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After 4 years with my Company in Cork, Ireland, it has sadly ceased operations and moved their manufacturing to China....so to turn a negitive experience into a positive one myself and my friend Karen are heading off on a round the world adventure to live it up for a year or so! After the goodbye drinks of course... Thanks to those of you who saw me off in style over the weekend....had a great time...and let me say it was one hell of a party...thanks guys& gals!

Mexico, Central and South America, New Zealand, Oz, Bali, Singapore, Thailand and hopefully Vietnam.

Looking forward to living on tropical beaches, meeting new people, trying the local food, exploring other countries and cultures....not getting up at 7am for work or getting stuck in traffic at rush hour on the way home!!

As they say... It's not the destination it's the journey...........& The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step

One life..Live it

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By CorkGurl
December 2nd 2007

Let The Games Commence!!! Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China

Summer Palace, Beijing

What with all the hype of Beijing lately I thought I may get the final blog out BIG BIG thanks to everyone for all your comments and messages...(especially you Damo, slight hint of scarcasm there if you didn't get it) Charlie, Marie - T, Pat, Cozzie,.. I could go on.. makes it worth all the hrs Ive spent in internet cafes.. Im sure Karen will agree!!! I think by far, out of all the countries I have been to, China has made the most impression on me... the people the most amazing, second to this Buenos Aries.. On the over night [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
November 22nd 2007

Toy Soldiers - Terracotta Warriors Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Terracotta Warrior

Arrive into Xi An (pro: shee An) nice & early on an over night bus, first impressions of Xi an is not that good but on closer inspection and away from the train station its a lot nicer, straight away I grab a nudal soup and order it in Chinese... store my bag at the station and buy my train ticket to Beijing for the same night.... We quickly find what bus to take to the terracotta Warriors, its pretty cool, in fact its downright AWESOME!! Ì mean what the hell was Emperor Qin thinking..... The terra cotta warriors were [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
November 21st 2007

Fenghuang Asia » China » Hunan » Fenghuang

Fenghuang

Fenghuang are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females Huang I leave Yangshou with yet another slight hangover and get to Guilin.. OF COURSE I HAAAAD TO miss the train by 10 minutes so booked into Flowers hostel again until the next day - here I meet .....John, as in John Candy look alike... American guy that lives in Beijing, got chatting as I am heading there in 2 weeks and he lives and studies there, he invites me to stay in his apartment, I say I'll think about it, so [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
November 17th 2007

Charming town of Yangshou - Guangxi Province Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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AWESOME.... THIS PLACE JUST PUTS THE O IN OODLES....... OOOZING WITH CHARM.. I end up staying for a week it was that beautiful, I cant imagine I am going to come across anything like this again, the village is like something from a storybook... just magical and quaint, cobbled streets, its a dreamlike town... After a few nights Yota goes on to Fenghuang as he has already spent a week here, I stay and enjoy this town a little longer. I manage to bag a cheap hostel for a few days.. to the fine tuned cost of just over one euro [View Full Entry]

Yota & I take a bike ride thru the country

By CorkGurl
November 11th 2007

China - I not eat fly tonite Asia » China » Guangxi » Bei Hai

Border Police

Capital Bejing 10.9 Yuan to 1 Euro Famous - Hosting the 2008 Olympics 1 meal on a street stall 8/10 Yuan!!! thats less than a EUROOO!!!!!!!! and u can get that every where...even in the most touristy places Hostel for the night...10 - 20 Yuan... low season or not more than 5 euro Best thing about China - The friendliness, Chinese people have by far made the most impression on me, unbelievably friendly, men & women will come up and speak with you, ask if you need help, happy to talk to you and practice their english, stop and ask if [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
October 29th 2007

Sa Pa & Back to Hanoi one more time Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Sapa

Scenery

SAPA for the weekend! A market town and a the main meeting place for local tribes who come to trade every weekend. Some excellent handicrafts can be got here and for watching the passing parade of people. Colorful tunics of the Dao and Giay people mix with the black and blue clothing and silver ornamentation of the Black Hmong tribe, while bright red scarves cover the heads of the Red Hmong who carry large woven baskets on their backs brimming with goods. Definitely one not to miss while in Vietnam Not enough words for this fascinating place...really beautiful, the scenery was [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
October 27th 2007

Halloween in Hanoi Asia » Vietnam

smokin pumpkin

Stopped off in Hue for a few hrs (5) with Alex & Astrid then swapped our normal bus for sleeper bus (USD5 extra)to Hanoi (12 hrs),....no way was I doing another normal bus...sleeper bus was class.... Arrived into Hanoi & straight off the bus and booked our Halong Bay tour ($25 for 2 days 1 night)) and off we went....it was beautiful, the oceanic scenery was amazing, our boat though left alot of be desired for.. all was not lost tho cos by the grace of god... we met 2 crazy girls ........Abby from London and Lou from Oz.. so glad [View Full Entry]

Aaaaaaand the winner is................. Mr Snowman

By CorkGurl
October 17th 2007

Na Trang Vietnam Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Nha Trang

Next stop was NaTrang.... Met up with Sara, Rob, Michelle, Joe and Chrissie and the Irish guys from Saigon so we all hung out but the weather was really bad… it's rainy season here at the moment and as you can't really do anything when its torrential rain....nothing was done.... so by and by all I have seen here is the Sailing club....bar! Great spot by the way……… and a few other sites… I didn’t even get to see the famous beach... If you looking for style... forget it.. from what I seen I couldnt find ONE decent shop...I was sick [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
October 10th 2007

Vietnam - You weren't there maaaaaaaaan!!!! Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

Victim of Agent Orange

16,000 Dong to 1 USD Capital Ho Chi Minh City Or SAIGON as they used to call it before reunification Population - Ho Chi Minh approx 7 million - Viet Nam - 85,500,000ish The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forces under Ho Chi Minh, who took control of the North. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an [View Full Entry]

By CorkGurl
October 4th 2007

Tubing down the river in Laos Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

Tubing

Arrived into Vang Vieng by mini bus from Luang Prabang 6 hrs ....felt like the world’s most winding road..... V V is a nice little town...lots of restaurants with happy menus!!!~ nearly every restaurant has friends showing and all of them are nice cozy spots where you kick your shoes off and curl up on the cushion.... We all booked for the tubing the next day, it was crazy, 2 mins on the tube and the first stop was the river side make shift bar...buckets all round, it was great fun.... (probably not the wisest of moves... buckets and water....) [View Full Entry]

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