I did consluting for a large US-based company in Malaysia. I arrived on Sept. 30, 2001 and stayed for eight weeks. I had to work hard, sometimes as many as 70 hours per week, and was not able to take any vacation, so my travel in southeast Asia was limited to weekends.

Compared to other trips I have taken, my photos on this one did not come out well. I've included my top ten pics.

Me at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, where I lived for months

This is real -- The PeePee islands

Monkeys like the beach too

My first time snorkling

Phuket nightlife

Driving along in Thailand, just as you would imagine it

Market on the water, ~1 hour from Bangkok

Fun family I spent time with -- we went to Penang -- Rooney, Cindy and their daughter Claudine

Hike in the jungle near Kuala Lumpur -- spray to keep the leeches away

Rooney's brother took me on the jungle hike