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Newcastle!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [201]

October 20 and 21, 2009 I’ve made it up to Alison’s in Newcastle! It took me six hours on a bus from London – almost missed the bus actually, had to sprint from Victoria Station to the coach stop. With my backpack, mind you. I don’t think ... Read more >

HANOI

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [488]

Full of history, tradition and  legend, the capital city has been continuously inhabited for almost a millenium. in 1831, emperor Tu Duc (remember i visited his tomb in Hue>?) renamed the city Ha Noi city on the Bend of the River. After Tu Duc acceded ... Read more >

London

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [200]

October 18 and 19, 2009 Had an amazing couple of days. I love London. Went to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. They’re doing restoration so it wasn’t nearly as impressive as what it was last time I saw it- but nevertheless, it was ... Read more >

London, England - the whole weekend.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [578]

This is truly a city you must explore for more than one weekend, I mean I only came here to breeze through the big parts of the city and experience the savory nightlife in London for just the weekend, and I did just that. This place is very expensive ... Read more >

HALONG BAY

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [466]

DAY 17 Took an overnight train to Halong Bay and were upgraded along the way- NICE! Bought some bottles of red wine (local of course!) for the journey and got as close as any of us will ever probably get to wining and dining on the orient express (with ... Read more >

religion and relaxation..after 3,000 stairs

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [852] | Comments [6]

Dear All, We’ve been sitting in the ferry headed towards Aqaba, Jordan for at least an hour now..and that dosnt count the hour we sat outside the ferry..So I have had plenty of time to recall where I finished last On Sunday 11 th we went our to ... Read more >

Arriving in London

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [252]

October 17 Time: 8am Location: Hotel in Seoul Well, Internet is strangely working again. Not sure what is going on but it’s fine now so I’m not going to ask any questions. On the down side, there is basically not one free bed in ... Read more >

London, England

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [567]

So I left Edinburgh by overnight bus and arrived to London yesterday morning around 7:30am.  My first thought was yes, it's rainy, typical description of London but that's fine, at least it was predictable haha. Checked into The Clink hostel near Kings ... Read more >

HUE

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [828]

Day 15- took a 4hr ride via minibus to Hue- Not so bad! Hue was the imperial capital of the Nguyen emperors. It was the political center of Vietnam from 1802-1945. Emperor Gia consolidated the country after several 100yrs of civil war and constructed ... Read more >

Trying to get to Mongolia...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 | By lol | Views [511]

We will soon do a quick write up on our last few days in Russia, also known as Being stuck in Irkutsk for a few days too many, or too few, depending on how you see things... Right now we're close to being stuck in Ulanude... All trains and buses crossing ... Read more >

Nha Trang & Hoi An

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [396]

Took overnight train from Saigon to Nha Trang. We were upgraded to 1st class and yet still saw a cockroach on top of the nice sheets and plasma screens! Nha Trang- spent the first day on Diamond Beach where I ate the most amazing seafood. We ate freshly ... Read more >

Day 2 & 3 - Edinburgh, Scotland

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [556]

Hey, I highly suggest Edinburgh, Scotland to anyone who would like to visit the U.K for their first time.  There is just SO much history to this place and the people here are quite funny as well.  Last night and the day before were so much fun, met a ... Read more >

Poor Lovina

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By t_w_d | Views [483]

The immediate impression you get as you enter Banjar Hot Springs is its otherworldliness. Such is the effect of its delicate combination of heat and surrounding kaleidoscopic swirl of flowers in bloom that it propels you from a pool in northern Bali ... Read more >

Photos: The Blind Beggar

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By emilyroseclark | Photo Gallery

We decide life is too short, we buy beer, we make plans
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Day 1 - Edinburgh, Scotland

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By kreydatus | Views [685] | Comments [1]

Wow. Finally, I'm amongst my English speaking people.  I arrived last night around 9pm and searched around for my hostel which is located on Cockburn St.  Yes I chuckled to myself too.  This whole city is really quite medieval, reminding me of Boston ... Read more >

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