On January 7 - January 30, 2005, the two of us took a fantastic trip to Southeast Asia. We visited four countries, stopped over in two others, took off and landed eight times, took two ferry treks and a day-long boat trek (plus countless other short boat trips), logged hundreds of miles in cars, and took the Orient Express up from Singapore to Bangkok. Oh, and we walked a couple dozen miles easy, including hiking through rainforests in a couple different countries. This is a running diary that we kept (more or less) during our trip, complete with some of the 1500 pictures we took during the trip. Without further adieu...
| January 7 | Drive up to LAX, check in |
| January 8 | On the plane, crossing the international dateline |
| January 9 | Stop in Hong Kong, arrival in Kuala Lumpur |
| January 10 | Day trip around KL, dinner atop Menara KL |
| January 11 | Petronas Towers, lake gardens, pool time, firefly excursion |
| January 12 | Flight to Singapore, dinner atop Stamford Swissotel |
| January 13 | Singapore Zoo, Mandai Orchid Garden, Night Safari |
| January 14 | Singapore Botanic Gardens, night out on Orchard Road |
| January 15 | Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Ferry to Bintan, Indonesia, massages |
| January 16 | Dolphin Lodge in Batam, Indonesia, day at beach and pool |
| January 17 | Ferry to Singapore, drinks at Raffles, dinner along Boat Quay |
| January 18 | Jurong Bird Park, Chinatown, drinks at Harry's |
| January 19 | Board Orient Express, day on train, brief stop in Kuala Lumpur |
| January 20 | Day on train, excursion to Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia |
| January 21 | Bridge over River Kwai, arrive in Bangkok, night out on town |
| January 22 | Grand Palace, Wat Po, shopping around Bangkok |
| January 23 | Ayutthaya day trip, dinner outdoors atop State Tower, night out |
| January 24 | Shopping, drive to Pattaya, night out along Beach Rd |
| January 25 | Nong Nooch Botanic Gardens |
| January 26 | Drive to Bangkok, fly to Phuket, lounge around resort |
| January 27 | Beach day, trip to Patong Beach, night out on Soi Bangla |
| January 28 | Phang Nga Bay boat excursion, lounge around |
| January 29 | Khao Phra Taew National Park, lounge around, massages |
| January 30 | Fly back to LAX, via Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, drive home |