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Trip: se asia

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the otherside of bangkok

THAILAND | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [704]

I awoke the next morning to some cow turning on and the lights and making noise while she packed to leave the hostel. Some people have no consideration. I looked across the room and who happens to be in the same room as me but Charlie. I thought it was ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, bug pub, fortune teller, imax theatre, weekend market


halloween weekend

THAILAND | Sunday, 2 Nov 2008 | Views [833] | Comments [1]

the next day I didn't feel like going anywhere by myself and I always kept saying to myself when aoife goes,I can sleep in all day. And I was looking forward to it. So I left and got food from the 7/11 and sat in my room all day reading and watching ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, couchsurfing, halloween


aoife leaves

THAILAND | Thursday, 30 Oct 2008 | Views [960] | Comments [1]

next morning we checked out and left our bags at the hotel till aoife had to go to the airport. Aoife had some shopping to do, so I went around with her while she shopped. She picked up some cool stuff, I picked up some big round earrings I thought they ... Read more >

Tags: saying goodbye


koh phi phi

THAILAND | Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008 | Views [1107] | Comments [1]

  29 th oct We got our boat the next morning to koh phi phi. The boat ride started out well, we were up on the top of the boat and it was nice to sit there watching things go by. We arrived to hat rai beach, where we were picking up some people but ... Read more >

Tags: ear ache, koh phi phi, sea sick


koh phagan and krabi

THAILAND | Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | Views [974] | Comments [1]

we arrive to koh phangan in between rain showers, just as we get on our tuk tuk to go to our resort. It pours again out of the heavens. When we arrive to the resort, we find out that we are to stay in a beach bungalow. As we had to go out side to our ... Read more >

Tags: couchsurfing, koh phangan, krabi, sea sick


koh tao day 3+4

THAILAND | Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Views [1165] | Comments [1]

On our third day we had class room again but this time with Dan He was very good at explaining things, especially a symptom they call narced. Aoife loved that saying. She was using it even when it had nothing to do with being narced. It only happens ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, diving, koh tao


koh tao day 1+2

THAILAND | Monday, 20 Oct 2008 | Views [776] | Comments [4]

ok i have a new rule! everyone has to leave a message of some kind! i don't care if its cool or i hate reading this. i want to hear from YOU! We arrive the next morning to koh tao, to see our names up on a board to be picked up and brought to our diving ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, diving, koh tao


Bangkok

THAILAND | Sunday, 19 Oct 2008 | Views [690] | Comments [1]

Arriving into Bangkok late enough, we went straight to where we were to get the bus into town. The ticket agent said the next bus was leaving now, so we had to pay quickly. Since we only just got money out of the pass machine, we only had big notes and ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, khao san


Gallery: vietnam - easy riders trip

VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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easy riders and saigon - last entry

VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Oct 2008 | Views [820]

day 4- last day with the easy riders we were orginally suppose to finish in muine, but chan convinced us to stay in dalat and they would bring us around to the different attractions there. and we were to get the bus the next morning to saigon. oh my ... Read more >

Tags: dalat, easy riders, saigon


easy riders and saigon day 2 +3

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | Views [1699]

day 2 we awoke early- they brought us to a local house up the road from where we were staying, where they made rice wine. chan told how they went about making it, boiling it and fermenting it. aoife was saying it was like making poitin. i wonder how ... Read more >

Tags: dalat, easy riders, karaoke


easy ridiers and saigon day 1

VIETNAM | Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 | Views [650]

well we awoke early to meet our easy riders. they were picking us up at 8 o clock. thats when papa hanh intoduced us to chan and bon. chan was to be my driver and aoife got bon. it all started off well. pointing stuff out and stopping for us to take ... Read more >

Tags: easy rider, sore butts


Gallery: vietnam - hue, hoi an and nha trang

VIETNAM | Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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hoi an

VIETNAM | Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Views [713] | Comments [2]

well when we got our sleeping bus in ninh binh, it was already nearly full it took us awhile to figure out that the only spaces available were in the back row beside these 3 guys. so we had to wake them up and make them move over. sorry! the journey ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, hoi an, hue, nha trang


Gallery: vietnam - halong bay

VIETNAM | Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: vietnam - hanoi

VIETNAM | Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: vietnam - ninh binh

VIETNAM | Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery

tac coc and around ninh binh
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ninh binh

VIETNAM | Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Views [1354] | Comments [1]

well we left hanoi on a sleeping bus. but he had to get a mini bus to it. we were travelling around picking up people and piling them in to it. there was no seating room left, we even had a couple sitting on each other. when they stopped for one more ... Read more >

Tags: bichdo^hu padgoda, hoalu, mua cave, ninh binh, tam coc


halong bay

VIETNAM | Thursday, 2 Oct 2008 | Views [832] | Comments [1]

well what a difference taking a tourist train makes. luxury! we met an isreali couple that were sharing the cabin with us, roy and aan. they were very nice if not a little quiet. aoife and i had decided to try and get a tour that next morning as we ... Read more >

Tags: caves, cyclo, halong bay, junk


Gallery: vietnam - sapa

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 30 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery


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