Man I'm incredibly jealous. I've been dating this guy since mid August so we're at the point where we love to be together all the time but aren't ready to say let's run away for months. I had no idea how this would go. I mean... This could have turned out to be a complete disaster.

Luckily, it seems as though our shit isn't superficial as we've been happier here even in shifty hostels with paper thin walls, 24 hour airport ordeals, and some questionable street meat turned bathroom camping. If you can not hate someone during those situations, that's pretty epic.

I would love to do Chang mai and phuket and some of the beaches here. Or zip lining in Loas. It'll have to wait though. He wants to go back to Ireland next summer to see his family, etc. I am so down for a grown up Europe trip.

I'll let you know about Sri Lanka and any exciting things. The Bangkok to Sri Lanka flight on Sri Lankan air is super cheap. (also Bangkok to Hong Kong on Sri Lankan air is the same price) My programmer is from there and is going to be taking me around so I expect to get a back roads look. All I know so far is "don't trust Sri Lankans. They are very cunning. Do not trust them. Except me of course."