My whimsical wanderings where are we going? I don't know, I thought you knew. No, I don't know. Maybe he knows. No. He definitely doesn't know. Maybe no-one knows. Oh well. I hope it's nice when we get there.

a week down south with Jennie

NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [1295]

Friday June 6: Twas a normal day at work, wanted the day to go speedily to meet up with Jennie afterwards to welcome her to Wellington. Was getting a bit of a cold so decided to get a smoothie at lunch for a vitamin boost, never been to said smoothie ... Read more >

Gallery: a week down south

NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 16 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Fraser Island

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery

Fraser Island - Australia

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007 | Views [2122]

Flew to Hervey Bay and got to the hostel which was quite nice with a pool. I was in a room with another English girl, Kate, who was really nice and also in my Fraser group. The meeting prepared us for what we had to do there, like tips on what to and ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Bali

INDONESIA | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [684]

I arrived at night in the torrential rain - oh dear. Then my room had cockroaches, big oh dear. I had to keep going out to get receptionist man to kill them with his broom. And there was no sink, not a problem, just a little odd. Nerves over the cockroaches ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

day in Singapore

SINGAPORE | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [497]

Got an early morning flight so had a good 4/5 hours in Singapore. Obvious thing to do was to put my bags in left luggage so i could go off into town....um, yes, well just so you know left luggage is on Basement 2 in terminal 1, there is one in terminal ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Koh Chang, Thailand

THAILAND | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [975]

Day at Koh Samui ariport was predictably dull despite it being the most attractive airport ever! The departure gates look more like beach-side bars than anything else. I'd planned on exploring Bangkok the next day but i was ill, food poisoning or ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Koh Chang

THAILAND | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery

Thailand - islands

THAILAND | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [587]

At Bangkok airport i'd hoped to fly out the same evening to get to Koh Samui but there weren't any cos of the bad weather. So the extremely fabulous people of Bangkok Airways found me a hotel near to the airport, booked my return flights and even the ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

a pop into KL

MALAYSIA | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [580]

In taxi from airport passed the Sepang F1 circuit - very cool! didn't see it but i liked the sign...geek! The night view of Kuala Lumpur was great, and the greenery was lovely too, jungly palm trees all the way in. And the roads! Fabulous!! Driving ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Hanoi and Halong Bay

VIETNAM | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [646]

Hanoi In Hanoi our rooms weren't ready so we all had to share a room for a few hours, quite fun actually, we watched a Bond, A View to a Kill, with the best line ever 'the bubbles tickle my...Tchaikovsky' hehe. In the afternoon Becky, Valentina and ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Hue - flood city

VIETNAM | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [2334]

Sunday 14/10/07 We bused it from Hoi An in the morning, and stopped on the way at Marble Mountain - where they make marble statues. I befriended a cat. Hayley was funny on the bus, trying to entertain ourselves she suggested 'we could expand our brains ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Hoi An

VIETNAM | Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Views [774]

Thursday 11-10-07 Had to get a bus off the train to get to Hoi An and on the way we past people doing early morning yoga on the beach, beautiful setting for it. Lovely surprise at hotel - it had a pool (woo!), pool table and bar. After a catnap Hung ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

to, in, and from Nha Trang

VIETNAM | Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Views [714]

Monday 8/10/07 Becky and I went for breakfast across from hotel in a cafe, all seemed normal, we ordered mango with yoghurt and then the waitress put on some sexy music (you give me fever) and dimmed the lights - most bizarre! we were the only people ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Ho Chi Minh City

VIETNAM | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Halong Bay

VIETNAM | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: journey to and in Hue

VIETNAM | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hoi An and Myson Holyland

VIETNAM | Saturday, 13 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nha Trang

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery

temple and tunnels

VIETNAM | Monday, 8 Oct 2007 | Views [635] | Comments [1]

Becky got here on Saturday, I changed hotels and we met the tour group, they all seem nice. The guide is ok...he repeats everything three times which could easily get on my nerves but will try to see the funny side or close my ears. In the evening we ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing