NEPAL | Sunday, 10 Sep 2006 | Views [628]
I joined the ANFO program in August and September 2006 and spent 6 weeks living and teaching English in Patihani, Chitwan district. My accommodation was with a local family who have hosted several volunteers before. They were very helpful for me practicing ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
NEPAL | Sunday, 10 Sep 2006 | Views [1083] | Comments [2]
1. Ride on a motorbike without a helmet. So what better place to do it than in rural India, where the road rules dont really exist & the road itself tries its best to bump you off your seat. Thanks Roman!! And a repeat effort in rural Nepal en ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Sunday, 6 Aug 2006 | Views [669] | Comments [3]
Subhash & Naresh ( my program organisers) took me on a trip on Friday night to Souraha, a nearby tourist area which borders the Chitwan National Park. Since its the tourist off season, there were no more than 50 tourists in town! We ended up staying ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Sunday, 6 Aug 2006 | Views [565] | Comments [1]
Wow i made it through my first few classes teaching english! Im working in this small town called Patihani, which is just across the river from the Chitwan National Park, and only 30km from the Indian border (in a straight line). Ive been in the village ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Friday, 28 Jul 2006 | Views [602] | Comments [1]
So, ive just got back to Delhi after a while up near the Inidan Himalayas. I think it was almost 2 weeks, but its hard to know really? i spent a bit over a week in a little town called Vashist, near Manali, in the foothills of the Himalayas. We found ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
INDIA | Thursday, 13 Jul 2006 | Views [686]
yeah it was a bit of a shock arriving here... it was dark & id found a couple of other tourists to share a taxi from the airport. the hotel i was heading for was on the 'main bazar' where many cheap backpacker hotels are. the street seemed to ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 25 Oct 2005 | Views [721]
yep, thats me now! ive just finished my dive course & damn its been alot of fun :) i think i found just about the perfect place to start too - we got to see manta rays, reef sharks, turtles, a sea snake & heaps & heaps of tropical fish ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 | Views [517]
in a couple of weeks im off again - heading north to check out more of the coastline :) dunno how far il get, buit im sure itl be alot of fun! im gonna travel with Ross again (one of the guys i drove across from adelaide with). unfortunately his ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2005 | Views [582]
ive been in perth for maybe a week now, so ive had a good look round the city, and went out to rottnest island for 3 days too. we managed to get a pretty quiet time out there - during the week & after the local school holidays. there werent ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Jul 2005 | Views [533]
ive been here for a bit over a week now, but it feels like ive done heaps, especially in the last few days - ive been on a bus tour from melbourne to adelaide via the southern coast and the Grampians mountain/park area. The bus trip was so cool! we had ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Jul 2005 | Views [631]
ive made it into something close to civilisation again now. its a bit of a shock after our few days driving thru the desert. ive been travelling with ross from america (who owns 'sheila', our trusty wagon) and alec from the UK. we left from adelaide ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
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