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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 | Views [327]
The plane from Bangkok landed at Kathmandu international airport in the
late morning and my connecting internal flight to Pokhara wasn’t till
2pm. So I had plenty of time to walk the several hundred metres to the
domestic terminal…. Hang on a minute….... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 7 Nov 2009 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 17 Aug 2009 | Views [308]
My sister wheeled me to the car park of terminal 5 and once we were on
the road heading towards the M4 I looked at her with big puppy dog
eyes. Moments later I was impersonating a beagle that had just been
rescued by the A.L.F. My head was sticking ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 | Views [662] | Video
WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL PARAGLIDING CARNIVAL 2009, BAHAU Getting
off the bus at the main carnival landing site I was greeted by the
intriguing looks of school kids at the bus stop. This wasn’t a surprise
as the carnival site was the local ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Sunday, 9 Aug 2009 | Views [390]
Days of lounging around in the red tomato garden café and Debbie’s bar
finally came to an end! After 4 hours sleep I was up way to early to
catch the 07:30 ferry back to the mainland and the bus to Kuala Lumpur.
I had 4 nights in the city and I was ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Sunday, 12 Jul 2009 | Views [437]
I was flying out of Medan international airport (relax, you can smoke
inside. Past passport control, 1st floor on the right!) with
airasia.com. Being a low cost airline if your bags weigh more than
15kgs you have to pay extra. My bag weighs 20kgs ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Monday, 6 Jul 2009 | Views [514] | Video
Out of the hotel early and straight onto the bus! Two hours
later I was somewhere in the large city of Medan. The coolness of the
Karo Highlands had been replaced by the heat of the lowlands and no
matter how nice (?) the street comer was I needed ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Friday, 3 Jul 2009 | Views [354] | Video
After spending a week in Tuk Tuk on the island of Samosir it was time
to move on. Despite the fact that I never got to fly here I really did
enjoy my time. The 1st bus I was on left from Tomok 5kms away
and I was getting a lift there but I didn’t ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 | Views [518] | Video
After spending 1.5 million on Batik paintings, Jake from Café Bagoes
said he would drive me to the bus depot in Bukittinggi. Following lunch
(I had fried buffalo jerky and rice…nice!) he dropped me of at 4pm.
Three hours later the bus finally turned ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sunday, 14 Jun 2009 | Views [512] | Video
I arrived at Lake Maninjau on a Sunday. For 3 days it rained! My
day was spent thus: wake up and walk to café bagoes at around 10am.
Sit, read, eat and then leave at around 10pm. Lazy days and lounging
nights. I was averaging around 3 books a day.... Read more >
INDONESIA | Saturday, 13 Jun 2009 | Views [366]
The ferry from Melaka left on time and within two hour it was
halfway across the straits of Malacca. As it approached the Indonesian
island of Sumatra the once blue sky turned hazy and slightly brown. (At
this time of year forest fires “happen” ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Views [837]
After 17 nights I finally managed to “escape” the Shirin guest house,
the red tomato café and Debbie’s bar at Cenang beach, Langkawi. For
the expense of RM125 (£22.30) I flew to Kuala Lumpur and back to the
same guest house I had previously stayed ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [653]
Three hours from the island of Penang by ferry is the island of Langkawi, the duty free island of Langkawi! Q: what does that mean Andrew? A: amongst other things is that a pint of beer only costs 10RM…happy happy drunken nights!!!! I
rocked up at ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [346]
I arrived on the island of Penang not in George Town as I was told when
I brought the ticket the day before but at a bus station some place
else. Ignoring the bleating of the various taxi drivers I stood in line
and waited for bus 401 to arrive and ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Views [390]
Arriving at the international airport for Kuala Lumpur meant a 70km
taxi ride into town. It took over an hour and I really should have had
a fag before I got into the taxi. I’m staying in the “Golden
Triangle” part of the city which is the main ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 2 May 2009 | Views [323]
Before I gave the scooter back I decided to have one last blast on the road. But where to go? The
answer, for once, came from the guide book. About 100km away was Doi
Inthanon, the highest point in Thailand shooting up to just over 2500
metres ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 24 Apr 2009 | Views [481]
Day One Waking up after only six hours sleep and with a hangover
delayed the start of this little adventure. By 10am I was ready to hop
onboard my trusty steed and hit the road. It was only 106km to the
target destination but it took me over 4 hours ... Read more >
THAILAND | Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009 | Views [312]
I had a cunning plan to escape the heat of Chiang Mai; run to the hills
and the small village of Pai. It was an easy 3.5 hour mini bus ride to
get there and as we headed into the mountains the heat dropped.
Unfortunately the village of Pai is in ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 17 Apr 2009 | Views [388]
There are various ways to get from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai. I could
have flown or gone by bus but I chose to let the train take the strain.
Going by train meant breaking 2 of my “golden rules” of travelling Never travel overnight Never travel for ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sunday, 12 Apr 2009 | Views [297]
As I was heading north for 10 to 12 days before coming back to Bangkok
I decided that I really didn’t need to lug my 24 kilo bag around. As
the hostel had a storage room for 20 baht a day I now have a small
holdall for my clothes. The train ride ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 | Views [343]
The plane door was opened and with one final nameste I left Nepal
behind and sucked in the warm, heavy scent filled languid air of
Thailand. Knowing that this joyous experience wouldn’t last long I
breathed in deep and hard. By the time I was outside ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 | Views [379]
The countdown has started. After six and a half months (even I can’t
believe it’s been this long) it is getting near the time to depart. Today
I moved out of the apartment that I have been calling home for half a
year and into a cheap hotel. Well ... Read more >
NEPAL | Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [450]
For the 1st time in such a long time I was up early for a reason! My sister and I were going to Chitwan National Park. The
journey to the Temple Tiger Jungle Resort was long and weary or I had
completely lost my ability to travel in a bus. Travelling ... Read more >
NEPAL | Thursday, 19 Feb 2009 | Views [284]
Meeting my sister at the airport was really nice but only because she
was bringing a couple of bottles of decent wine for me. Brotherly
love…you just can’t beat it! A few days later I thought I should
be sociable, stop flying and spend some time ... Read more >
NEPAL | Tuesday, 3 Feb 2009 | Views [350]
Or as some people call it: thermalling! Now, this is truly a
dark art, which if you try and teach yourself all you will get is WAY
TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND!!!!! (This is only a good thing if you are
coming into land!) So, I once again allowed Adam’s ... Read more >
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