The Two Amigoes (Myself and Hans)
Surely this isn’t how it would end. Yet in my head that’s what seemed like was happening, the curse of the witch doctor coming to haunt me, or worse yet malaria. With every step I took I was becoming weaker, and yet I pushed on knowing if I could get [...]
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We went for food at Little King Restaurant
ARE SCORES FOR THE RESTAURANT ARESALLY 10CHRIS 9DAD 8MUM 10
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for waiting so patiently for my interview. As befits a diva of my status, my interview is held in Hollywood, land of the stars.
Imaginary Interviewer (II), take it away!
II: I heard that you had to quit your job to make this trip. Are you nuts?
DC: Yes. [...]
Route:Tampaksiring – Undisan – Besakih - Semarapura – Goa Lawah – Tenganan – Candi Dasa – Semarapura – Klungkung – Ubud
Bali Tour 2
This tour started from Ubud to the north. First stop was in Tampaksiring.
Around this village are several important temples of Bali.The Pura Tirta Empul was built around several holy springs.
Pura Tirta Empul (Tampaksiring)
Pura [...]
Today we went to ST. kilda! When we got there we went on the pier and got a drink Sally +Chris had a choclate milkshake Mum + Dad had a coffee!
Later we went to the BEACH and chris thinks he got nipped by a crab! Sally and Chris spotted a JELLYFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are scores for the beach [...]
The main draw of Kratie is the chance to see the endangered Irrawaddy Dolphins, so we hired a moped to go and find them. They seemed very relaxed about renting bikes here. “It’s no problem not to have a helmet,” he told us, “because you are foreign the police won’t stop you”. I wasn’t convinced, [...]
We were up early to catch the bus from Siem Reap to Kampong Cham. There’s not a huge amount to do there, but it was a massive relief not to be constantly harrassed by people trying to sell us stuff, or otherwise extract money from us. I had read another blog post about the town, [...]
Joanne, the afternoon after buckets
The day after we finished the temples of Angkor (and lots of buckets) we were extremely hungover. Joanne swore she was never going to drink buckets again. So we just took a couple of days off, since we’d worked so hard seeing all those temples. For two days we just hung [...]
We safely arrived in Bangkok on the 21st and spent a good few days looking around all the cheap stalls!! Found a few bargains. Filled with loads of other backpackers. Such an overwhelming experience, definately a culture shock. But still managed to sneak into McDonald’s!! Went to the famous weekend market where they sell EVERYTHING [...]
Just a quick note to tell everyone that we arrived in Vietnam last Monday (March 23), crossing over the Chinese/Vietnamese border by land via a border crossing called “Friendship Pass.” We spent several days walking the streets of Hanoi’s Old French Quarter. Vietnam has a totally different feel than China. Some of the most noticeable [...]