AUSTRALIA | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [873]
This place is definatley a breath of fresh air after being stuck in Cairns for what seemed like an eternity. I may be exaggerating a little bit but for those who have been to Cairns and stayed there for more than about 2 days let alone the 7ish weeks ... Read more >
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MALAYSIA | Thursday, 19 Apr 2007 | Views [935]
So after a quick flight we were back at the KL airport, which as i think i mentionned before is not particularly near KL. The plan had been to get a bus straight from the airport to Melaka but unfortunatley this was scuppered by missing the last bus ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Monday, 2 Apr 2007 | Views [884]
Arriving in Cambodia was a little different to how i expected it. We got to the airport which was very nice and new looking we got straight through the visa line no problems and all the atm machines (there are a lot) give out the coveted US dollar. We ... Read more >
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LAOS | Monday, 2 Apr 2007 | Views [816]
Having decided to forego any long journeys on any type of land transport we limited ourselves somewhat (by our choice of flights) to Luang Prabang and Pakse and the surrounding areas. I have already covered some of our time in Luang Prabang in another ... Read more >
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LAOS | Sunday, 1 Apr 2007 | Views [698]
We left lovely Chiang Mai by plane for our first flight on Lao Airlines. For those of you who may have heard of it, its history in a previous incarnation as Lao aviation was not a very safe one. We decided that flying was the way to do Lao after looking ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Tuesday, 27 Mar 2007 | Views [911]
It was certainly a change to be inland without a beach within reach but for me at least it was a welcome one. Flying into Chiang Mai we saw what looked like from the air to be a fairly tidy city surrounded (albeit at a distance) by rolling hills. On ... Read more >
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