Baker - Carole Baker

So, I have my redundancy (hooray) and am off on my travels again. This trip will last four months and I aim to take in a little bit of Malaysia (for the beach), New Zealand and Australia (for the beer, BBQs, extreme sports and handsome guys) and China (for the hell of it)!

Having said that, on my trip around South America I managed to more or less ignore my planned itinerary, going in and out of Argentina three times, missing out huge parts of Chile and swinging through Columbia.

Hopefully this travel-blog will keep you up to date with my adventures as and when/where they happen.

I've posted a picture of myself before leaving to remind myself of what life is like with hair straighteners. From here on in, I expect to look more like Monica in that episode of Friends when they go to Hawaii (though sadly the resemblance will stretch to the wild hair only!)

Private Message Subscribe 2 Forum Posts Top Photos Blog Map

Guestbook Search Blogs First Entry Latest Entry

Joined on: May 4th 2006
Last Login: November 27th 2009

Blog Entries: 11
Photos: 116

TB Code: [blogger=16446]
Status: BLOGGER

Blogs & Travel Journals

by Baker, order by Date newest first.

By Baker
October 4th 2009

off again.... Europe » United Kingdom » England » Bristol County » Bristol

Hey everyone, just checking up on my blog site as I'll be off on my travels again in a couple of months and wanted to check who would like to stay on the list for blog updates. This trip is 3 months in India so the potential for some hair-raising adventures is pretty high!! Let me know if you're up for sharing the ups (and hopefully few and far between, downs) of the trip and I'll make sure your name is on the list, because if it isn't then you know the rules - you ain't coming in... Carole x [View Full Entry]

By Baker
September 14th 2006

The Final Blog.... Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

More tea vicar?

Well, this is probably the final blog and I'm afraid there's gonna be a lot to cover so take your seats and get comfy. First off though, congratulations to Lizzie and Dom - now proud parents of a little girl, Lily Grace, born Sunday 10th September - and very cute. So we finally arrived in Shanghai - city of lights by the looks of things. There are loads more westerners around here so we don't feel quite so odd - although we're still getting a few stares and while walking through town on our first full day here one girl walking [View Full Entry]

By Baker
September 4th 2006

Ni hau - would you like chicken feet with that? Asia » China » Shanghai

View of Hong Kong Harbour

Well, what can I say about China? Everything's a bit mental here, from the food, to the people (billions of them), to the traffic (deadly), to the weather. I'll start in Hong Kong where I met up with Pip (hooray, I have a travelling friend!) and we spent a couple of very hot and sweaty days exploring the place. Poor Pip's feet obviously don't travel too well as she turned up with the fattest ankles I've ever seen other than those sported by obese American tourists. The humidity is something ridiculous like 96% so as soon as you step outside you [View Full Entry]

By Baker
August 22nd 2006

East Coast Adventures Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Coogee Beach

My Havaianas on Whitehaven Beach

So, I think you left me in Cairns - wandering the night markets as I recall. Well, I didn't come back burdoned with didgeridoos and boomerangs but I did have a really good curry, yum!! Eating and drinking have been major past-times whilst here in Australia (and in New Zealand too) so don't be surprised if there is a bit more of me when I get home. Anyway so the bus trip to Airlie Beach was a 10 hour marathon. The bus itself was quite comfortable but the scenery was boring - hundreds of fields of sugar cane interspersed with the [View Full Entry]

By Baker
August 6th 2006

Trials and (Cape) Tribulations Oceania » Australia » Queensland

The Palace
venue for the Arctic Monkeys gig

Before I start this blog properly I just have to tell you all about The Arctic Monkeys - yay I managed to get to see them in Melbourne and it was the best concert I've ever ever been to. They were just brilliant. The tickets had sold out in April within about an hour of going on sale apparently so I wasn't too hopeful but I'd arranged to meet up with Grainne who I'd met in Darwin to see if we could get in. The concert was being held in a really small venue - with a capacity of about 1000 [View Full Entry]

woah, I need some more of those leaves man...

By Baker
July 25th 2006

from Fiji to the Red Centre Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

with Jo and Leah in Nadi
Always something there to remind me ..... of Somerfield!!

Brace yourself for a long one - I'm afraid I've been out of contact for a couple of weeks so have a bit to catch up on. I'll try to keep it to the highlights so that I don't bore you all too much..... So I think on my last blog I was headed to Fiji where I think I may have come down with Fiji fever. Apparently it's quite common around the South Pacific - you just get drawn in to the laid back beaching lifestyle and find it very hard to leave. Some of the guys that were there [View Full Entry]

By Baker
July 5th 2006

A couple of shags and a one legged kiwi! Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

Chef's special
delicious served per Jamie Oliver's 5 hour roast lamb

Having left Queenstown, the adrenalin capital of New Zealand, a quieter pace followed with a week consisting mostly of David Attenborough and Johnny Morris impressions.... A new bus from Queenstown meant new friends - really good bunch who liked a few drinks of an evening and were lots of fun to be with. We headed to Milford Sound - sight of the typical South Island vision of Mitre Peak rising out the Sound. Happy to report that it didn't disappoint atall - the sky was blue and the views were stunning. Even the dolpins came to swim alongside the boat. The [View Full Entry]

By Baker
June 19th 2006

South Island Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

View over Picton Sound

WOW - the South Island is even more beautiful than the North Island if you can believe that. Took a flight over from Welly to Picton - a little 12 seater and had amazing views of Picton Sound and Marlborough Sound. Also papped Jonah Lomu's house which sits on top of a cliff on the edge of Wellington. First stop on the tour was to a vineyard in Marlborough - hooray! Wine tastings at 11am are very effective - put everyone in a very jolly mood for the rest of the day. First real stop was at Abel Tasman national park. [View Full Entry]

By Baker
June 13th 2006

Kia Ora from New Zealand Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

Captain Caveman?

Arrived in New Zealand expecting torrential downpours but have been really lucky and the weather has been beautiful - clear skies, but very crisp and cold - it is mid-Winter I suppose. My friend Karen and hubby Steff and daughter Rhionna live way out in North Auckland - very very rural in a fabulous house they built themselves. On my first full day with them Karen took me horse-riding - though I didn't manage to get up any speed to speak of (I'm actually a bit scared of horses so this suited me just fine). We've also been to loads of [View Full Entry]

By Baker
June 5th 2006

from KL to NZ Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

Couple of apologies to make to start with: Apologies for my lack of attention to my blog. I'm now actually in New Zealand, but have been so busy catching up with my friends Karen & Stef (and daughter Rhionna) that I haven't got around to updating for a while. Anyway this will bring you all up to date (well up to arriving here in NZ) and I promise to pay more attention next time.... Secondly - there are no pics on this blog as it's just too painful to try and download them at the minute so there may be an [View Full Entry]

TravelBlog » Baker

Baker | Carole Baker | Travel Blog

Baker - Carole Baker

Blogs & Travel Journals