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Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By lisamorrison | Views [1237]
Songkran is Thailand’s most celebrated festival – the passing of the traditional Thai New Year. Even though Thais now celebrate New Year on December 31 st , the astrological calendar is still recognized and is a public holiday. Beginning on the 11 th ... Read more >
Tags: buddhist, culture, new year, water
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By lisamorrison | Views [894]
Thailand is home to a unique style of massage involving deep massage and stretching, but not oil. In the Thai language, it is known as "nuat phaen boran" - literally "ancient-manner massage", as this specific technique of bodywork ... Read more >
Tags: healing, massage
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By lisamorrison | Views [863]
THUMBS UP! 1. Every set of traffic lights in Thailand have a countdown screen attached to them. This lets you know exactly how many seconds you have until the light changes from amber to red (no more guessing if you'll make it through the red light.... Read more >
Tags: cinema, corporations, food, humour, reading., shopping, toilets, traffic
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By lisamorrison | Views [1221]
My last visit to Bangkok in 2007 was typical of travelers passing through the city; stay a few nights at a cheap guesthouse; scour Khao San Road for dirt-cheap souvenirs and gifts; get a day pass to the Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha and surrounding temples;... Read more >
Tags: bangkok, community, history, park, serenity.
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1158] | Comments [2]
This makes twice now that we’ve been woken up in the middle of the night and forced to drive through the darkness.
What happened is this: Willie and I have spent much of our trip out in the middle of the desert. Finding places to sleep is easy there ... Read more >
Tags: andrew adams, australia, camping, overnight stays, police officers, run-ins with the law, stopping, vantastic, where to sleep, willie concepcion
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [710]
After a night in Bai Chay - the end of town closer to the dock for Halong Bay- we had Breakfast in the same cafe as dinner the night before. It was cheap and there was nothing to complain about but it wasn't as good as their dinner which I would highly ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By dianne_peter | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1130] | Comments [2] | Video
Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures Northern Territory On
their roadtrip through the Northern Territory of Australia, Andrew and
Willie visit Stuarts Well Roadhouse, where they meet Dinky the Singing
Dingo. Who is a dingo. That sings. While ... Read more >
Tags: australia, backpackers, camels, dingo, nature, outback, roadtrip, travel, van-tastic adventures, wildlife
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By annazhu | Views [1925] | Comments [4]
It’s been a month since my return from Antarctica and Argentina. I’ve just finished writing my blog entries, which was a much more difficult process than I had anticipated. There was a few distinct rough patches on my journey, and writing them down ... Read more >
Tags: antarctica, photography
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [2191]
With time expiring on my tenure in
Tasmania, it seemed appropriate to take in a bit more of the state
before I left. The North Western town of Burnie would probably not
feature on any sane persons list of tourist destinations, and had it
not ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, food, people
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1460]
I was checking in for my flight from
Port Macquarie to Melbourne. The kind lady tagging my luggage assumed
that I would happily declare anything illegal or dangerous I was
smuggling. I was two hours early for the flight and panting like
being ... Read more >
Tags: friends, work
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [525]
30th March We got our boat back to Halong bay and had a big lunch. Then we got a bus back to Hanoi. Then we went to a hostel. It was fun. That night I had spaghetti and some garlic bread. Our family slept in a dorm. I slept with Daddy and Asher slept ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [569]
Got up early and had cereal and yoghurt for breakfast. We walked to the travel agent where we got the boat for the day. We had to wait 1/2 an hour for a guide so the man who worked there took us instead. The man we ended up with was really nice and ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [586]
Mum bought a raincoat and a dress that she was looking at. we then caught 2 minibuses to the main bus depot to catch the safe and reliable brand - Futa- to Vinh Long. We went over the bridge that I did a presentation on in Grade four - the Can Tho Bridge.... Read more >
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [527]
We went walking and shopping in HCMCity. We first walked to a Sapa shop where Mum was looking at a dress. we then went to the Fine Arts Museum - boring. I got a tshirt. We went to Andre's flat where we played with his kid- Elijah. They took us to their ... Read more >
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