TURKEY | Monday, 8 Jun 2009 | Views [1151]
There was a lot that Georgia, Abe
and I wanted to see in Turkey, and we only had 11 days in which to do it
all! We were on a tight but well
planned schedule… let the Amazing Race of Turkey begin!
Bodrum
After ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 8 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GREECE | Monday, 25 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GREECE | Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [810]
Corfu
We arrived in Corfu after a 9
hour ferry from Brindisi and jumped in a taxi to get to the town of Agios
Georgios North. The taxi driver
was great and gave us a history of the island and a running commentary of any
interesting ... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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FRANCE | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [607]
Florence After finding a backpackers hostel to stay in, we dropped off our bags there and spent the day wandering the streets of Florence. We didn’t really want to spend hours queuing to get into museums and art galleries only to spend hours walking ... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | Views [606] | Comments [1]
We arrived in Paris on the 4th of March after almost 24 hours of travelling from Kathmandu via Hong Kong and London. We were staying with Brendan, an old friend who I’ve known for about 20 years now, back in the London days as a kid! It was cool to catch ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 2 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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NEPAL | Monday, 27 Apr 2009 | Views [1801] | Comments [6]
We have just spent 3 weeks
trekking in the Himalayas, doing the Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes
trail. What can we say but WOW,
what a totally amazing experience!
The trip started with a “meet and
greet” where we were introduced ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
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HONG KONG | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Views [807] | Comments [4]
On Tuesday we took the train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, about a 12 hour journey and pretty uneventful except for the aircon breaking down several times. On Wednesday it was straight to the airport to catch a flight to Hong Kong. We booked some “cheap” ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Views [577]
The following day Abe and I continued on to Chiang Mai (on a very flash bus!), which is quite a nice city. The old town is full of places that do Thai massage, cooking classes, yoga classes, and TEMPLES. Lots and lots of temples. And then Abe spotted ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Views [635]
Our trekking group got on so well
that we decided to meet up the next day for breakfast at 9am. 2 hrs later we had eaten almost
everything on the menu, with the lady who owned the place laughing at us in amazement! (I don't think our bodies ... Read more >
LAOS | Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Views [2144] | Comments [2]
We have just come back from a 3 day trek in the jungle near Luang Nam Tha, which was awesome, we had a fantastic time! We went with Green Discovery, and there were 8 in the group as well as four or five guides (some from the local hill tribe villages).... Read more >
LAOS | Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Views [622]
Tuesday was spent walking around
Luang Prabang, visiting the temples on Phu Si (the hill in the middle of town),
having lunch along the Mekong (we tried fish and chicken laap and sticky rice,
all traditional local food), and watching the ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 27 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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LAOS | Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 | Views [4728] | Comments [1]
Today marks 3 weeks since we left Oz! And 2 weeks left in SE Asia before we head to Nepal. The enthusiasm for writing this journal is still high, but we’ll see how that goes over the next few weeks! On Sunday we went tubing down the Nam ... Read more >
LAOS | Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 | Views [1179]
On Friday we sailed to Ha Long town and then drove back to Hanoi, which ended the Halong Bay tour. Today we flew with Vietnam Airlines to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and then got straight on a bus north to Vang Vieng. We are kind of a bit over ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 19 Mar 2009 | Views [826]
We spent only one day in Hanoi, wandering round Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter, a very cute part of the city with narrow streets and crazy scooters everywhere. Yesterday (Wednesday) we started a 3 day/2 night tour of Halong Bay, which is about ... Read more >
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