Check in at Scuba Junkies - Semporna
17 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Dropped off at Scuba Junkies, checked in and while waiting for the boat to Mabol Island we got some lunch about $7 (for both of us). Walked around and got our photo taken in the grocery store by aЧитать далее
Sea Gypsies
18 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
On the island of Mabul there are indigenous people who roam between the islands and rarely set foot on land. Here's a link with more backgroundЧитать далее
Mabul, day 1
18 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
First day of diving, 2 dives before lunch and 1 dive after.one of our dive masters-in-training is a senior at Colorado College in Colorado Springs - small world to run into someone like this so farЧитать далее
Sipidan Island, day 1
19 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We get three days of diving on the reefs of Sipidan. This is a highly protected area, and the abundance of fish is the result we saw an impressive barracuda tornadoЧитать далее
Sipidan Island, Day 2
20 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Another great day of diving. Highlights:
School of Bumphead parrotfish
Leopard Shark
Giant frogfish
Fields of staghorn coral and billions of fish
Dolphins on the return boat ride to Mabul
BeautifulЧитать далее
Diving Done (for a few days)
23 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Last dive this afternoon. Rinsed our dive gear and letting it dry in the sun (while we enjoy a sunset beer).
Island Life
23 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
There are two small villages on the island, Mabul and Musu, where a total of about 2000 sea nomads (Bajau Laut) live. The locals live from fishing and tourism. Many people live directly over the waterЧитать далее
Leaving Mabul
24 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Packing up this morning, boat to Semporna, taxi to Tawau, fly from Tawau to Kuala Lumpur.
Repacking is perhaps getting easier
Bye bye Semporna
24 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Semporna is not such a nice place, but an essential part of traveling part of travelling . Headed by taxi now to Tawau to catch or plane to Kuala Lumpur. We got lucky and found $2 (10 ringgit) massageЧитать далее
Short night in KL
24 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
We arrived in KL, grabbed out bags, cleared customs, got the train to a different terminal, and checked our bags in for our morning flight. Two cranky travelers.
Our hotel was sketch, but the bedsЧитать далее
Merry Christmas!
25 декабря 2024 г., Малайзия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
10 minutes until boarding and leaving Malaysia. Jumpaii laggi!
More Merry
25 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We enjoyed Christmas with a very relaxing afternoon on the beach and in the pool. We ended the day with drinks, pad thai, and sunset.
Natai Beach Resort
25–27 дек. 2024, Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After a long day yesterday, waking up on Mabul Island and then spending the night in Kuala Lumpur we arrived at Natai Beach Resort. It's a nice change of pace from many weeks of long travel daysЧитать далее
Lazy day
27 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Today has been probably the slowest and most relaxing day of the trip. Our biggest endeavor besides eating, podcasts, and reading has been a short game of ping-pong. I got tired of chasing the ballЧитать далее
Local tour
28 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
We hired a local taxi driver for a tour of the Phang Nga region. He has lived in the area his whole life and took us to several sites and told us many things about the region. Sites we saw included:
AЧитать далее
On a boat
28 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
We are on the Master Phinisi live aboard, headed to the Similan Islands in the Andaman Sea. Diving starts in the morning.
Thai Phinisi
29 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
On our liveaboard on Thailand. Spotty & slow data
Day 2 diving, Phinisi
30 декабря 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Our first day was quite windy, so our boat stayed in a Bay that was protected from the winds and waves. Day 2 has calmed a bit and so our first two dives were in the Surin national park. Our secondЧитать далее
Phinisi, Thailand, Happy New Year
1 января 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
I've lost track of days. The diving is good and we have seen lots of different things and different types of sites. Dive Highlights: large free swimming moray eel on our night dive, a shy octopus, aЧитать далее
Sail Rock
1 января 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Hike with a view and beautiful beach
The Phinisi
2 января 2025 г., Andaman Sea ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Sails up! The Phinisi motors but they put the sails up for photo opps on our last day.
Travel to Bangkok
3 января 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Bye bye Phinisi! Flying from Phuket to Thailand, last major repack of our 100 kg of stuff/gear, final dinghy ride for a while.
Snacks!
3 января 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Fueling for our train ride into Bangkok. Lol, they asked Tyler if he wanted what was in the bag and it turned out it was the sweet potato.
We killed it in Bangkok
3 января 2025 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
2 o clock arrival and we fit in temples, river taxi, sunset in the park, aerobics spectatoring, thai dinner, market browsing, and tuk tuk ride back to our hotel.
Flying Home
4 января 2025 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A long day (literally). Our Saturday Jan 4th will be about 40 hours. We woke up early in Bangkok, walked around, ate breakfast overlooking the Chao Phraya river and Wat Arun. We then flew a few hoursЧитать далее
