Blogs from Asia - page 13038

Walked round the Chinese quarter then had lazy afternoon in the hotel. Went down to the hotel reception at 6:15pm as the welcome meeting was set for 6:30pm There is a total of 6 people booked on the trip and we all introduced ourselves apart from one who has not turned up as yet then Arron introduced himself as the guide from Texas. He then gave us a brief outline of what we are doing and then collected the US$200 for the local payment from us. We then went to the Indian quater and had dinner then went for a drink. We returned to the hotel at midnight and the other person had not checked in. So the actual number in the group is 5.... read more

Brick: Life is tough in Bali. The places we stay don't have great showers so every morning we have to get up and swim in the warm ocean. There's no TV or internet so each day we have to make do and just lie around in the sun reading books, eating, drinking, yarning to other travelers...and then the next day just repeat it all again...its tough. So we arrive at Bali airport after an announcement on the plane that importation of drugs will result in your death (welcome to our country!) and we both get stung paying some porters $5 to carry our bags the grand total of 15 meters from the bag carousel to the airport entrance! argg! We stayed at a hotel on Kuta Beach - quite a nice place with a pool (see ... read more

In the land of travel guides and tour books, Kerala is always defined by its famed “backwater tours,” where boatloads of tourists hang off the railings of house boats, clutching cameras and staring excitedly and unabashedly at the people quietly living their lives in and along the water. We had avoided all varieties of organized tour so far, and the idea of joining the other staring tourists was faintly embarrassing, but like everyone else we were too temped by the appeal of such an honest and intimate view of South Indian life to pass it up. Kochi is a standard starting point for Kerala, and our decision to stop there instead of elsewhere in Kerala was based mainly on train schedules and time constraints. The extent of the impact of tourism in Kochi was made ... read more

So after a kick arse stay on Koh Samui in Embassy guesthouse(best guest house on the island and the best staff...considered really good friends now) it was time to move onto Ko Pha Ngan for a less family holiday resort more backpackin party crowd.Got up at 10.00am for the pick up from Embassy wit two Swedes who where also stayin in the Embassy guesthouse and got the boat to Ko Pha Ngan.We checked out a place that had accomadation for 150baht but it was really out of the way and well u get what u pay for...very basic!!!Actually my philosophy on accomadations here is that all the room really is is storage...very rarely stay in the room anyways so basics not a bad thing.However we moved on and found a better located apartment complex right near ... read more

We are very behind in our blog, so at the moment we are just putting photos up. More detailed text may come at a later date... or at this rate, never!... read more