-esque Oriental Pearl Tower, the historic Bund, delicious Brazillian Churassco (again! What's with all the Brazilians in Asia???), the illuminated skyline, French Town, and some fine dining memories. |
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Shanghai, China April 8 - April 12, 2004(Gallery 2) | Talk about a happening joint! Through roughly 14 hours of merrying-making, auBrey and Lara flipped from chic Tapas, to a rowdy Irish pub (complete with the Blarney Brothers), to classic cool live Jazz, to Jamaican Reggae, and finally on to late night dance music until the break of dawn!!! |
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Shanghai, China April 8 - April 12, 2004(Gallery 3) | After a long night on the town what does one do when the sun comes up in Shanghai? Why prance around the barren street aimlessly and order a breakfast buffet of course! |
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Shanghai, China April 8 - April 12, 2004(Gallery 4) | This is "big 'C' Communism"? We beg to differ! See the beautiful People's Square with the beautiful people of Shanghai. Kid's flying kites, lovers loving and the lights... oh, the lights!!! And don't forget the metropoliptic itall building, sometimes hilarious signage, and futuristic technologies everywhere! |
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Shanghai, China April 8 - April 12, 2004(Gallery 5) | What would a trip to Shanghai be without a night out to see the absolutely stunning New Shanghai Circus Acrobats?! WoW!!! |
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Bangkok, Thailand April 13 - 15, 2004 (Gallery 2) | Images of Songkran by Day: The 3-day Thai Water Festival --- Bringing in the Thai new year, Thai style of course!!! |
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Bangkok, Thailand April 13 - 15, 2004 (Gallery 3) | Images of Songkran by Night: All hell breaks loose as the sun sets on powder-encrusted revellers soaked to the bone!!! |
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Bangkok, Thailand February - May, 2004 (Gallery 4) | auBrey and Lara learned to cook Thai style, settled into the temporary abode, and nailed down the activities of daily life in Bangkok... They also mananged to have the odd good time here and there, too. ;) |
Last modified: April 20, 2004
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