NEPAL | Friday, 27 Jun 2008 | Views [68]
I'll have to check the calender today as I haven't been keeping track of how many days overseas its been. I'm somewhere around the halfway mark but, so I can kind of look at my travels as though I'm heading home! But really I'm just going further away ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [57]
I looked at my calender this morning to notice that i've only got 4 weeks of teaching left! Bloody hell this has gone quickly. Whilst I can't say teaching has been the best of fun, it has been good and I'll miss it a bit, though travelling europe with ... Read more >
NEPAL | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 | Views [115]
I'm struggling to do the thai fashion of smiling whilst I sit around waiting or turn up to a class only to find out that the timetable has changed, or Yim got it wrong 4 weeks ago and they only just realised why I have been coming to lessons for the ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 14 Jun 2008 | Views [136]
Time flies here! I'm almost halfway through my volunteering stint at the school and I haven't even started the ping pong competition yet! Whilst I would like to stay longer, I don't particularly like following William especially when I get called William ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 8 Jun 2008 | Views [135] | Comments [1]
I have spent 13 years of my life trying to get out of school, so
it's pretty weird to be back at one, of my own free will, with no pay.
When I was a kid, if I had heard that I would do this as a free adult
I'd probably have studied a bit harer and ... Read more >
NEPAL | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [80]
Well you heard me! All I did was go to MBK and buy bugger all, pack my bags (that took a while) and then go for a swim.
But we did go out for dinner to Cabbages and Condoms, somewhere I had wanted to go for a while! Simon and Joy were meeting far-connected ... Read more >
NEPAL | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [69]
Had an early start - I actually got out of bed before Simon and Joy! Ok it was a Saturday, but still. Konkrete drove me to the Northen Bus Terminal - I had only been to the Eastern one. The north version is a lot more chaotic, I think Thai people would ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Views [52]
Well today was a bit of a bore compared to the last 3 weeks. Am pretty sick of toast after three days, but I think I will miss it a lot when I am stuck with rice for two months! Just had a last wander around Kota Kinablu, which didn't take long as there ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [86] | Comments [1]
It was really rough as we headed out to a different island to start the day. I mean really rough, I got so soaked in the freezing winds I reconsidered my new found love for scuba diving. But when we pulled up on the beach it became miraculously sunny ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [253] | Comments [1]
Yes I know you guys told me I should wear sunscreen! But really my sunburn wasn't too bad, just looked a little worse due to the clear cut-off from the wet suit sleeves. Don't worry, we had a good laugh.
Oh and my 20 dollar hotel splurge included free ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [77] | Comments [1]
The other day I wrote up five days worth of blogging but then realised they hadnt loaded properly on the internet. So, spewing, I decided for the lazy option and just wrote a lengthy general overview of the travels with Mum and Dad. Only it didn't load ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 12 May 2008 | Views [87] | Comments [1]
I had my last non-rice breakfast with Dad in the lobby of the Le Meridien Kota Kinablu. Mum was guiltily in the gym upstairs from the last few nights of seafood buffets. Munching on smoked salmon and camembert (its a $10 buffet included in the bill, ... Read more >
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | Views [64]
I quickly realised the benefits of travelling alone when we woke up at 6:30am. Whats the point of having a nice bed in a good hotel if you cant sleep in it?? When mum and dad said we were going to Brunei, Simon and I had to look on the map to find out ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [81]
Said my farewells to Simon and Joy at 6am. Not because I had an early flight - thats just when they go to work! Thank god im unemployed. Even still I was off to the airport at 7am, Koncrete giving me a lift. Its nice to have your own chauffer. Got through ... Read more >
NEPAL | Monday, 28 Apr 2008 | Views [70]
Except this time it was indoors. BMK is a famous air-conditioned inside market that suspisciously resembles a shopping mall. Except your only buying fake merchandise. Everything a pov backpacker could want is there - 6 levels of clothes, cds, dvds, gadgets, ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [91]
The place did have a name but I'm not game enough to try and spell it. At my brothers recommendation (he wants presents) I headed out to the more famous weekend market. I wouldnt have made it there had it not been for Joy's really good directions. ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 26 Apr 2008 | Views [127]
Still a little bit grumpy, I was determined to get out of Pattaya as soon as I could. Which meant around midday, an hour after I got out of bed. Tis a hard life. Well it actually is as I had no idea where I was in Pattaya or where the bus station was.... Read more >
NEPAL | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [81]
I think my laziness on the beach continued as I wasn't overly keen to explore too far from the hotel. Of course I strolled along the beach, but didnt swim in the seedy water. There doesnt seem to be much more to the main Pattaya beach than the cheap ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 24 Apr 2008 | Views [99]
Yep, got dropped off in the wrong place! I had been getting bored of Ko Samet and so decided to check out Pattaya, a mainland beach infamous for its sleaziness and go-go bars. Around midday I wandered up to the pier, taking a wide berth around the rangers ... Read more >
NEPAL | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2008 | Views [85]
My luxury 10 dollar bungalow was not all the worth it had seemed - the mosquito net must have been inside out because when I woke up the inside was covered with the little bastards. The white mattress (no sheet or blankets in the heat) was covered with ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [78]
With at least a week before meeting the parents, I came to the conclusion that the only thing I could do is hit the beach. Ko Samet is a little island within easy reach of Bangkok - I remember going there when I was a kid. Easy choice. So I packed my ... Read more >
NEPAL | Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Views [70]
It was just as hard to get out of bed (sleep deprived from reading the whole harry potter book) as it was to stay in it with the heat and humidity! I groggily got up to find that Simon and Joy had gone for work and their maid was steadily cleaning ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Views [89]
Finally got some idea of what is happening. Everything has been a little messed up as I'd lost two weeks of my plans and jumped straight to Thailand, where, well I dont know what Im going to do. I just hope it involves a week on the beach. Got an email ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 19 Apr 2008 | Views [105]
This place is crazy! Very similar to the tourist sections of Kathmandu but ultimately catering for beach goers without a beach! I wish I had a place like this near school, especially with the same prices. I had a disastrous attempt at going for a morning ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 18 Apr 2008 | Views [92]
I hate getting out of bed at 5am. Dont know how anyone can do it. Doesnt make it any better when you have to lug a big bag, a backpack and a laptop through the streets. Especially when I haven't done any regular exercise for months. Lucky enough to get ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 | Views [85]
I was stuck with the hard decision of how to make the most of my last day in Nepal. So after taking the easy option of sleeping in, I hit up a juice bar for some mueslie and a mango smoothie. Then realised I hadnt paid for the plane ticket yet, and ran ... Read more >
NEPAL | Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | Views [98]
Im getting lazy, mainly because of the Nepali lifestyle - getting up late and spending the majority of the day reading or sleeping. Made it really hard to get up this morning for the present my folks had given me - an Everest View Flight. So I wa grumpy ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [87]
My plans to visit a hospital whilst travelling through India were placed in chaos as I eyed the huge line of people outside the Indian Embassy as it opened at 9:30am. Being the ignorant traveller I am, I had thought it would be a simple process of showing ... Read more >
NEPAL | Monday, 14 Apr 2008 | Views [84]
I had discovered that I needed to apply for an Indian Visa at the Embassy in Kathmandu - Previously I had presumed I could get it at the border easily. The embassy was closed on weekends so today I raced up, arriving just at 9:30am when it was meant ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | Views [98]
I admit I might have been slightly hungover as I woke at 6am to desperately search the streets for some water. With my prize I returned and crashed in bed. But a bowl of muesli and a "hangover cure" juice (ginger, papaya, cinammon and parsley?) seemed ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 | Views [83]
When I woke this morning I can't say I felt elated by the fact that I am finally 18, didnt even feel older! With no special plans for the day and noone to eat a cake with I decided to do what I've been doing for the past week; eat good food and have ... Read more >
NEPAL | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Views [107] | Comments [1]
This might seem a bit contradicting because I am one, though having been in Nepal for about 8 weeks I think I can claim some local status. I've always had a small dislike for the stereotypical tourist but the past few days have really accentuated it.... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [106]
In an odd surprise today was actually the most peaceful one I've had in Thamel! Everyone treated the occasion like a public holiday - using the car roads to play cricket and soccer! But no alcohol has been on sale for a few days and all the bars are ... Read more >
NEPAL | Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Views [106]
I didn't quite realise how accustomed I have become to Thamel until the past few days. When I showed the group around I navigated with ease yet the look on their faces said that they would have been lost! As well as this I am bored already, desperately ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | Views [83]
Now ditched back in Kathmandu I don't really have much left to do. I was planning to do an Annapurnas trek but have plans set out for India so hopefully I can come back in November to do one. Having spent all my cash and with no money in the atm I traded ... Read more >
NEPAL | Monday, 7 Apr 2008 | Views [142] | Comments [1]
I hate being back in Thamel already! The only good thing about it is the comforts of cheap, good restaurants but I am overeating to keep away from all the hagglers and beggars that have saved their efforts while I've been away! In addition there are ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sunday, 6 Apr 2008 | Views [89]
I regretted the late 10pm night as we were forced out of bed at 5am, huddling in the dining room as we waited for the plane to arrive at the airport. I nibbled on a breakfast burritom, an odd combination of cheese, potato, onion and mushroom wrapped ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 5 Apr 2008 | Views [96] | Comments [1]
Another rainy day as we ran up to Lukla. After lunch Paul had to excuse us early and spewed as he ran ahead! As he's not feeling to good he went to sleep when we arrived at the last lodge of the trip and didn't get up again! It was great to be back ... Read more >
NEPAL | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [85]
Went back down from Namche Bazaar to Phakding. It was a great feeling to go down the massive hill we had climbed up, particularly when you get to wave at all the people struggling up! There was a great moment for reflection when we saw a family of trekkers, ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 3 Apr 2008 | Views [100]
It was hard to leave the lovely little lodge with great views but Namche Bazaar beckoned! The long anticipated laundry and hot shower was the motivation for today as we took a different path back up and over the "hill", visiting Khumjung: its ... Read more >
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