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Hi All,
Welcome to the 2009 big ass blog for the Yamkovy's 2009 trip to Asia. You caqn ignor the first couple of post was trying to get the blog set up so I might repeat meself....oops
I meant to start this last night but no chance. I had a major blow out on my computer that I have been fighting for a week....strange one for a geek like me. At the end of the day the problem really caused greef trying to get stuff done in time Soooooo it really set me back on what I had planned to get done prior to our big day of travel. I won't even try to mention the work issues as dang it I and da missus is on Holidays...errr Vacation. I'd like to say holiday but I was corrected by one of the numerous folks I talk to on a regular basis it seems that holidays are for Christmas etc....vacations are differant so there ya go we is on a vacation not a holiday!! Ok at the end of the day I think that Shauna and myself don't really give a crap.....it's get away time!!!!!!!
Ya know for all us workin slobs I have to say it is a true treat to go away and to forget the day to day grind that we end up in, the goal is to go away and try to experience something that allows you to truly get away.....cause I tell ya after our vacation's I need directions to get back to the office....life lesson...it ain't about the work it's about the journey everywhere else! I won't even get into the day to day issues but when our typical "vacation" is over I have to get directions back to the office.....and trying to remember my passwords for the computer as when I get back is a real challenge (ok I wrote them down...just to be safe)! Larry if your reading this........c'est la vie!
Ok so I did a blog last year on our Egypt/Jordan adventure and I have to say holy crap...last count over 3000 folks reading it. Wow think we need to travel more (Larry we need to talk......) for those who don't know Larry is me boss I'll keep him! He's a southern U.S. guy but I forgive him for that and I learned to understand his drawl....
Ok on to business! I am writing this over the Northern tip of Alaska.....first chance to sit down and write something.
So to get here it was quite fun....We lucked out we got seats on Air Canada 777 front of the bus to Hong Kong! I think it is about a 14 hour flight.
wOW.....can't say enough about how we love the cool pods they got on the bus. Totally adjustable for a 14 hour flight...definitely takes the edge off......ohhhhhh I have to preface all comments on this blog with the fact that I'm truly snokkered....totally contray to my nature :^) ......k like 2 baileys and coffee, couple of Kalua's and milk...aka Brown Cow (personnel favourite when travleing) and my ....then we got on the plane 3 champagnes....then I got into the Jack Daniel's...k about 3 of them...then red wine ...for the meal, then the Aperitifs started to flow...for those who know me I love da Port.....K so a few glasses of that....oh there has been food in there some where kick ass salmon and caviar to start then the main course some form of stuffed chicken....mucho good.....cheese and crackers with grapes then the desert.....this is where it gets bad as me and the stewardess hit it off then she introduced me to the "com see com sa" doubt I spelt that right.....k it's cognac and Drambuie mix....like a bat to the head!
.....nufff said....nice thing abut being snokkered....easy to speak truth! Have to say it's a bit different with the pods in Air Canada as you don't sit close to your significant other.....Shauna is across the aisle....we can sign language....but I can tell ya she is not keeping up with me on the escape from reality department...crap might be sobering up need to do something about that....
So here is the scoop we are going to Hong Kong to visit our buds Dave and Darla for a couple of days.....a few stogies and a bit of Port, for me anyways.....then off to Chiang Mai Thailand to live with Elephants and train to be Mahouts (means elephant keepers in Thai)) Shauna is so pumped about this but the only problem is that this is living true Thai style......so no air conditioning...last I checked 36 C and no air.....should be interesting. Should be pretty cool...not in a temperature way! K then off to Koh Samui an island in the Thailand sea....to chill.......then off to Singapore and Kuala Lumpor, Malaysia if all goes well.
We booked this trip a while ago thinking we would go to China, the great wall and all that with Dave and Darla but the plans changed as they are moving back to Canada and they ended up getting busy, so no worries...I was trying to work the flights but it was a pain to go north and then south as our return flight was out of Singapore. Soo we changed the plan and I found a place in Thailand (North) that you get your own elephant to take care off and you live with the lil guy and they show you the ropes on how not to get trampled or sat on. It's a big dream of Shauna's to do something like this, now it's in the jungle a ways away from the 5 star hotels she is used to and the only condition I gave her was that I isn't shoveling elephant do do....she can!
The last trip was totally taken care of by the tour outfit....this one was by Yamkovy tour company....specializing on setting up the stuff for small fussy groups....like us....lottsa web surfing and booking things online....but got it done cept still don't know where we are staying in Singapore...need to book that...when I can get a net connection.
Only had the flights to asia booked a while ago..Edmonton to Vancouver then to Hong Kong....long flight did it before a few times but for the uninitiated...it's a long hall. On the return legs we go Singapore to Shanghai then Vancouver Edmonton
ohhh so all of you guys and gals that diss Air Canada...I have to say on international flights they are awesome.....we do get to check out front of the bus with Singapore Airlines so stay tuned for a report as everyone says they are awesome also...
uhmmm for those who have not been in tHe Vancouver airport lately wow the international terminal is nice and the Air Canada Lounge is great with great big bathrooms...Shauna really seems to appreciate that.....you'll have to ask her why as I am sworn to secrecy
The current dilemma.....keep drinking or sleep.......got Graval and that stuff really kicks assssssss. Last time a few weeks ago took a couple as I felt like crap......it was like a time warp hadn't had it since I was a lil gaffer that my parents wanted to keep quite...I now understand the logic.....speaking tongues and all that..think I found a fly in my mouth when I was again capable of cognitive thought....sooooo.....take a couple of pills and then nap....this may be good as I can't sleep on a plane normally.....Shauna on the other hand regularily passes out....like right now took her all of 2 minutes to pass out
Did I mention that we got new luggage......seems all ours got trashed over the last few trips.....we shall see how the current ones survives.....
For those who have not been to Asia.....GO!!!!!! nuff said about that. This is our 3rd time and it won't dissapoint I am sure. Only difference is that we normally go in Feb or March but as Beijing was on the original menu....it was too cold there at that time of year so we delayed to May....almost killed me as our stupid winter seems to never want to end.
Okay I cheated a benadryl...and a couple of graval's and all the drinks....not sure but keep hearing voices in my head...kinda like a party without the people....must pass out noww.w.waakljji kuzz typn is relllly harrdd nnoww bbut dannnng it llaj jfieal ljooewl laljdsfahy.....hahahahhahaha shleeepppy tiiiiimmmmmmeeeeeeeee zzzzzzzzzzzz
K Update....not sure what planet I's on but seemed to pass out for a while.....stewardess said I was really funny awesome lady.....put the noodle soup on me tray too soon though as I almost did a face plant into it....dammm that graval really kicks asssssss. Don't tell anybody but I got my gps going and after looking out the window....all I can see is haze and ocean but we is getting close to Japan! Think we fly right over mount Fuji.
k next note should be from Hong Kong.....
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