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Round the World in 301 Days As long as we can just keep putting one foot in front of the other, well make it.

Itchy Feet

THAILAND | Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 | Views [795] | Comments [4]

From the diving mekka of Koh Tao we have headed south to more beaches and sunshine, retracing our footsteps from a couple of years ago.  We went to Phuket by bus then caught a cab with a pair of 60 something Slovakians over to the beach resort of Kata ... Read more >


Gallery: Hong Kong and Macau

HONG KONG | Tuesday, 8 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Deep Diving Master - The end has come

THAILAND | Wednesday, 2 Apr 2008 | Views [550] | Comments [1]

Done and dusted.  Our temporary licences are stapled in our dive logs and were ready to hit the rest of the world running.  Todays dives were both great but the first was truly brilliant. Weve only done 14 dives but number 13 was the best yet.  Odd that.... Read more >


Diving

THAILAND | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [517] | Comments [1]

Its been a marathon diving session but tomorrow morning we have our last 2 dives before we leave this mekka for the fin-footed and alcohol dependant.  Ive totally lost track how long weve been here but ill wager its around 10 days now.  When we arrived ... Read more >


Gallery: Thailand

THAILAND | Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Home from Home

THAILAND | Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Views [537] | Comments [5]

It is especially hard to explain just how many people here on this little party island are Swedish when you consider that they, as a nation, only number 9 million.  Its harder still, then, to fathom that over a whopping 60% of everyone here, who isnt ... Read more >


Bangkok

THAILAND | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008 | Views [480] | Comments [3]

Thats China out of the way and now were here in Thailand.  Being a bit upper class as we are, and due to everything being soo cheap, were skipping any bus action here and flying straight to our next location further down the country.  Koh Samui, where ... Read more >


Snake Eyes

HONG KONG | Sunday, 16 Mar 2008 | Views [591]

We left Yangshou behind and took a sleeper bus to the border with Macau.  Thanks to our formula one wanna be coach driver, and the worst road conditions in the world anywhere, we arrived with time to spare before our ferry and without a wink of sleep.... Read more >


Climbing The Walls

CHINA | Monday, 10 Mar 2008 | Views [655] | Comments [6]

Well it had to happen eventually.  After 11 days of perfect sunshine it started to rain and its been drizzling ever since.  Not to be defeated however weve been carrying on like it were mid summer.  A couple of days ago we took as ride up river on a little ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Yangshou (Real China)

CHINA | Thursday, 6 Mar 2008 | Views [611] | Comments [2]

Well, we made it.  24 hours straight on a train in a totally horizontal position.  Thanks to a book i was quite into i never even noticed the hours ticking by, and Jo seems to have the curious ability to be able to sleep for unnaturally long periods of ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Shangers

CHINA | Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Views [608]

So weve been in Shanghai for a good few days now and its easily the kind of place i could see myself coming back to - wether to visit or to stay.  Tomorrow we board the train in the early am to a little place called Guilin, where we'll stay for about ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips


Gallery: China

CHINA | Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Shanghai

CHINA | Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [703] | Comments [1]

I love it here in Shanghai.  After 12 hours on a sleeper train we were here and the sun was shining. We took the subway to a hostel we found a flyer for and its a palace.  Easily a 3 star hotel, maybe a four. Our room is huge and has a shower and free ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


The Great Language Barrier Of China

CHINA | Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 | Views [1503]

Having landed on our feet so firmly accomodation wise, and having discovered all that the city itself had to offer, we decided that it was time at last for the Great Wall.  Brilliant stuff.  We opted to skip the usual hostel organised tours in the hope ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Beijing

SWEDEN | Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008 | Views [628] | Comments [5]

There at last, and suitably impressed!   If i didnt know that they were hosting the Olympics here id think that this had always been one of the most tourist orientated and cleanest places ever.  I feel, however , that theyve simply organised one of the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Right - Lets Get Going Then, Shall We?

SWEDEN | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [538] | Comments [1]

Bags Fully Packed : Check.   Passports Open at Photo Page : Check. Sweat Glands On Full Alert : Check. Sense Of Constant Paranoia Tuned To 'MAX' : Check and Double Check. Well then, off we go.  Next Stop : China.

Tags: The Planning Phase


Getting Ready

SWEDEN | Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 | Views [474]

Packing, unpacking, then packing again - just to be sure.

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