http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Clodagh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Clodagh en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:26:22 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:26:22 +0000 The Red Centre http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/blog-58529.html Australian East Coast http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/blog-58527.html Canberra to Sydney http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-58526.html The Great Ocean Ride Adelaide to Melbourne http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/blog-58525.html Thailand Islands Beaches http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/blog-54477.html The Coast Road Back to Bangkok http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ko-Chang/blog-52060.html Bangkok My Second Home http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-52048.html Cambodia The Wild West http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/blog-52052.html From Koh Tao I took the ferry to the small town of Chumphon and started to make my way up the East coast towards Bangkok. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Western-Thailand/Hua-Hin/blog-43023.html Finally took a rest from my bike and signed up for an openwater Padi diving course in Koh Tao. Not too much to see on the island but as you can tell I was impressed with the sunsets http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-43017.html I rode from the beautiful beaches on the West coast through the Karst landscape home to Koh Sok National Park to Surat Thani in the East. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Khao-Sok-NP/blog-43011.html From Phuket's lovely beach at Nai Yang I travelled north to the more rustic beach at Khao Lak. It was here that I noticed the most devastation from the Tsunami. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Khao-Lak/blog-41265.html From the beautiful Malaysian island of Langkawi I took the ferry straight into Thailand. From Trang I headed West and took ferries between the islands of Ko Lanta Ko Phi Phi and Phuket. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-41262.html On route from Taiping to Penang I was spied and kidnapped by the cyclist thief David. He is an avid collector of cyclists and had already captured a Dutch couple the day before. Later that day he also captured a couple from Wigan Jan and John...It was a good week for him. David's hospitality was astounding. He allowed us all to stay in his home free of charge and his wife cooked us a fantast http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Penang/blog-39800.html Languishing in the beautiful island of Langkawi. If your looking for a Malaysian island getaway I'd definitely advise going here rather then Penang. The beaches are magnificent http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Kedah-and-Perlis/Pulau-Langkawi/blog-39802.html Taiping is an intriguing town which the guide talked about negatively but I thought was an interesting stop on route to the coast. I also wanted to visit a hillstation and Bukit Lauret Malaysia'a oldest is situated just almost all uphill over 1400m 12km's from the town. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/blog-39796.html The ride from Melaka to the capital Kuala Lumper restored my faith in the joys of cycle touring. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Melaka/Melaka-City/blog-38589.html Glimpse's of Kuala Lumper http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-38584.html The GAA Allstars Hurling game in the Singapore Polo Grounds....surreal to say the least. But great fun booze and free food Followed by an Irish bar....you just can't get away from themDeparted Singapore Monday for the short hop across the causeway border into Malaysia. Decided to take it easy on the first leg of my mammoth journey and stay in Johor Bahru located just the other side of the c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Melaka/Melaka-City/blog-37630.html Hi from Very Sunny Very Humid Very Hectic Very Beautiful SingaporeI finally located my first Internet Cafe Still jetlagged my excuse for any grammatical errors slept in today until almost midday.Singapore is hectic urban centre. Too many shops.......too little space in my panniers. I've resisted so far.......but I don't think it'll last long. May have to post stuff home.Everything's in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-36778.html