http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Boothies abroad/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Boothies abroad en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:22:14 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:22:14 UTC HiAfter spending a relaxing week on the South Island with the inlaws we wanted to share some of our favourite moments. We've had fantastic weather for the best part of the week and what with the South Island being notorious for its four seasons in one day well yep we experienced that too. Whale watching at Kaikoura has to be the highlight of the hol for us all. We were fortunate enough to see http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-331202.html Hi everyoneIt's been a while since we blogged you about our life in New Zealand so we felt an update is what some of you may have wished for. Work is going very well with both of us in full time jobs. Becca is still working for the boutique shop in town and I am teaching a year two class in a lovely catholic school just outside of Wellington until the end of the year. After much confusion and s http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-296808.html Hi AllBecca and I are both well and enjoying life in Wellington. We have little to tell at the moment other than we are sooooooo broke and can't wait to get paid. It's going to feel like winning the lottery as I haven't been paid since December 2007.So we have not really done anything overly exciting other than get as much work as we can so we can go off for weekends and see more of the country. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-281631.html Hi All Thought you might like to see a couple of pics of our new home. It's a little bit swish We are finally getting settled here in Wellington. I have a full time job working in this fab boutique with a lovely jewellery designer as my boss. She said I could sell my bags there which is great news for me. Tom is on releif work at the mo and dying to get his teeth into some teacher. We are b http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Wellington/blog-273271.html For those interested in texting or contacting us out in NZ rather than by e mail you can gee us on our new mobile number 642102905192Tom and Becca http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Abel-Tasman-National-Park/blog-265259.html Becca and Tom have fallen in love with THE most BEAUTIFUL country. Every corner you turn a new stunning view is waiting for you. Jaw dropping scenery that tops the lake district in our opinion. We have been so lucky with the weather touch wood and would like the photos to speak we have taken to speak for themselves. We hope that everyone enjoyed the snow you were blessed with in April. What wa http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Franz-Josef/blog-264217.html After a tiresome 30 hour journey from the Philippinnes to Christchurch we couldn't wait to touch down in NZ. Our flight flew across the mountain ranges of the South Island and gave us a taster of what was to come on our travels hereAfter 14 hours sleep in Christchurch on our first night we thought we had got over the jet lag really well. However we didn't sleep at all well for three nights the http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Wanaka/blog-261365.html Just to keep you all posted. We have a couple more days in the Philis and then we are off to Christchurch NZ on a 30 hour journey via Hong Kong and Sydney. What a way to spend Easter Day I guess we will have to indulge in roast NZ lamb when we get there. The Philippinnes has been a perfect final chapter of our travels in SE Asia. The locals are just so friendly and shocked when we tell them we http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-257878.html Hi allNot hude amounts to report on at the moment. We have arrived safe and well in the Philippinnes after a real rough night in a cockroach infested room in Cebu. And the room was absolutley filthy. We were so gload to get out of that joint.We are staying in a beach hut with about a minutes walk to the famous white beach of Boracy. It's very beautiful hot and sunny. We have decided to stay put http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-256515.html We are absolutely loving Vietnam. We haven't done everthing we wanted to but have adored the sights we have seen. The Vietnamese people love to rip you off thats for sure but on the other hand they really do have a lovely sense of humour and conversing with them is a delightWe have missed alot of the cities in Vietnam mainly because we wanted to visit Sapa near to the China border. Having http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-253936.html Becca and I don't have huge amounts to report on since we left the hussle and bussle of Saigon but we have a few pictures to show.Since Saigon we took a coach to a quiet seaside town called Mui Ne. We had been recommended the Lucy resort by Rach thanks Rach and booked ourselves in here for three nights. We felt a good rest was in need after all the excursions we had done in Saigon. Lucy Resort w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Central-Highlands/Da-Lat/blog-251281.html Last day in Cambodia.I believe our last blog left you with a taste of the temples in Cambodia. Well since then we went to an orphanage which was recommended to us by an old friend. Many of the orphanges also cater for the street children of Phnomh Penh. These orphanages are government funded but with very little money. and that was evident when we arrived with few facilities for the children to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Cu-Chi/blog-249188.html Hi AllPhnom Penh is extremely hectic and I think we are both quietly looking forward to finding somewhere a little quieter to stay.We have visited Angkor Wat temples and many of the other temples in the Siem Reap regin and were absolutely stunned by the beauty of these world heritage sites. One temple had been swallowed by tree roots and in some cases the roots were holding the 12th Century templ http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-247428.html Ok Peeps Hope you enjoyed viewing our photos yesterday. The last few days in Thailand were very relaxing and we were sad to leave behind the beautiful beach we personally felt was our jackpot on Ko Phangnan. The day before yesterday we spent one night on the island of Koh Samui. It was pretty non eventful and we went there in order to take our flight up Bangkok early yesterday morning and then fl http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-246223.html Here finally are some photos for you all to see. Hope you enjoy them. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-245899.html Becca n I arrived in Cambodia a couple of hours ago. We have settled in a rather lovely but expensive Villa just a short distance away from the Angkor wat temples.Earlier today we flew from koh phangan back to Bangkok and over to Cambodia. Becca and I were picked up by a Moto scooter with an interesting trailer for us n the bags. Our initial thoughts about Cambodia are smiley friendly people wi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-245815.html Hi AllNot much to report on still. Really sorry about the photo situation. because we are on a remote island the internet is very slow and uploading photos can take hours. Once we get to Cambodia in a few days time I will defo update you with lovely photos.Becca and I hired a scooter yesterday. Yes I know what you are thinking. How dangerous But the island is very quiet and there is nothing on http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-243757.html hi All. Just lounging around on ok pan gnan at the mo.internet is very Sloan.nav tried to upload photos but not happening. so can not give u any for a few days. Will update u very soonXxxxx http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-243368.html Hi PeepsWe arrived safe and well on the sunny island of Ko Samui. We landed at the best airport you can imagine. A runway and an arrivals hut with a straw roof.Our first stop was Hi coral Cove. Quite clean bungalows with the most fantastic view of the sea. It wasn't on a beach but it did have a quiet pool to lounge around in all day which we of course did. We did have some guests in our bed on http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Samui/blog-241319.html Welcome friends and family. This blog will have to be short as the flipping computer has just blocked as finished writing the last blog. We have arrived in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. We took the cheap option and got a night train from Bangkok main station. I have to say it wasn't the comfiest of journeys. We calculated that we must have had roughly 15 minutes of sleep between us. We shared http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/North/Chiang-Mai/blog-240281.html