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getting into cambodia

CAMBODIA | Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | Views [8]

I think it was the first morning where I didn't hear anyone wake me up, maybe because when we arrived in last night, Charlie proceeded to make loads of noise with an empty plastic bottle, to give the girl that woke us up the morning before a little taste ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, border crossing, visa, couchsurfing, kindness of strangers


the otherside of bangkok part 2

THAILAND | Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | Views [8]

I woke up Tuesday to more noise, what was with this place. Can people not make noise. I had to get up anyway as I had to make it to the Chinese embassy. I was also going to buy my laptop today. Exciting. So I got to the embassy expecting to have to wait ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, palace, buckets, frog ladies


the otherside of bangkok

THAILAND | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [7]

I awoke the next morning to some cow turning on and the lights and making noise while she packed to leave the hostel. Some people have no consideration. I looked across the room and who happens to be in the same room as me but Charlie. I thought it was ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, weekend market, imax theatre, fortune teller, bug pub


halloween weekend

THAILAND | Sunday, 2 Nov 2008 | Views [7]

the next day I didn't feel like going anywhere by myself and I always kept saying to myself when aoife goes,I can sleep in all day. And I was looking forward to it. So I left and got food from the 7/11 and sat in my room all day reading and watching ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, haloween, couchsurfing


aoife leaves

THAILAND | Thursday, 30 Oct 2008 | Views [9]

next morning we checked out and left our bags at the hotel till aoife had to go to the airport. Aoife had some shopping to do, so I went around with her while she shopped. She picked up some cool stuff, I picked up some big round earrings I thought they ... Read more >

Tags: saying goodbye


koh phi phi

THAILAND | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | Views [7]

  29 th oct We got our boat the next morning to koh phi phi. The boat ride started out well, we were up on the top of the boat and it was nice to sit there watching things go by. We arrived to hat rai beach, where we were picking up some people but ... Read more >

Tags: koh phi phi, sea sick, ear ache


koh phagan and krabi

THAILAND | Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [5]

we arrive to koh phangan in between rain showers, just as we get on our tuk tuk to go to our resort. It pours again out of the heavens. When we arrive to the resort, we find out that we are to stay in a beach bungalow. As we had to go out side to our ... Read more >

Tags: koh phangan, krabi, sea sick, couchsurfing


koh tao day 3+4

THAILAND | Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [6]

On our third day we had class room again but this time with Dan He was very good at explaining things, especially a symptom they call narced. Aoife loved that saying. She was using it even when it had nothing to do with being narced. It only happens ... Read more >

Tags: koh tao, beaches, diving


koh tao day 1+2

THAILAND | Monday, 20 Oct 2008 | Views [6] | Comments [2]

ok i have a new rule! everyone has to leave a message of some kind! i don't care if its cool or i hate reading this. i want to hear from YOU! We arrive the next morning to koh tao, to see our names up on a board to be picked up and brought to our diving ... Read more >

Tags: koh tao, beaches, diving


Bangkok

THAILAND | Sunday, 19 Oct 2008 | Views [30] | Comments [1]

Arriving into Bangkok late enough, we went straight to where we were to get the bus into town. The ticket agent said the next bus was leaving now, so we had to pay quickly. Since we only just got money out of the pass machine, we only had big notes and ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, khao san


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