WORLDWIDE | Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 | Views [335] | Comments [1]
From the 'Countryside' to the cities We headed out of Litang which was our last stage in what is so to speak the Wild West of China- although it wasn't the end of cowboy hats, the hoicking decreased slightly and we got buses with air conditioning ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Angkor Wat and angry Tuk-Tuks
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THAILAND | Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Our first 2 weeks of travelling in Thailand (and our 6th week after Laos)
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CHINA | Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Mountains meet the Gobi
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WORLDWIDE | Friday, 15 Jul 2011 | Views [325] | Comments [1]
Little did he know, whilst Charlie was writing the last post I was in secrect negotiations with the next door hostel arranging a birthday party for that evening. I went over to check that everything was in order but was told that, disaster, they were ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Tuesday, 28 Jun 2011 | Views [438]
Yunan provice was our first introduction to China. We immediately headed north to escape the heat we had still not fully grown used to. Our itinerary took us from sea level to 5000m in 10 days: Hekou-Kunming-Dali-Lijang-Tiger Leaping Gorge- Shangri ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 20 Jun 2011 | Views [467]
The Excitement of Writing For more than a month now this blog has suffered a bit of neglect. The reason isn't purely laziness... but maybe a lack of spark? That excitement that you just want to write down everything so you'll never forget it. More as ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Apr 2011 | Views [401] | Comments [1]
A Long Overdue Post Presently writing this on the sleeper bus, rosie is asleep next to me and has been for five hours or so. I think it was the pig intestines at the bus station that might be keeping me up. But at least it's allowed me some time to ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Apr 2011 | Views [459]
Laos New Year Laos new year is the passover from Aries in to Picies or something, but seemingly it was a week long pissup and waterfight. We went out waterproof- well kind of. On the first day we were in luang prabang it was water everywhere, but breakfast ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Apr 2011 | Views [802]
Hatsa- Nong Khua- Nong Kiaw- Luang Prabang We took the slowboat the whole distance to luang probing- possible in 28 straight hours by bus, we decided to do it in 19 hours in 3 days by slowboat. Until the last day where we were packed in like sardines ... Read more >
Tags: hatsa, laos, nong khua, nong kiaw, slow boat
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Apr 2011 | Views [515]
Akha Tribes and Insects The akha, pronounced in a very phlegmy way, originated from Burma, still accord to animism and legitimately wear traditional dress. The women are very very shy, and also on a side note very muscly. The merest show of a camera ... Read more >
Tags: akha, northern laos, phongsali, trekking
WORLDWIDE | Monday, 25 Apr 2011 | Views [461]
Little Miss Lao Sunshine Our bus to udomxai was decisively lazy and had the habit of not wanting to start. On stopping, a few Laos men and I, and counterintuitively the bus driver, had to hop out and give the bus enough velocity to start in second or ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Sunday, 24 Apr 2011 | Views [457]
We left chiang mai on the Monday morning regretfully and sorrowfully leaving becca, with whom we travelled for a week. It's funny how time elongates itself out here. A week with someone is far longer than it sounds- all 1/4200th of my expected lifetime-... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Wednesday, 6 Apr 2011 | Views [493] | Comments [3]
All is fine!- managed to get Internet. Too much to write itll probably have to wait to luang prabang. Taking the final stage of the boat ride. Will upload pictures and information soon...
Charlie and Rosie.
THAILAND | Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 | Views [675] | Comments [4]
Charlie kindly allowed me to sleep on him for the whole 8h journey to Koh Tao - a small island in the gulf of thailand - so I luckily missed out on the crazy German man and his thai boyfriend who had to run to the toilet every fifteen minutes for another ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 | Views [482] | Comments [2]
Rosie arrived this morning which finally means that we can kick off. With the full moon party scrapped we're heading to Koh Tao to do a diving course for four days- after which we will be fully qualified to dive for the rest of the trip! I introduced ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 | Views [357] | Comments [1]
So its 3 in the morning and now i find that the sony ericsson i brought doesnt work so i'm in an internet cafe trying to gt some battery for my 20 bhatt. I met a really nice german couple who told me where they ha been for the last 4 weeks, which was ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 | Views [666] | Comments [2]
Bangkok Arrived in a thunderstorm so the water levels were up to your waist! after taking the bus from the airport for 150 bhatt, i stood lost and berrated by various tuk tuk drivers- until some nice canadiene (because they were from quebec) people ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 | Views [330]
ten minutes till the airport. everything is ready. Next place is thailand.
WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 3 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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