Blog: Australia 2012 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

First published 16/3/2012 Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast We arrived into Brisbane early in the morning, so had lots of time to kill before heading to Surfers Paradise, where our accommodation was booked.  Mark had made the comment that our journey was a little bit like the Royal family visiting the colonies after marrying, which […]

Blog: Australia 2012 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Blog: China & Hong Kong 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Yangshuo to Hong Kong We managed to navigate from hostel in Nanning to the bus station, and from the bus station to Yangshuo.  There was a slight mix up in the station when I tried to buy a snack, but was told that the counter was for business class customers only.  It was only selling […]

Blog: China & Hong Kong  2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Blog: Vietnam Pt. 2 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Hanoi We arrived into Hanoi on the sleeper train at 4am, and hung around the train station for a few hours until we thought our hostel would be open.  Arriving this early in the morning made the sleeper aspect of the train seem quite superfluous.  What little sleep we could snatch was hampered by our […]

Blog: Vietnam Pt. 2 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Blog: Cambodia & Vietnam Pt. 1 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

As I am continually reminded, I am just a little behind in the blog – let’s say about 5-6 weeks!  I’m planning to get up to date before leaving New Zealand, so that I can really focus on telling you about our new exciting adventures in South America.  Below you’ll find the blog from Siem […]

Blog: Cambodia & Vietnam Pt. 1 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Blog: Bangkok, Thailand to Cambodia 2011 > Six months living out of a smal backpack…

Bangkok This will be brief.  We were in Bangkok for only one afternoon.  It was one afternoon too long.  Maybe I’ve just got jaded of big cities after seeing some lovely smaller cities and towns.  We had seen some pretty severe flooding on the outskirts, but as we approached the city there didn’t seem to […]

Blog: Bangkok, Thailand to Cambodia 2011 > Six months living out of a smal backpack…

Blog: Chiang Mai Pt. 2 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Chiang Mai – Elephants Mark has told me all about the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, having visited it years ago.  It’s a couple of hours away from Chiang Mai, so we woke at 6am to go and find a bus.  We got out there around 10am.  Elephants and their mahouts, or handlers, were […]

Blog: Chiang Mai Pt. 2 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Blog: Chiang Mai Pt. 1 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…

Chiang Mai – Muay Thai and Markets Thailand – the land of smiles.  And it’s true.  Everyone has a ready smile for you, even when you’re massacring their language.  Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand, so I guess you could compare it to Birmingham in England.  Oh, except it’s beautiful and isn’t […]

Blog: Chiang Mai Pt. 1 2011 > Six months living out of a small backpack…