UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 30 May 2007 | Views [578] | Comments [1]
am yet to spot the queen. i thought i saw her buying a tinned sponge pudding (treacle flavour) in sainsbury's yesterday, but no. she remains elusive. will keep eyes peeled...
Tags: Sightseeing
CHINA | Wednesday, 16 May 2007 | Views [554]
if you are craving dumplings, then china is where it's at. for a more discerning palate, come to xi'an to try some of the following dishes: blue is crisp, fries the screw surface, beat pie fastt, fragrant crisp shrimp volume, fries the package, vegetable ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
CHINA | Monday, 14 May 2007 | Views [506]
hua shan - you are an enigma wrapped in a mystical blanket, shrouded in ... smog
Tags: Mountains
CHINA | Friday, 4 May 2007 | Views [533]
"it really is a great wall" - richard nixon
Tags: Adventures
CHINA | Thursday, 3 May 2007 | Views [462]
beijing, you blow my mind. where are all these people going? what do they do? why do you have such an inefficient public transport system? is everyone out to scam me?
Tags: Scams & Robberies
CHINA | Monday, 30 Apr 2007 | Views [537]
not exactly the sleepy port town i was expecting. coming from little old nz, i have no words to describe the scale here in china. it is probably a good thing that i can't see very far into the distance due to the smog, because i could get a little ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
CHINA | Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Views [655]
i can see it now ... cruising in the carribean, cocktails by the poolside, tennis on the starboard deck, big-screen cinema, dinner cabaret entertainment, black jack, gleaming teak interiors. no wait, that`s an ad for the "fair princess" cruise ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
JAPAN | Wednesday, 25 Apr 2007 | Views [502]
once in kobe, we hopped on the train to our hostel. we missed our stop and ended up back in oosaka. i wasn't particularly enamoured with oosaka the first time, the second time, i really wasn't impressed! why do you do this to me oosaka? we could ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
JAPAN | Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [682]
i readily admit that i have a terrible sense of direction. but today has taken it too far - i have been walking 2 hours in entirely the wrong direction! so it is time for catching up on my journal and photo album before i go crazy! oosaka is not my ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
JAPAN | Friday, 20 Apr 2007 | Views [589]
it`s all about the deer here. they roam about nara koen (the park), mugging tourists for specially-prepared deer biscuits, and scare small children. the hundreds of turtles in sarusaawa pond on the other hand, are content to stack themselves vertically ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
JAPAN | Monday, 16 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
36 views of mount fuji
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JAPAN | Monday, 16 Apr 2007 | Views [513]
more temples? oh, you shouldn't have!
Tags: Sightseeing
JAPAN | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [633]
36 views of mount fuji
Tags: Mountains
JAPAN | Friday, 13 Apr 2007 | Views [596]
a place of contradictions - you must not smoke whilst walking, but feel free to cycle on the footpath without a helmet!
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Monday, 9 Apr 2007 | Views [527]
yellow is the new black. in a land where golden temples rub shoulders with laundrettes, you can find anything from taps to bunnies wearing dresses at the local street market, and the yellow polo t-shirt is the look du jour, there is so much to experience ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Saturday, 7 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
so hot right now
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NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 25 Mar 2007 | Views [488]
only a few more days until i head off. just enough time to get organised, spend time thinking how unorganised i am, and get to the airport.
Tags: The Planning Phase
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