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AUSTRALIA | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By dalesem | Views [0]
Its been a while since our last update.. I think the last entry covered up to Malaysia so from rough memory we took a bus from Phuket to Pedang. We spent a few days in Pedang which was interesting.. Quite a cool place but it was very busy.. We had to ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jessie604 | Views [4]
Waves are crashing on the sand just outside of the window of this internet/book trade cafe where I'm sitting now. I'm at Koh Chang's Siam Hut guesthouse on Lonely Beach. We've been here since Thursday evening. It's a great place - very affordable ($8/night ... Read more >
Tags: beaches
THAILAND | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By lukas_patricia | Views [7]

Um 5:30h klingelt der Wecker und wir machen uns abmarschbereit. Ungefrühstückt sind wir gegen 6:15h vor dem Hotel, wo ein Teil der Reisegruppe schon losgezogen ist. Im Morgengrauen versammeln sich alle Mönche der Stadt und ziehen zu ihrem jeweiligen ... Read more >
Tags: laos, luang prabang
CHINA | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By shorn | Views [9]
Flying out of China tomorrow, visa expires on the 17th, so I gotta go whether I want to or not. Three months has gone extremely quickly, but I'm ready to get off the ride now. :) The last little while has seen: Beijing - great, ended up staying ... Read more >
POLAND | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By magda | Views [7]
Ze Lwowa do Przemyśla jedziemy polskim
PKSem. Trudno ocenić wiek pojazdu, ale nie zdziwię się, jeśli jesteśmy
rówieśnikami. Ostatni raz pojazdem o takim standardzie jechaliśmy w
Birmie. Połamane oparcia, powyrywane i leżące luzem siedzenia, syf w
luku ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By crikeyitsmikey | Views [8] | Comments [1]
After 24 hours of traveling I have been quite happy to be on the ground. My flights went well 19 hours of flying was much easier than expected. I met a vietnamese man on the flight from seattle to seoul, which was a fortunate introduction to bridging ... Read more >
ROMANIA | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By ioana | Views [6]
Of course Bucovina is known for the painted monasteries, it’s not wrong, but it’s far from being complete. I’d say Bucovina has the biggest concentration of religious + meditation dedicated places in Europe. It’s the religious heart of Romania, very ... Read more >
Tags: monastery
GERMANY | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [13]
Hi All,
Another fitful nights sleep in our dorm.At one stage during the night
it felt like we were under attack from our arch enemies the late night
dorm invaders . Imagine this if you will.The first room invasion
happened relatively early ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By ocsurfer | Views [16]
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS The first two weeks in Indonesia have absolutely flown by. Journeys thus far have included surfing, hiking, motor biking around the country, and embracing the culture of an amazing country. The surf at Uluwatu, Bali's most famous ... Read more >
Tags: journey, indonesia, thailand, adventure, bali, travel, backpacking, volunteer, philanthropy, surf
HONG KONG | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [17]

Friday
6 th November
Hong
Kong
Started
by the pool and spa on the 73 rd floor for a little sun and
viewing of the city. Bloody amazing!!! As we were positively
abstemious (only having ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [13]

Thursday
5 th November
Hong
Kong
Check
out from the Banyon Tree was smooth and elegant; especially the limo
service waiting for us at the entrance door to take us back to the
airport.... Read more >
THAILAND | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [11]

Tuesday
3rd November
Bangkok
We
awoke with a tinge of sadness to have to say goodbye to this tropical
paradise. Our final cattle-class flight for the trip was painless
and we arrived in ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By ioana | Views [12]
Can't wait to be in Zurich again, in December :)
LAOS | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By utegute | Views [13]
Believe it or not! On the mini-bus to Lao Cai (the train-station after Sapa) they played MODERN TALKING !!!!!! No kidding! Extremely loud and on extremely bad speakers. It was so horrible, that it was fun again. "Brother Loui, Loui, Loui.."... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [17]
London has been a fairly quick stopover for us between Egypt and Africa. We've had four days here and have certainly had the real London experience. The weather has been absolutely miserable. It's freezing, wet and it is dark by 4.30pm - pretty standard ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By lukas_patricia | Views [21]

Wir packen, skypen ein Weilchen mit Markus und gehen bei tollem Licht in der Morgensonne frühstücken, dann müssen wir diesem wunderschönen Hotel schon wieder Lebewohl sagen. Vormittags fahren wir mit einem Minibus zu einigen Manufakturen, unter anderem ... Read more >
Tags: laos, luang prabang
KENYA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [18]
So I got up early today and took the matatu from Nakuru to Naivasha Kenya looking forward to seeing the Hells Gate National Park. After walking around a bit and finding the entrance, the admission fee is 25 USD per day, plus 500 KSH (8USD) to camp and ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By imatravelin | Views [7]
Who ever read my post the other day about my seatbelt being stuck and said a few extra prayers for me, thanks. It´s been stuck like that for a few days now and after fiddling with it for a while without luck, I conceded and made an appointment with ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By monicaraye | Views [24]
It has been an eventful last week or so as the day after our last update we both came down with a pretty nasty case of food poisoning. Instead of going out to the village of Thame, we ended up having to stay in Namche Bazzar for 3 more days trying to ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By msoleksy | Views [31] | Comments [1]
So we are already on our last day here in Hong Kong! It was a great place to get accustomed to the time change without completely being overwhelmed by culture shock. We stayed at a person's house who we connected with through couchsurfing.org. It was ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong
USA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [23]

So, apparently, it's A LOT of work to put my life on hold for 6 months.
And a lot of pressure to do it all before I go, b/c I don't want to
remember 2 months from now that I never turned off my electricity... or
didn't update the contact info my ... Read more >
Tags: vaccinations, lasik, cat
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By jandibrennan | Views [32]
Hi All, 60 days until we fly to Vietnam! There's a house to rent out, two bikes and a car to sell, not to mention a lifetime of crap to sort and pack up. We're off for a year's trip to Vietnam. I'm going to attempt a CELTA course so that I can try ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By stefylein | Views [46] | Comments [1]
After a very long journey indeed I finally made it to Christchurch and still fighting the 12 hour jetlag... You get creative on how you spend your time when you wake up at 2:30 in the morning... why not do your laundry? Still can't believe I am actually ... Read more >
JAPAN | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [29]
So as I expected I've been very sick the whole time I've been here. For those who know me this is not a surprise lol. What makes it worse is were in a hostel with paper thin walls and no heating. So each day I feel I wake up worse than the day before.... Read more >
SPAIN | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By jose_chache | Views [16]
This is a small village near Santa Marta. You can take a bus in the 5th street and don´t need to book a tour in any agency. Traditional fishermen live in the village but it hasn´t anything else. Some restaurants to have lunch fish are on the shore and ... Read more >