Jules and Emily are from Seattle and departed in early 2005 on a trip similar to ours.  They don't blog often, but I'm always interested to see what they have to say. Guys, if you read this- we want more blogging! :)

Their last post was about their experiences in Thailand, including a cooking class, people they met, Bangkok, Vietnam, etc. 

This sounds nice:

Due to the tsunami tourism is apparently down about 70% since last summer. As a result, the beautiful beaches are empty, the fancy hotel rooms are super cheap and the people really need tourists to come back and spend their cash. We spent two weeks at the beautiful Karon Beach Resort and couldn't have been more pleased. The beautifully appointed oceanfront rooms, the breakfast buffet and daily Thai massages on the beach can't be beat.

Ahh, I'm excited about Thailand... It's sad to hear they aren't recovering quickly, but we'll do our part I'm sure.