NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009 | Views [45] | Comments [1]
It´s been eleven or twelve days since I last wrote in here, and it was at least six days I went without being able to contact anybody at all. We were staying on Little Corn Island, and the internet was down. They only have one internet cafe on the ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Friday, 31 Jul 2009 | Views [59] | Comments [3]
Yesterday we woke up early and got the 8:45am bus from Managua to El Rama. It took a lot longer than we thought it would and we didn´t actually get there until about 4pm. It was a crazy trip: every time we stopped a long procession of locals selling ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 29 Jul 2009 | Views [45] | Comments [2]
Yesterday and today have been travel days... ...yesterday we got a bus to a part of Isla de Ometepe that we were told was good (Merida), but it turned out to be VERY isolated and the only hostels in the area were expensive and the staff of the cheaper ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Monday, 27 Jul 2009 | Views [63] | Comments [3]
On Saturday we got the boat over to Isla de Ometepe, in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. We got a taxi from Granada down to the docks near Rivas, and caught the ferry over - which took about an hour and a half (we also had to wait for two and a half ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 | Views [49] | Comments [3]
I went to another doctor yesterday afternoon and I finally found out out what I have - shingles. So it isn´t just an allergic reaction to the painkillers, it´s a virus, which explains all of my other symptons such as sight fevers and head aches. ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Saturday, 25 Jul 2009 | Views [67] | Comments [2]
It´s no exaggeration to say that Central America is VERY HUMID . I dislike extreme weather and the heat makes me cranky and stressed out - this is the same for a lot of people. For me, London summer weather is perfect. It´s not too hot and you ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Thursday, 23 Jul 2009 | Views [47]
The other day (Monday) we got the Tica bus from El Salvador to Nicaragua. We had to be at the bus station at 4:20am to buy our tickets and register with our passports and we really didn´t get much sleep that night. We were all tired and cranky, but ... Read more >
EL SALVADOR | Sunday, 19 Jul 2009 | Views [115] | Comments [2]
Yesterday we got a taxi one hour west to Costa del Sol. We had heard that it was really beautiful and very cheap - it wasn't really either of these things. As soon as we got there we realised that the beach was blocked by hotels or big houses built right ... Read more >
EL SALVADOR | Friday, 17 Jul 2009 | Views [44]
After two days in Antigua, we decided to head south to El Salvador. We were picked up at our hotel just before 9am and a shuttle bus took us 45mins north west to Guatemala City, where we were to wait for the bus to El Salvador. When we got to the bus ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 16 Jul 2009 | Views [111] | Comments [2]
With much anticipation and a nervous disposition, I have arrived in Guatemala. The flight from London to Huston was trouble free and we arrived in Huston half an hour early.Going through customs and immigration once I was there wasn't easy though. The ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Views [79] | Comments [2]
As the title of this entry might suggest, I'm leaving for Guatemala in six days. I have a return ticket (13th of July-13th of August), I have booked two nights in a hotel in Guatemala City and I have a very vague idea of where my friends - who I ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 | Views [66] | Comments [2]
It's certainly been a long time since I updated this journal. Perhaps that's because this is a travel journal and I haven't been doing very much travel at all recently. The past few months have been mind numbingly tedious in their monotony. Moving ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Views [143] | Comments [1]
I haven't written in here for a while and I just thought I'd finally update the few that actually read this journal (mainly my parents). Last week I moved from London to Torquay and although I do miss London (and my old housemate, Georgia), I;m enjoying ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Views [162] | Comments [4]
The past week has been full of ups and downs. Traveling is wonderful but I've found my self getting quite bored in London after a few months. I've applied for my British passport and now all I have to do is wait. Thankfully my boredom is alleviated by ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 | Views [209]
The last few days have been really fantastic. On Saturday Tara and I met at Marlybone Station in preparation for our three day, two night trip to Stratford-upon-Avon. The train journey down there took just over two hours and we were fortunate enough ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 2 Apr 2009 | Views [115] | Comments [1]
I left Torquay on Monday afternoon and headed further west to Plymouth so I could visit my family who live there - my Granny, Grandad, Auntie Shirley, Uncle Mike, cousins Duncan and Tim, and Tims' wife and three year old daughter, Lucy. I hadn't seen ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Views [96]
I've throughly enjoyed my weekend here in Torquay. I came down on Friday afternoon. I left at about 1pm and after a rather epic train journey, I arrived at Torquay train station and was greeted by my friend Dave who I met when he was living in Sydney.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 | Views [153] | Comments [5]
I wanted to visit the seaside and at the recommendation of a friend, I decided to take a short trip to the quaint little seaside town of Broadstairs, on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent. Not knowing much about the town I was intending to visit, I looked ... Read more >
IRELAND | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [213] | Comments [5]
Sometimes one can feel lost while traveling. Unsure of the future and rather unstable when it comes to social and financial aspects. I don't want to go home although I miss the people back in Sydney terribly. I love traveling even though there ... Read more >
IRELAND | Friday, 6 Mar 2009 | Views [104]
I arrived in Dublin on the 4th and since then have been having a wonderful time seeing the city and visiting my friend Heather who I haven't seen for about a year (since she moved here). Its been so fantastic to see her again. On my first day Heather ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009 | Views [145] | Comments [2]
The past few weeks in London have been pretty fantastic. I've caught up with a lot of friends, been to some amazing places and done lots of walking around Central London. Its been great to catch up with people, some of whom I haven't seen in years.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 13 Feb 2009 | Views [243] | Comments [2]
An over dramatic title perhaps? On Tuesday evening Georgia and I were sat in a nice Indian restaurant chatting over a curry; when a man casually walked in, grabbed my bag and RAN out the door. This restaurant had two heavy glass doors (to keep in ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 7 Feb 2009 | Views [122] | Comments [4]
The flight from Bangkok to Dusseldorf
and then to Stansted, London
was long and boring. I'm sure I don't need to describe it - you know what's
involved in a 15hr flight. No sleep, terrible in-flight movies, jet-lag,
customs officers asking ... Read more >
THAILAND | Monday, 26 Jan 2009 | Views [322] | Comments [15]
I've been in Bangkok for 24hrs now and I've been feeling a bit useless again - mainly because of the heat, the expensive hostel rooms, the tiny streets and the overbearing, swarming, constant crowds. I left Sihanoukville for Phnom Penh on the 24th.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 25 Jan 2009 | Views [129] | Comments [3]
Before I went away I would often feel like the best and most
interesting parts of my life were still to come. The part when I forge
a path for my self either with a chosen career, a recognised talent or
the dive into the deep waters of a long university ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 25 Jan 2009 | Views [363]
There are approximately 14,000 to 24,000 street children living in Cambodia. In Phnom Penh alone there are between 10,000 and 20,000 living and working on the streets. They sell bracelets, guide books, fruit, key rings, postcards, sunglasses, necklaces.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | Views [186]
The past two days here in Sihanoukville
have been fantastic. Yesterday I went on a boat tour of the Ream National Park.
The tour started with breakfast by the beach at 7am. I sat and watched the cafe's
staff set up for their busy ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 20 Jan 2009 | Views [121]
I didn't realise how much I missed the beach until I got to Sihanoukville. Today I woke up and bounded straight down to the beach. I walked along the entire length of Serendipity Beach; stopping every now and again to wade in the calm crystal blue ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 18 Jan 2009 | Views [194]
18/01/2009 We've been in Phenom Penn for several days now and I've really enjoyed it. We arrived from Battembang by bus on the 16th and that evening Greg, Charlie and I went out for dinner and then out drinking in the city. We started at the famous ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | Views [118]
15/01/2009 The boat ride to Battembang was incredible and I'm so glad that I did it. I had heard mixed reviews - some saying it was fantastic and others saying the boat had to turn around and head back to Siem Reap after a few hours. I woke up at ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [111] | Comments [3]
So my hostel lost some of my clothes. Two shirts and some socks. Then when I told them I wanted to look for them my self they said I had probably not put them in the laundry bag and laughed at me. I felt so angry and it wasn't even about the clothes.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | Views [136] | Comments [3]
Today I went to visit the beautiful temples of Angkor just outside of the city of Siem Reap. I organised a tuk tuk through my guesthouse and it was only 12USD for the whole day. I woke early and went down stairs for breakfast. My guesthouse is full ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 12 Jan 2009 | Views [99]
My last few days in Luang Prabang and indeed in Laos were restful and relaxing. All I did was stroll around the quiet town and drink banana shakes by the Mekong. Lyb and Graeme left to go further up north in Laos and then across to Thailand so I made ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 8 Jan 2009 | Views [297] | Comments [2]
Luang Prabang has a series of economically and ecologically sustainable community based projects that tourists can enjoy
called 'Stay Another Day'. These projects include promotion for the
Children's Cultural Centre , where tourists can volunteer ... Read more >
LAOS | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [211] | Comments [3]
This morning I woke up before dawn: showered, dressed and then walked down to the Dharamma massage and yoga center for my early morning yoga class by the lily ponds. The teacher was Meena; a tiny Thai woman with a broad smile and a soft, reassuring ... Read more >
LAOS | Sunday, 4 Jan 2009 | Views [132]
An Australian woman I met in Vang Vieng told me she was coming
to Luang Prabang because she had heard it described as ‘tonic for the soul’. I’ve
been here for less that 24hrs now and I have to say she is right. Luang Prabang
is magical.
... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 3 Jan 2009 | Views [139]
New Years Eve in Vang Vieng didn't really meet my probably
over enthusiastic expectations. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, but I
wanted to at least have fun. It ended up just being more like a high school
dance with young drunk people everywhere ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 2 Jan 2009 | Views [408] | Comments [6]
The last few days have been unbelievable to say the least. I arrived on Monday and had a good night out having a couple of beers with a few other backpackers. And on Tuesday Lyb, Graeme and I decided to do the obligatory Vang Vieng tourist activity ... Read more >
LAOS | Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 | Views [150] | Comments [2]
After a sleepless night in the hotel from hell complete with constant airplane noise and a never ending supply of mosquitoes, I went back to the airport to wait for my flight to Laos. ROUND TWO! The first thing I did was get some more cash and ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 | Views [169]
After a terrible mix up with flight times, I am now leaving for Laos tomorrow and I have to spend the night in a dreadful airport hotel. Due to my current predicament, the rain and a newly contracted flu, I am feeling less than happy. I did well ... Read more >
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