LAOS | Wednesday, 6 May 2009 | Views [1243]
The
bus, or a tuk tuk was supposed to pick us up at the GH between 1 and
1.30. At 2 the GH owner came over to us and called up to see what was
going on. Within minutes a tuk tuk arrived and we were taken to the
bus ... Read more >
Tags: arch, bike, bus, swim
LAOS | Tuesday, 5 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Laos - Phonsavan, Vang Vieng, Ventiane
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LAOS | Saturday, 2 May 2009 | Views [1951]
An early jumbo took us from from the airfield to the bus station. The road to Vang Vieng was steep and windy but the full volume Thai power ballads entertained. We arrived early, suddenly and a tuk tuk whisked us off on the hot dusty roadside to Phoom ... Read more >
Tags: injury, tubing
LAOS | Tuesday, 28 Apr 2009 | Views [5854] | Comments [1]
The 7.30 “AC” bus from Louang Prabang to Phonsavan left at exactly 8.30 and had quite a big hole in the floor under our seats. It was a comfy enough but windy journey punctuated by the obligatory noodle soup shop in a non-descript market town. Of the ... Read more >
Tags: guest house, history, tour, uxo, war
LAOS | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [2812]
A
tuk tuk brought us up the bank of the Nam Kong river in the morning
and we walked across a fabulously rickety bamboo bridge to a Hmong
village, beginning our trek. It was blisteringly hot and Tan, our
guide kept the ... Read more >
Tags: animism, chess, kayak, mot, river, trekking, visa
LAOS | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
Laos - Louang Prabang
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LAOS | Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 | Views [2235]
There
are various strategies to finding a guest house and most of ours
involved avoiding the hawkers as much as possible. We had liked the
sound of Mekong, a place by the river mentioned in both LP and RG. A
For Sale sign ... Read more >
Tags: attempted robbery, injury, sok dee guesthouse, visa, waterfall
LAOS | Sunday, 19 Apr 2009 | Views [1192]
Songkran
was finally over so we could walk the streets without fear of iced
water attacks. We were going to Laos and just had time to drop off
our boxes to be sent home before the bus was due to pick us up. The
trip ... Read more >
Tags: boat, border crossing, visa
THAILAND | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [3834] | Video
By the time we got back from the trek we were too tired. even for a massage, so we sold out and grabbed a pizza and watched a movie in bed. This was followed by a catch-up day – lots of internet and blogging for me while Claire did a few chores ... Read more >
Tags: culture, festival, massage, new year, temple
THAILAND | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
Thailand - Songkran
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THAILAND | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Views [6377] | Comments [2]
Choosing a trek in the North of Thailand felt like a bit of a lottery at the time. Every seemed to offer the same thing – 3 days 2 nights of a jam packed agenda including visiting a hill people village, doing an elephant ride, bamboo rafting and ... Read more >
Tags: cave, culture, trekking, tribe
THAILAND | Friday, 10 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
Thailand - Chang Mai & Sopmoei - Mae Sariang
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THAILAND | Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 | Views [1943]
Claire was still feeling dodgy the following day so we went looking for a local remedy. The proprieter of the Corner Cafe, where we'd been a few times came good in her suggestion of ginger tea – seems to be a great cure for a upset tummy. ... Read more >
Tags: market, massage, sick
THAILAND | Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [2743]
i The restaurant was closed, had a for sale sign outside and Jane and Steve were nowhere to be seen. We decided for one to have a look for a place to stay while the other minded the bags. Walking down the street it was clear there were absolutely ... Read more >
Tags: boxing, culture, drinking, food, israeli, ladyboy, mot
THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Apr 2009 | Views [1466] | Video
On
our last day in Bangkok we were just about checked out when an
enormous thunderstorm rolled in and opened on the city. It was more
ferocious than spectacular – simultaneous bellowing thunder and
lightning combined ... Read more >
Tags: storm, temple, train
THAILAND | Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
Thailand - Bangkok
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THAILAND | Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Views [2316] | Comments [1]
We
woke up late and hungover and struggled out the door so as not to
completely waste the day. We were heading for Jim Thompson's house –
the home of a an ex CIA agent who practically single handedly revived
the ... Read more >
Tags: boxing, buddha, chinatown, cia, hangover, palace
THAILAND | Friday, 27 Mar 2009 | Views [1172]
It
was time to sample some legendary Thai food so we stopped in at a
restaurant which had a menu – not feeling brave enough for street
food just quite yet. Claire went for the red curry and I for the
hotter green.... Read more >
Tags: guest house, haircut, phone, teak, temple
THAILAND | Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 | Views [1099]
Bangkok
is known as Krung Threp to the locals – the city of angels. Our
arrival in the massive and massively modern Suvarnabhumi airport was
straightforward after the three hour puddle jump to Sydney and a
quick ... Read more >
Tags: hectic, temple, tuktuk
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 25 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
New Zealand - South Island
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 25 Mar 2009 | Views [1023]
As we made our way back south down the Milford Road we
made a stop for a longer trek up to Key Summit, so named because three rivers
flow south, east and west to three different seas from the peak. Fabulous views
and alpine bogs at the top.... Read more >
Tags: birthday, camera, camping, hostel, paddy, prison, rugby
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 13 Mar 2009 | Views [1161]
The next destination was Queenstown, probably the most
touristy town on the South Island and home to pretty much every adrenaline
sport known to man. Again it's a very picturesque setting for a town, on a lake
and surrounded by The Remarkables, ... Read more >
Tags: cruise, fjord, lord of the rings, nature, trekking
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | Views [1504] | Comments [1]
We spent the night in another DOC site at the end of
Lake Mahinapua, near Franz Josef, home of its namesake glacier. It was really
difficult to find in the evening. I had booked a Heli-hike up the glacier for
the following morning and Claire ... Read more >
Tags: camping, fair, glacier, helicopter, horse, hostel
NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [1235]
The drive was hot and uneventful back over steep
Takaka Hill especially as we managed to avoid getting stuck behind a 2 trailer
road train of powdered milk, Golden bay's biggest export. A quick pitstop in
Richmond for more supplies, then ... Read more >
Tags: camping, jade, kiwi
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 8 Mar 2009 | Views [1316] | Comments [2]
It was great to be back on the road after a work break in Wellington (work for Claire, “work” for me). We stuffed our gear into our bags and jumped in a taxi to the Interislander ferry terminal. The 3 hour ferry journey ( a comfortable mode of transport ... Read more >
Tags: camping, ferry, fruit, kayak, seal, springs
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