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Archive for August, 2011

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Today sees me further south yet again, I left Kumarakom yesterday morning and walked the two km to the jetty to catch the 9am ferry across lake vembanadu which took a good 45 mins and [...]

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Have had another wonderful day today, started this morning at seven thirty, I was sat outside on the swing bench reading the daily paper when the guy who cooks here came and asked if I [...]

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Left the last of my new family (Colette) today so am Billy no mates again and headed further south via local bus (something else you need to experience ) for 3.5 hours, and have ended [...]

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Well, I have done very little over the last 3 days, I am back in Fort Kochi until tomorrow then I am heading off to Alleppy to the backwaters for a boat trip. Lost two [...]

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Well, I made it back, but what an amazing few days I have had. We travelled to Munnar on Wednesday, starting off in hot sweaty Fort Cochin and driving slowly up into the hills and [...]

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Saturday morning, our old friend Farouk came for us in his new car to whisk us off to a place called Kanthaloor, way in the middle of nowhere, the journey took about two hours and [...]

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Its our last day here in Munnar,  so after breakfast we met our driver (and his car of course) and we headed off to a place called Chinnar to indulge in a three hour nature [...]

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We all decided that today we would hire a car and driver and see some more of this beautiful area, so first stop was of course an elephant ride for the kids !  Strange thing, [...]

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Seems like ages since I last wrote some blathering’s to you all, so here is my latest instalment to enthral you and keep you on the edge of your seats (or send you off to [...]

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Your not the only country that has uncontrollable gangs wandering the streets looking to cause havoc, I came upon this lot as I was out wandering today, they just amble around the city looking for [...]

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FAREWELL LAOS, I’M GOING TO MISS YOU !

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SHIT HOLE TO PALACE AND BEYOND !

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SOUTHBOUND

Two days in Vientiane is enough for a country boy like me, too much traffic, people and pollution. I was happy enough to pack my trusty rucksack this morning, check out of the guest house [...]

COVERING MILES (no photos)

Since my last update, all I seem to have done is moved from one town to another, setting off from Muang Noi, in a very slow and dilapidated mini van, we headed for Luang Prabang, [...]

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TREKKING IN THIS LAND OF “LOVELINESS” PART TWO.

We awoke to the sounds of cockerels, cows, people working, and it was only quarter to six in the bloody morning !! We came out of our palatial accommodation and headed for the eating area [...]

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