Palau

After 2 full days in transit, we went from Burma...

...to Palau.

Thousands of deserted mushroom-shaped islands with white sand beaches and hidden coves waiting to be explored (if you got fat stacks and a boat, anyway)

I have never seen water so clear and blue

You can see right through to the bottom!

Makes for great kayaking

through mangroves...

and little streams

This is Milkyway Lagoon, a little spot among the islands that has therapeutic mud which gives the water an off-white creamy blue color

This is a mandatory part of visiting the Milkyway

Palau is also home to the world's biggest dolphin research center

This is a pregnant female and her baby daddy's in the back

They feel like wet leather

Dolphin juice right in the face

Wee.

Off-roading in ATVs is the best way to explore the mainland

We went through some super dense rocky jungle paths! Couldn't take a single good pic because the entire ATV felt like it was gonna roll over any second

We rode the hell of out the mountain to get to the highest point in Palau

Japanese occupation left many cool WWII relics

Island diarrhea 

In my opinion, Palau is cooler than its touristy neighbors (Fiji, Bora Bora, Guam, etc.) mostly because of jellyfish lake, but also because everyone here is Japanese! We ate pretty good Japanese food every night, and everyone was super nice and cute and friendly (as all Japanese people are). I probably won't go back to Palau in the foreseeable future though...too damn expensive and hard to get to!!