VIETNAM | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [49]
After a long train ride, where we had to get off for border checks at 1am and 4am, we got into Hanoi at 8am. Not much else was on the agenda for that day as we were pretty buggered. The next morning we got up bright and early and did a walking tour ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Views [58] | Comments [1]
Today is our last day in China. We catch a sleeper train this afternoon bound for Vietnam. While there has been some really enjoyable parts of China. It has been our least favourite and has many times been a struggle. So we are really excited to be ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 28 Apr 2008 | Views [37]
From Kunming we took a soft sleeper train to Gulin. The trip was pretty uneventful except the man across from me snored so loudly.
We decided to head straight to Yungshuo from Gulin instead of sticking around. We had booked our accommodation outside ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [43] | Comments [1]
Well have started this journal a number of times and the computer has crashed so will just see how this one goes. After a 5 hour bus trip we arrived back from Dali and had planned to stay in a hostel near Green Lake. We hadn't booked but had a brochure.... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [56]
We caught an 8 hour train to Dali the very next day and looked forward to settling somewhere for a little while. Derrick, from the Irish bar in Kampot, advised us on a guesthouse a little outside Dali. We arrived to find an Australian barman and a ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Views [62]
We got into Kunming on the morning of Matt's birthday. After 32hours on the bus, in the same clothes without showering or even brushing our teeth we were in desperate need of a wash and change. Thanks to Pad, Matt decided that we should upgrade to ... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [49]
We were to leave Laos at 10pm to go to China on a sleeper bus. The bus station was a fair way out of town and at a sort of Lao diner. There were 2 other westerners(americans) waiting as well. When we booked our bus ticket the lady at the travel ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [83]
So the last Lao blog was a bit rushed and not done in the best conditions. A bit more to add- in Luang Nam Tha we met up again with the English couple that we met in Cambodia. That was such a nice suprise. We had a beer and a catch up and this time ... Read more >
LAOS | Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Views [115] | Comments [2]
Because I am so far behind, I will sum up the rest of our time in Laos in this one blog. After Hauy Xai we headed to Luang Nam Tha. We didn't much like Hauy Xai the town in itself. Luang Nam Tha seemed quite small but we liked it. We found a really ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | Views [83]
This blog will probably be a bit dull since I am well hung over today and have are so far behind in my blog updates. We headed off with a group of 6 others about 30km outside of Hauy xai. We reached a small village off the main road and waited to meet ... Read more >
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