http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Daniel-and-Lucy/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Daniel and Lucy en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:47:44 +0000 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:47:44 +0000 Bula Bula from Fiji. Arrived at Nadi airport and got greeted by our guesthouse manager Mark who offered us a taster of the great attitude and fun character we later came to expect from the Fijian people. Our Guest house was basic but decent enough for catching some sleep. Spent the following day exploring Nadi town centre and the beach. Would be a severe stretch of the imagination to say it i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/blog-201049.html Kia Ora and Welcome to the final chapter of our New Zealand adventure.After a mind numbing drive we arrived at Dunedin and for once quickly found our Accomodation. That night consisted of a quick dinner then me falling soundly asleep very early. Awoke to Lucy issuing the days itinery to me as I'd fell asleep whilst discussing it previously. So off we went to the town with our first stop bein http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-194735.html Hello from the South Island of New Zealand. Last left you after arriving into Picton where we spent one night before heading steadily southwards. Had precious few daylight hours in Picton which we used up with a long walk around the town and surrounding hills. The guy at our guesthouse offered to let us walk his little Scottie dog. Lucy excitidly agreed while I rolled my eyes We dam near http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-194007.html Kia OraAfter a wonderful 24 hour journey from Singapore including a sleepover at Brisbane Airport. Can't say it the greatest nights sleep of our lives but it was kinda cool to have almost an entire airport lounge to oursleves. We arrived into Auckland full of the joys of Spring which were quickly dampened by the chills of New Zealand Winter I boarded the plane in Singapore wearing shorts http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/blog-190858.html Hello from SingaporeAfter dragging ourselves away from the Gilli Islands we were considering staying and setting up a business selling pineapples on the beach we arrived in Singapore late on Friday afternoon.We quickly checked into our hotel spruced ourselves up put on our glad rags and headed to the famous Raffles Hotel for cocktails. You arenrsquot allowed to wear sandals or flipflops http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/blog-190334.html Hi from Bali. Arrived here from Borneo via Kuala Lumpur last week. Headed straight for Kuta probably the most famous tourist area in Bali. Realising we only had 9 days we wasted no time in organising some day tours of the island. So the next morning up we got and joined our guide for a temple and sunset tour. Our guide was called ldquoAldordquo and he turned out to be really fun and fr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/blog-188497.html Hi all. Just a quick word here from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. We left Koh Phangan early Sunday morning hoping to arrive here the following morning on an overnight bus. However we experienced our first transport disaster when we missed our connecting bus Dont ask from the Thai border. As there were no other buses leaving that day we had to spend a night at the nondescript Border town of HatYai. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-182222.html A the risk of causing screams of anguise and floods of tears we're...erm..going tommorrow Flying out from Heathrow at around 10pm first stop Delhi India It will probably be a real culture shock initially but im sure the Indians will get over it after a few days Anyway look forward with angonising anticipation for the first real installment of what is set to become the greastest Travel D http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/West-Midlands/Birmingham/blog-147604.html Hey Hey Greetings from India D Are you sitting comfortably.... We arrived safely in Delhi after a smooth 9 hour flight. Wasn't too bad had Interactive Screens. Me being the big baby I am I spent most of the flight entertained by the Games D Our first view of India was a Taxi drive to our Hotel and I can tell you it was an absolute culture shock from word go The roads are shared by every http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-150231.html Here are the Promised Photos. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-150546.html Hi all After intense public demand welcome to India mark 2. This time we thought we'd up the jealousy factor a little bit the attached beach photos should help. We arrived in Goa last Wednesday and checked into a beautiful little bungalow in Palolem South Goa. The 150 metre walk to the beach was a bit extreme but we made the best of it For the next few days we pretty much just chilled ou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Baga/blog-152405.html We are writing this entry from a secret location and at much risk. We are fugatives on the run and this may be the last time we can contact you Lucy has stolen a book from the library on the beach We have managed to avoid the feds so far but who knows how long for.... We last left you after arriving in Baga Goa. Baga along with calangute is kinda considered the Thompson Package spot'. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-155651.html Greetings from Thailand. After two weeks on the beach in Goa we flew up to Mumbai on Monday for some Bollywood action. We checked into our hotel and to say our room was small is an understatement. It was possible to have a shower sit on the toilet and rest your feet on the bed all at the same time. We know this as Dan actually did it. The first evening we headed down to Chowpatty beach. We had h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-157869.html Sua S'dei Hello from Cambodia. The Monkey is back in her cage and you've got the organ grinder again In an Attempt to expand my literary expertise I've Gone for a Diary Style for our Cambodia Adventure. DAY 1 Meeting our Group We Headed over to the New World Lodge Hotel to meet up with our Tour leader and fellow travellers. Theres 12 of us in total made up of 4 Ozzies 6 Brits a Kiwi and a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/blog-161365.html Hello from Nha Trang Vietnam. We last left you after arriving in Saigon and we've been busy beavers since then After a couple of lazy days in Saigon we decided to book a couple of local 1 day tours. The first tour was out to the Mekong Delta to experience Life on the river. The Day included a row boat ride along some braches of the Mekong river. It was kinda 'Apocolypse Now' but without the bom http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Nha-Trang/blog-163892.html Hello Again from Vietnam. Since we left you last we've been adventuring through the mountains of the Central Highlands. We paid a Local tour guide Probably to much to be honest to take us to see The REAL Vietnam First day we Drove to an area known as Lac Lake. On the way we drove through Pheonix pass which is where the Americans dropped chemicals Agent Orange to destroy all the Trees in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/blog-167010.html Hiya and welcome to our final chapter from Vietnam On Sunday we packed up our rucksack again and jumped aboard the tourist fun bus for 5 hours to Hue. It was gonna be a whistlestop visit as we were running out of time in Vietnam so after checking into our hotel we set out to explore. After a bit of persuassion from a couple of local Cyclo riders we set off on a tour of the town and the ancient c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-169464.html Last time we left you on and knife edge cliffhanger as to where we would go next. After a roll of the dice we decided that we'd spend more time in Thailand rather than go Hong Kong. Since were now Bangkok veterans we headed straight for a tour office to book up a Trekking thats right Trekking tour of the Northern highlands around Chiang Mai. One unpleasent overnight bus journey later we a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-172501.html Before I start I just want to apologise to our mothers for the amount of drunken behaviour contained within this Episode. We would like to assure them that this is totally out of character and was mainly influenced by the intrinsic party atmosphere here on the Thai Islands. We promise to improve our behaviour in future weeks. Hello http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Samui/blog-179172.html Howdy folks Since our last update we have headed to southern Thailand and began our much anticipated island hopping phase Arrived at a small seaside town called Ao Nang last weekend and used it as a base for island tours along the andaman coast. Visted pretty much every island worth seeing Kayaking snorkling and swimming along the way. Then We took a boat to Phi Phi Island so good they na http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-175444.html