http://www.zachstravels.com The Adventurous Travels of Zach "the Zoracle" Turner Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:45:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So the show at Last Bar was pretty cool.  The food there was as always very good.  Oh, they have the best pancakes there!  Seriously, the BEST pancakes in the world!  I'll put it on my list along with Al Dente in Palm Springs which has the BEST tortellinis in ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/641 8.010556 98.839444 His alarm clock beeped, but Morty was already awake. It was early, but he couldn’t get his mind off of it. He hadn’t seen Patty in two days and he was wondering if he’d really seen that fair angel lying there at all or had it just been a dream. ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/463 Alright, I take back every bad thing I said about Railay Beach.  Once you walk the ten minutes to the other side of the peninsula, it's actually quite beautiful and there's loads of rock and stuff to climb on.  Team Euro (Sebastian and Anne) lounged on the beach while Team ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/639 8.010556 98.839444 Well things have gone awry.  I've made it to Krabi, but it's not what I expected.  I took a ferry straight from Krabi to Railay Beach where there's supposed to be great rock climbing.  There is great rock climbing but what I've seen of the beach looks like crap.  We're ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/636 8.1191811 99.1013498 Okay, so that whole low key New Years thing completely did not happen and the hostel turned out to be a great idea.  I met some people of course, three brits, Annie and Hannah and Louise (I think she was actually from Hong Kong), a Dutch girl, Didi, and another ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/632 3.139003 101.686855 I've been dreading writing this post because so many days have gone by I know it's gonna be another mega blog.  I'll try to keep it short though.  So, the summary. Left Penang the next day to go to KL and fly out of there to Siem Reap.  We were only ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/628 13.359 103.8617 “Hey,” Patty whispered to Morty early in the morning. “You awake?” “No.” “Today’s my day.” “What?” “I’m going in for surgery right now.” His eyes were instantly open. “You mean the transfer?” “Yes.” “Why didn’t you tell me?” “I almost didn’t believe it myself. I didn’t want to be a nervous wreck our last day together.” “Our last day?” “Well, ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/461 Morty got dressed as Dr. Spicer told him he’d have the test results in a few days. Morty walked back to his room and realized how hungry he was. He knocked on Patty’s door to see if she still wanted to have dinner with him. She answered quickly as though ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/459 Merry Christmas everyone. This is my first Christmas away from the fam. I'm 28, it's time to cut the cord. ;) Love you all and wish you were here. I forgot to mention before I left Singapore, a group of girls, with whom I bonded over Friends ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/619 5.457955 100.292912 I walked all over the place in Singapore yesterday.  Walked through Little India to Orchard Road and all the way down that, looking through the different shops, to the Singapore Botanical Gardens which were some of the best Botanical Gardens I've seen.  They have a special Orchidarium which is pretty ... http://www.zachstravels.com/archives/616 5.457955 100.292912