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India update number 2!

INDIA | Monday, 17 Oct 2011 | Views [497]

So by now I have done one week's volunteering with the slum school and seen some of the other orphanage projects. I've come to realise that this Aim Abroad agency is operating in what is probably a very Indian way - there are some men that seem to be ... Read more >


Photo Link Update

INDIA | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 | Views [255]

Halong Bay http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150841163890507.733780.844470506&type=1&l=413009a366 Koh Samet http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150841453955507.733847.844470506&type=1&l=a3eb327331 Hanoi ... Read more >


Welcome to India

INDIA | Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 | Views [461]

Dust, rubbish, heat, street cows eating rubbish, power outages, men with henna coloured hair, more dust, crazy bumpy roads, children with dark eyeliner, old cycle rickshaws, dust, crazy store beauracray, dust, beautiful Indian clothes, Indian music, ... Read more >


INDIA!!!!!!!

INDIA | Monday, 10 Oct 2011 | Views [386]

I've arrived!!!!! And safely!!!!! So the flight to Delhi only took around 4 hrs and it turns out that Kingfisher Airlines is definately a budget airline - tight seats and no TV screen or music! So lucky it wasn't a long flight. The girl sitting next ... Read more >


Photo Link - Northern Vietnam Highlights

VIETNAM | Sunday, 9 Oct 2011 | Views [236]

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Last Entry for South East Asia

THAILAND | Sunday, 9 Oct 2011 | Views [226]

So, I am now at Bangkok Airport waiting for my flight to India!!! I am really quite a bit apprehensive and cant believe that my time in SE Asia is now up and has come to an end - I have completed my first leg of my journey. And now I will be entering ... Read more >


Northern Vietnam Highlights, Halong Bay, Back to Bangkok and Ko Samet!

VIETNAM | Sunday, 9 Oct 2011 | Views [3167]

Ahhh, so much time has passed, so many things have happened, no time to write! So I was very sad to leave the north of Vietnam - it was really amazing, more minority people wearing their different traditional clothes, more villages, beautiful ... Read more >


Photo Link update for those without access to my Facebook

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 | Views [1051]

Laos Travelling down the Mekong from Thailand to Luang Prabang In Laos http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150748283915507.712164.844470506&l=5beaaabdca&type=1 Luang Prabang to Vientiane http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.... Read more >


Change of Plans x 2!

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 | Views [320]

I have decided that I cannot leave Vietnam without going to Sapa and further north and seeing more minority people and their spectacular dress. So today I have organised to extend my visa and have postponed my flight back to Bangkok - yay! The new plan ... Read more >


Motorbiking Northern Vietnam!

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 | Views [636] | Comments [1]

Motorbiking North Vietnam!! So, I have now returned from my 5 day motorbike tour of some of the north of Vietnam and am now in crazy Hanoi. The destinations changed a little and hopefully for the best because my tour guide - Mr Binh said he was taking ... Read more >


Ninh Binh and stunning Tam Coc

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 | Views [984]

Wow!! I just went on the most incredible row boat journey on the Tam Coc river in Ninh Binh!! Absolutely stunning! The limestone cliffs on the abolutely serene and still river - no noise except some crickets, birds and the sound of the water against ... Read more >


Hue - coulda missed this one!

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 | Views [332]

So I leave beautiful Hoi An for horrible Hue (pronounced Hway)! Maybe if you tour out into the countryside it would have been nice but I stayed in the city and it was pretty awful - people yelling at you from every direction asking if you want moto, ... Read more >


Beautiful Hoi An

VIETNAM | Sunday, 18 Sep 2011 | Views [567]

So I ended up getting the sleeping bus to Hoi An which was kinda funny cause there were 4 of us all squashed in at the back of the bus - above us were more bunks. The other 3 people I was sharing the back with were nice and I ended up hanging out with ... Read more >


Nha Trang x 2

VIETNAM | Thursday, 15 Sep 2011 | Views [335] | Comments [1]

So yesterday I had my boat trip which ended up being quite fun! I met these Koreans on the boat who were very friendly. One of our tour guides ended up being this guy who is really famous in Korea and so they were really excited. First stop was an island ... Read more >


Nha Trang

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 | Views [633]

So I arrived in Nha Trang at 6:30am this morning (the bus trips always take longer than they say). It was an incredibly bumpy journey - it was like there were road works the whole way! I actually did see some places along the road that were sectioned ... Read more >


A change of plans!

VIETNAM | Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | Views [441]

So this morning I pack up all my things and check out, ready to get the bus to Nha Trang. But then I see that the day is looking awfully lovely!! Totally not like yesterday! And I'm thinking, should I really go now that it's just started to get nice?? ... Read more >


Saigon, Mekong Delta and Mui Ne

VIETNAM | Sunday, 11 Sep 2011 | Views [2170]

Hmmm, so, the Mekong Delta wasn't quite what I expected... I've decided that I actually only like short and slower rides on a scooter - preferably not fast rides along a highway with the wind being REALLY NOISY and then with the rain pelting down ... Read more >


Facebook banned in Vietnam????

VIETNAM | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Views [469]

So I'm trying to connect to Facebook and it keeps saying "DNS error occurred. Server cannot be found. The link may be broken." Could Facebook be banned here?? Surely not!! But hey I just did some research and found that: "Vietnam ... Read more >


Ho Chi Minh City I've arrived!

VIETNAM | Tuesday, 6 Sep 2011 | Views [384]

Yes here I am now in Ho Chi Minh City - I am very proud of myself for how I've been crossing the roads - I think I've been doing quite well! Shuffle shuffle shuffle, pray pray pray. It is like one big free for all in some of the massive intersections ... Read more >


Phnomn Penh...

CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 6 Sep 2011 | Views [472] | Comments [1]

Ahhh! So I already wrote a long journal entry yesterday and then when I went to save it the internet connection had stopped working and I lost it!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh so annoying!! So..... I guess I'll start again from the beginning of Phnomn Penh..... Read more >


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