CAMBODIA | Thursday, 7 Oct 2010 | Views [1382]
23rd Sep Another early start...and another morning hurriedly and somewhat expertly packing. I waited downstairs for my transfer to the bus station for my ride to Siem Reap. At the station I got chatting to an older couple who have been travelling the ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 5 Oct 2010 | Views [383]
22nd Sep I jumped into a tuk-tuk for an expensive 10minute ride into town, around Nam Phu. After wandering around trying to get my bearings I found a Scandinavian bakery and treated myself to a breakfast of croissant with ham and salad, strong coffee ... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 2 Oct 2010 | Views [277]
20th Sep Today I was up early and had to pack my bag with my newly acquired purchases...so it took a while. I paid for my room and laundry ($30 for 3 nights) and power-walked to Tum Tum Cheng restaurant....arrived there nice and sweaty and slightly ... Read more >
LAOS | Sunday, 26 Sep 2010 | Views [707]
Hi folks....still on Luang Prabang! There was just so much atmosphere in this place forgive me for trying my hardest to paint a picture! Sometimes these "journal entries" can be pretty extensive... I was up at a reasonable 7:45 this morning ... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 25 Sep 2010 | Views [375]
Just had a look and it seems I've had a few views for my journal...not sure if it's a good or bad thing! Great because I think everyone should be here with me to experience this, but also bad... well, because it means people are actually reading the ... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 25 Sep 2010 | Views [641]
Well hello journal....it's been a while. 17th Sept Today I landed in Laos...Luang Prabang. The airport was tiny! But the sun was shining and the sky was blue, it all felt very promising. Flying over the mountains and mekong and landing in a seemingly ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010 | Views [495] | Comments [2]
This is probably a bit lame but I thought I would paint a bit more of a picture of Vietnam; the land and it's people. It's the small things that add up to massive cultural differences and sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason to them...which intrigues ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 20 Sep 2010 | Views [581]
Sabaideeeee!! I'm writing this in Luang Prabang, Laos (will fill you in on it's amazingness soon!) but just had my first "bummer" moment of the trip. Found out I can't obtain a visa on arrival into Myanmar (Burma) as they have elections (elections? ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 17 Sep 2010 | Views [1089] | Comments [2]
So day 6.... we were up and off to Hue today. An amazing bus journey later we were settled into the hotel and headed to lunch during some free time. Made it to bar Why not and had noodles again! Next we headed off on a tour to the Tu Duc Tomb. It was ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Sep 2010 | Views [4266]
Hi all, So sorry it has been so long between "stories". I've found an internet cafe in Sapa...some internet, you can't even log onto facebook. So I'm having to back-track a bit in my memory with what we did on Contiki (as you can guess it's ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 5 Sep 2010 | Views [711]
Xin chao!! Hard to describe this city....but highly stressful sums it up!! The flight to Singapore wasn't too bad. I got chatting to a guy called Chris who was flying to Singapore... made the time go quicker to talk to someone. Being small and near ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 3 Sep 2010 | Views [349]
My first entry! Could be my last...my confidence in myself is evident. But then I would know myself better than anyone right? Maybe. Anyway...have spent the day trying to get everything together; printing booking confirmations, packing bags (eliminating ... Read more >
