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Fear Factor/ Korean Camping

SOUTH KOREA | Sunday, 5 Aug 2007 | Views [1798] | Comments [1]

...and the good times kept rolling. Ian and I were still on a high from the Mud Festival the previous weekend, when Mr. Park, Ian's Korean businessman friend invited us to go camping in Mangsang on the east coast with him and his girlfriend. Our first ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Korean Clayos

SOUTH KOREA | Monday, 30 Jul 2007 | Views [371]

Korean Clayos Once Ian and I settled into our jobs, it was only a matter of time until life began to take on a familiar, monotonous rhythm. So we decided it was time to shake things up a bit and get muddy. Every summer in South ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Seoul Employment

SOUTH KOREA | Tuesday, 10 Jul 2007 | Views [376]

I woke up one morning last week thinking, "Gosh, the weeks have just flown by".....well, for me anyway. While I've been completely immersed in my brand new, very fancy career, ahem, Ian has been playing housewife. While he has tried to remain ... Read more >

Tags: Work


Seoul Searching

SOUTH KOREA | Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [332]

Seoul Searching Eventually we felt ready to venture outside of our immediate area, and decided to go to E Mart, which we had heard so much about. E MART is a giant supermarket/ taste testing haven.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Seoul Discoveries

SOUTH KOREA | Monday, 25 Jun 2007 | Views [456]

Seoul Discoveries Throughout the next few weeks we found out that we are living in the second richest area in Seoul. Pretty ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Seoul Food

SOUTH KOREA | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [305]

Seoul Food Being that Ian's birthday was the week we arrived, I had to jump into action quickly. As it turned out, the ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating


Korea's Heart and Seoul

SOUTH KOREA | Wednesday, 30 May 2007 | Views [361]

Korea's Heart and Seoul Our fight to Seoul was a complete blur. We have been on so many planes this year, that they're all starting to blend into one memory. We ... Read more >

Tags: Work


Back to Australia

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 24 May 2007 | Views [308]

Back to Australia After weeks debating what to do once our Thailand visas had run out, we decided our best option was ... Read more >

Tags: Family


Back to Bangkok

THAILAND | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [320]

Back to Bangkok We arrived back in Bangkok at daybreak and all seemed quiet on the southern front. We had no idea what was in store for us later that day. We had stumbled into yet, another New Year, but this one was MUCH different than ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter


Koh Tao

THAILAND | Friday, 13 Apr 2007 | Views [235]

Koh Tao Unsuspectingly, we boarded the boat heading from Koh Phangan to Koh Tao, meanwhile thinking, ... Read more >

Tags: beaches & sunshine


Kanchanaburi

THAILAND | Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [240]

Kanchanaburi Brent arrived right on cue. We met him, and a couple new friends he'd made, at ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Climbing Krabi

THAILAND | Wednesday, 28 Mar 2007 | Views [297]

Back to Thailand.... It felt so strange stepping back onto Thai soil, never mind that everything ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline


Cambodia - Siem Reap to Sihanoukville

CAMBODIA | Sunday, 18 Mar 2007 | Views [458]

Cambodia - Siem Reap to Sihanoukville Up north we rode in another brain rattling, little bus. On the way, we met a Cambodian ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Phnom Phen

CAMBODIA | Monday, 5 Mar 2007 | Views [319]

Phnom Phen Once entering onto the soil of Cambodia, a wave of relief swept over us. Instantly, we noticed the people were different. Very different. They were all so nice! REALLY nice, to the point where we were very suspicious at first.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Vietnam, the last installment.......

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007 | Views [291]

Vietnam, the last installment....... On to Saigon. Scott, Reinira, Ian and I skedaddled out of Da Lat and cruised our way into Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. What a city! Our impression of Vietnam had not been good thus ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Nha Trang to Da Lat

VIETNAM | Sunday, 25 Feb 2007 | Views [298]

Nha Trang to Da Lat We couldn't wait to get to Nha Trang since we had heard it was a beautiful little beach town. What we ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


All set for Tet

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 | Views [233]

All set for Tet We arrived in Hue, Vietnam's capital, and only had one day to wander around this little city. We visited ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Ninh Binh

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 13 Feb 2007 | Views [337]

Ninh Binh Right, So our next destination was Ninh Binh, not to be confused with Australian Hippy Drug town "Nim Bin"... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Hanoi and Ha long Bay

VIETNAM | Saturday, 10 Feb 2007 | Views [626]

Hanoi and Ha long Bay ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies


The Road is Long,The Long Long Road, With Many Winding Turns...

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 6 Feb 2007 | Views [273]

The Road is Long,The Long Long Road, With Many Winding Turns... Once back in Pakse we boarded another bus heading up to Sivanakhet for another 5 hours. Eventually, we arrived intending on ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


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