When we flew into Mumbai one of the airhostesses we started talking to told us we were in for a roller coaster ride. As the roller coaster docks returns to the dock, and I have survived a full circuit of India, I have come to reflect on my time in this world of its own.
My [...]
Super-early start to Takaka in Golden Bay today. I didn’t really have much of an idea why I was going to Golden Bay, only that I’d been told there were nice beaches, hippie/alternative culture, and a laid-back vibe. That seemed worth the 6.40am local bus!The bus journey from Nelson to Takaka winds through [...]
On our last morning in India we were up early and had a great breakfast from room service and were off to the airport for our flight to Jordan. We arrived early especially since it was an international flight and because of all of the tight security at Indian airports. There were many last minute [...]
With only a month left before my flight off to Kathmandu, everything I do in my hometown seems slow and insignificant. My mind is overwhelmed with all the preparations for my trip. Nothing seems to matter except making sure I am prepared for what’s coming ahead. I find I am spending hours sitting at home [...]
Once the guys had gone to catch their water taxi, I found Lisa on the beach, and we waved madly at the Aquapackers, a converted catamaran moored a little way out in the bay, to summon the skipper over to pick us and our small backpacks up in a little dingy.
The Aquapackers is small, with [...]
We arrived in Miri around 5pm after an eye-opening trip down through the southern part of Brunei and over the border. On the way we had the chance to see various towns and facilities that have been established on the back of the oil industry which was quite interesting. Once in Miri, we found our [...]
When I arrived in Nelspruit…the town close to The Krugar National Park, I was disappointed with my first day…My idea was that I would meet someone…hire a car and drive round the Park with more freedom than the over priced tours of Krugar…
I moved from my Back Packers ‘Funky Monkey’s’ which to be honest wasn’t [...]
Hello Peoples…
Sorry for the years I’ve taken to add Blogs to my Blog..! I’m now in Sri Lanker (arrived 20th Feb) and leave for Tokyo tomorrow (24th arriving 25th Feb)…excited or nervous…I’m still deciding…
Here’s hopefully the rest of South Africa…after the Drakensburg I headed down to Durban City…the 3rd [...]
23 Feb
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Anthony, who is the most laid-back guy I have ever met - especially one running a busy hostel! - drops me and Lisa at the bus station at 7.30am, forever giving him a special place in my heart for not making us walk there in the rain and the dawn-light!
The bus drops me at Kaiteriteri, [...]
The bus ride to Nelson today was great - short, but passing by the Pelorus Sound and Havelock, with a stop-off at a lagoon-type area at Pelorus Bridge which would have been great to swim in if we’d had time.
Nelson (the sunniest place in NZ apparently, but failing at that today) is colourful, a wee [...]