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Contest: Vote for Stacy & Jeff – Beachhouse.com’s Guest Bloggers!

September 28, 2009

You’ve enjoyed their blogs and photos as they’ve traipsed about SE Asia, kindly taking time out of meeting great people, eating amazing food, and seeing some gorgeous sites to report to us along the way – now you can see a collection of their gorgeous photos and VOTE for your favorite!  Just go to OpenTravel.com’s [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (32 of 40)

August 31, 2009

surfs up ballin
“after a few more days of small waves in bingin’ we headed north up to cangoo (changoo) where franny and alana live.  many beach breaks up and down the coast, small but fun, and not too many guys. there’s three rivers up and down the beach, so makes for [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (30 of 40)

August 14, 2009

bagus bagus bagus
“three for three. not the biggest surf, but it’s bali surf. jeff couldn’t be more happy. the first day, met up with fernando and alana (jeff’s peruvian and auss friends, used to be slocals) and hit up bingin and impossibles. chest high and fun, it’s just good to be surfing with fernando, and [...]

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Check out Beachhouse.com writer on LowFares.com!

August 7, 2009

Find great deals on travel and read an article by Tarrah Graves, one of the Beachhouse.com Blog writers, at the LowFares.com Blog: http://www.lowfares.com/blog/?p=914

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Guest Blog – Stacy & jeff do SE Asia (29 of 40)

July 27, 2009

on to phi phi don…
“a comfy air conditioned ferry ride later, we’ve arrived at what some say is the most beautiful island in the world: phi phi don. you probably will recognize it from pictures, the twin bays, and it’s sister island phi phi leh, is the famous beach of the movie the beach. [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (28 of 40)

July 23, 2009

traveling om
“after we reached our “om” in cambodia with ancient towers and local laughs, we ventured on back into thailand.  our second time entering thailand, and this time like the first, the country seems to be at unrest.  from our taxi ride over the border and into bangkok, much more was visible this time [...]

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Pass-Crabbing in Florida

July 15, 2009

On my most recent trip to North Captiva Island, I had the opportunity to go “pass – crabbing” with my friends Captain Dennis and Captain Gretchen. I must say it was a blast! While Dennis and my husband were fishing for the “big fish,” Gretchen and I had our nets out for the [...]

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North Captiva’s Historical Ice House

July 13, 2009

The Calusa Indians, who dominated South Florida for more than a millennium, were skilled sailors and fisherman. Their large canoes of hallowed out cypress logs were capable of reaching Cuba. They thrived through living in harmony with our Southwest Florida environment. Pineland on Pine Island contains some of the most extensive Calusa mound [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (27 of 40)

July 6, 2009

crazy cambodia….
“and we love it.  we’ve started reading quite a collection of books of personal accounts of where we’ve been travelling through so we’ve enjoyed seeing it firsthand a lot more.  and cambodia fits in that category, though all the readings have to do with war, killing, sex, drugs, and guns.  so not [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (26 of 40)

July 5, 2009

exploring cambodia…
“phnom penh roads are filled with cars. and not the little skinny asian cars that we’ve seen thus far, but big sudans, trucks, landrovers, 4-runners, escalades, and…wait for it…. brand new hummers cruising around (we’ve seen 3 so far). crazy. there’s a lot of money in this town, but with it [...]

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Restaurant Review – The Temptation, Boca Grande, FL

July 4, 2009

Restaurant: The Temptation
Location: 350 Park Avenue, Boca Grande, Florida
Cuisine: Fresh Seafood, etc.
Price Per Plate: Lunch – around $20; Dinner – around $50
Verdict: Thumbs Up!
On our recent trip to Boca Grande, we had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at the Temptation.  Located at 350 Park Avenue, this Boca Grande bistro says welcome the minute you walk [...]

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North Captiva – Vacation with the Manatees!

June 30, 2009

It is typical during the summer months to see manatee in the water surrounding North Captiva.  Typically I have seen them in the canal near the runway.  I have gathered some information about The manatee for you.
Belonging to the Sirenia order of mammalians, manatees are the common name for a large, gray or black air-breathing [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (23 of 40)

June 24, 2009
Jeff & Stacy in the Mekong Delta

delta blues…
“woke up one morning, do do do sat right up in bed, do do do pour myself some whiskey, do do do i look over and kiss my baby still asleep in bed, and then i cried ive got the delta blues,  the delta blues baby  oooh ive got the delta blues.
we’re traveling [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (21 of 40)

June 20, 2009

DMZ tour
*** this entry is long and just deals with the DMZ tour and may drag on, so beware! and our history’s not so good, so bare with it***
arriving to central vietnam, we entered the main hub of the ‘american war’ – as [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (20 of 40)

June 18, 2009

descent of the dragon
“the junk/boat was fairly big – it had 10 rooms on the first floor, dinning room for 20 + on the second, and a deck up top.  we started with lunch which was decent.  all-inclusive usually means the food’s gonna suck, and in this case, it pretty much [...]

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Guest Blog – Jeff & Stacy do SE Asia (19 of 40)

June 14, 2009

startin the boat tour…
“it’s amazing, our seventh day here in hanoi and we’re still walking down little streets and alleys we hadn’t done before… something always new!
we departed from the old quarter on friday the 13th to halong bay, which in vietnamese means, ‘descent of the dragon’ because if you were to fly over the [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (18 of 40)

June 13, 2009

uncle ho…
today we saw uncle ho.  really we saw him in his own flesh…. embalmed of course.  at the ho chi minh mausoleum, you stand in this thick long line for about thirty minutes and you swiftly move along the outside until you reach the ‘lotus building‘ what looks like a square with pillars, and you silently enter [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (17 of 40)

June 11, 2009

it’s day three in hanoi and we’re still diggin it.  a city of 3 million, its got an amazing amount of character and charm, of course with the daily tourist scams, but we’d be surprised if there weren’t any.
on our first day we walked around ‘old quarter‘ where we’re staying to get our barrings.  first [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (16 of 40)

June 8, 2009

vietnam
“well we made it.  and with that said we’ve already encountered/checked off things we knew would occur… we signed up for our 24hour bus ride at $19.00 each.  nothing to write home about, but at least it wasn’t the worst.  they drove us 7 hours to the border and [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (15 of 40)

June 6, 2009

mountain bikes…
“we decided in the morning to rent some mountain bikes and go for a ride to to numerous caves and blue lagoons that lie within the limestone mountains.
we spent the day swimming in the blue lagoon and lounging in the shade. we then completed the ride it was around 30km and took us [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (14 of 40)

June 4, 2009

party on the river…
“blazing through the towering limestone mountains of laos to the river town of vang vieng we arrive in our mini bus.
so we’ve been taking lots of minibuses and each time you think your going to be riding in the brand new one sitting at the bus station, but when the time [...]

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Guest Blog – Jeff & Stacy do SE Asia (13 of 40)

June 2, 2009

back on the tuk tuk …
“to the public bus stop.
well we made it to our furthest northern town of chaing sien. this little town sits on the mekong river near the famous golden triangle.
we found a great little guest house that sits just outside the old city walls. thinking that we could walk there we [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (12 of 40)

May 29, 2009

fire!
“we left pai yesterday on the local bus and headed towards our first stop mae ma lai… we tossed our bags under the bus, along with two other travelers bags, and we’re on our way with the locals.  the bus was big and long and we were at the very back (not a good combo [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (11 of 40)

May 27, 2009

burning butts and tongues…
“my butt is killing me and jeffs inner thighs are a burning…. we finally rode the chang.  his name was niompio, and was a male at the age of 30 years old.  we chose to go barback rather than the chair.  we were able to go for an 1 and a half, [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do SE Asia (10 of 40)

May 25, 2009

and we’re off…part 2
in the morning, everyone was up at the crack of dawn, and the whole family was up and about getting things ready for the day.  women were already returning from the forest with baskets full of dried leaves, to either use as fuel or as roofing, kids were running everywhere, water was [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do Southeast Asia (9 of 40)

May 23, 2009

and we’re off…part 1
“before we knew it, mong (our local guide) charged down the hill with his basket on his back full of tons of food, water, a pot, and who knows what else…. we were told to follow with our little daypacks on our back, toil (our pai guide) following behind.
we started through farmlands, [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do Southeast Asia (8 of 40)

May 21, 2009

the trek
“on our 3rd day here in pai we ventured out on a trek.  after seeing all the places in chiang mai we were getting kinda picky.  we didn’t want to just take a truck and get dropped off at the village and then turn around and get back on the truck.  thats’ what most [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do Southeast Asia (7 of 40)

May 18, 2009

chiang mai to pai
“we actually survived beautiful bangkok! we have a few more things to do there but were going to wait until stacy’s mom arrives. after our overnight bus ride, which was a shitty bus with old uncomfortable seats we arrived in chiang mai.
the bus company has this little scam when you show up [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do Southeast Asia (6 of 40)

May 16, 2009

conglomerate of stories…
“favorite food in phuket:  in our last few days in phuket, we found this little locals place hidden back off the road and tried their papaya salad for lunch, it was delicious.  we were so turned on by the spot we tried it for dinner that night.  the setting was something of an [...]

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Guest Blog – Stacy & Jeff do Southeast Asia (5 of 40)

May 14, 2009

maggot soup
“we’re in bangkok!  our flights in and out of malaysia were a piece of cake – still a pain in the arse – but it went smoothly.  once at the brand new airport in bangkok, we received our 30 day visa and are good to go!  the airport is only 2 years old so [...]

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