Our Favourite Man-made Sites

1. The Pyramids

(Cairo, Egypt)

2. Taj Mahal

(Agra, India); interior

3. Khajuraho

Erotic Temples (India)

4. Kailasa

Temple (Aurangabad, India)

5. Hong Kong

Skyline

6. Sigyria

, Sri Lanka

7. The Coliseum

, Rome

8. Angkor Wat

, Cambodia

9. Potala Palace

, Tibet

10. Grand Palace

, Bangkok

We haven't been to the Great Wall of China or Petra, Jordan yet

Our Favourite Natural Sites

1. Glacier Bay

, Alaska

2. Arenal Volcano

, Costa Rica

3. Franz Joseph Glacier

, New Zealand

4. Himalayas

, Nepal

5. Rice Terraces

, Bali

6. Everglades

, Florida

7. Niagara Falls

, Canada

8. Sipidan

, East Malaysia

9. Grand Canyon

, Arizona

10. Canada's North

Our Favourite Moments

1. Crawling through the (much enlarged) Cu Chi Tunnels

where the Vietcong lived for 10 years

2. Caving/kayaking in Van Vieng

, Laos

3. Experiencing Lao New Year

4. The exquisite view/setting of the inexpensive Jagat Niwas Restaurant

, Udaipur, India

5. Overlooking the ghat's from our balcony in Varanasi

, India

6. Inexpensive Relaxing Meals

eg) Mandalay, Myanmar

7. Powder Skiing in Revelstoke

, BC (via a 'snowcat')

8. The spectacular 7 stage Erwan Waterfalls

, near Bangkok

9. Sleeping under the stars in the desert

on our Jaisalmer Camel Safari

10. Seeing super cute kids!!

Our Favourite Animal Encounters

1. Swimming with Manatees

and Dolphins
in Florida

2. Playing with 'our' bobcat

at Wildlife on Easy Street, Tampa, Florida

3. Scuba diving

with sharks & turtles in Sipidan Island, East Malaysia

4. Spotting Proboscis monkeys

on our Kinabantang Cruise, East Malaysia

5. Watching a giant Green turtle lay it's eggs

6. Watching an alligator fish

in the Everglades, Florida

7. Seeing one million bats leave their cave

near Kinabantang, East Malaysia

8. Seeing baby turtle's being released

, Sipidan, East Malaysia

9. The Jumping Cat Monastery

, Lake Inle, Myanmmar

10. Petting a Southern Stingray

(& a nurse shark!)

Our Biggest Thrills

1. Class 4 rapids on the Sun Kosi river

, Nepal

2. Diving thru 3 levels of the 130' deep Stavronakita wreck

, Barbados

3. Climbing Everest

(well getting to Camp1 on the North Side at least)

4. Shark feeding

scuba dive, Freeport, Bahamas

5. The 'Amazing Adventures of Spider Man

ride at Universal Studio's 'Islands of Adventure' in Orlando, Florida

6. Seeing a 30' Whale Shark

Utila, Honduras

7. Spotting our first wildcat, a Tiger

in Ranthambore Park, India

8. Louise holding a scorpion

(by surprise) at a Gator park in Florida

9. Spotting a Rhino

from elephant back in Chitwan Park, Nepal

10. Riding the 300 kp/h Shinkansen

, Japan

Our Favourite Cities

1. New York

2. Las Vegas

3. Rome

4. New Orleans

5. London

6. Marrakech

, Morocco

7. Udaipur

, India

8. Kathmandu

, Nepal

9. Hong Kong

10. Paris

Our Best Deals (US$)

1. Fresh OJ

in Marrakech, Morocco; 25 cents

2. 3day/2 nite Kanchanaburi tour

, Bangkok; $40 (all inclusive)

3. Saigon Waterpark

; $5

4. Luxurious one hour massage at Lane-Xiang Hotel

, Vientiane Laos; $2

5. Scuba diving in Koh Tao

(Thailand) or Utila (Honduras)

6. Souvenirs/Meals

in BaliĀ 

7. Car & driver in Angkor Wat

, Cambodia; $20/day ($5 by moped)

8. Original oil paintings in Bali

, Myanmmar
or India

9. Ubud Terrace Bungalows

, Bali; $9 for a pool & landscaped grounds

10. D&D Inn

, Khao San Road, Bangkok; $15 for pool & a/c