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We've always wanted to go traveling - see the world, understand new cultures and enjoy new experiences. After living in Portugal for the past year, and commuting to and from the UK, we decided now is the perfect time to stop working for a bit and set out on our adventure.

We set off on 4th May 2009, and decided to go clockwise around the world, as it meant we could be in Thailand for Corinne's dads 70th birthday in August. We're spending the first 6 months in Asia (as it's the cheapest, and probably most diverse place), followed by 3 months in Australasia and 3 months in South America.

Our Asian adventure includes; India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Then it's off to Australia and New Zealand. Our South American itinerary keeps changing - at the moment we plan to start in Chile, and make our way up the West coast to Colombia.

What we'll do when we get back is an open book....we hope to be inspired during this year! Failing which, we'll have lots of fun, eat some great food and have lots of wonderful experiences.

We hope you enjoy our blog......

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By Dave and Coz
November 25th 2009

Australia - West Coast and Ayers Rock Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Perth City

Perth city centre

Perth and West Coast We flew from Singapore to Perth, where we met Dave's brother Mike - who was in Australia on holiday for a week. Arriving in Perth was a strange feeling; everyone spoke English, drove on the left, and the streets and houses all looked similar to England. Long lines of flat roofed shops set back on the side of the roads felt very American. We'd been in Asia for so long, with street stalls and peddle rickshaws dominating the roads, and weren't used to seeing all of the cars and civilised 'order'. It was a culture shock, [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
November 11th 2009

Indonesia Part II Asia

Classy Kuta Beach residents, Bali

Our second month in Indonesia was spent in Bali, Lombok and Java. We first flew to Kuala Lumpur to renew our Indonesian visa, and buy a new camera! We then headed to Denpasar in Bali, and decided to go to the popular Kuta Beach in the south west. It's a favourite party beach area for Australians - and is packed full of bars, restaurants, fast food chains, shopping and surfing! After having been fairly isolated for the past month, it was a shock to the system being in Kuta. Suddenly we were surrounded by Westerners and junk food! It felt [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
November 3rd 2009

Indonesia Part One Asia

Snorkeling trip in Bunaken

We've been in Indonesia for the past 2 months, with little or no access to the internet, so haven't written a blog in quite a while! Indonesia is such a diverse country, spread out over 17,000 islands! We spent our first month in Sulawesi and Maluku, then our second month in Bali, Lombok and Java. Here's our first month..... Sulawesi - Part I From Kuala Lumpur, we flew to Manado in the North of Sulawesi. We got our first experience of 'island culture' as soon as we landed when at baggage claim, 20 middle-aged women stood in a large circle, holding [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
September 29th 2009

Tokyo - "probably the best city in the world" Asia » Japan » Tokyo

Shinjuku by night

After an overnight flight and very little sleep, we arrived in Tokyo from Bangkok. We got on a train to the city centre, and the first thing we noticed was how clean everyone's shoes were! Professionals, children, skater boys - it didn't matter, they all had meticulously clean shoes. The second thing we noticed was how familiar the outskirts of Tokyo looked - just like a Scandinavian city. Our hotel was in the trendy nightlife area of Shinjuku. As we walked to our hotel, a real excited feeling came across us. Tokyo was like nowhere we'd been before - the people, [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
August 28th 2009

Cambodia Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

Phnom Penh, by the river

We took a 6 hour bus ride to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The coach was nice, and crossing the boarder was surprisingly efficient. After checking into a hotel, we took a walk towards the river, through the embassy district. The houses were beautiful, and the tree lined street was full of boutique shops and French bakeries! We took the opportunity to sample the pastries! Fantastic food and coffee! We'd arrived! That evening we walked past the traditional palaces and temples, through the parks (with locals playing badminton and getting involved in dance classes!), and to the river. Many o [View Full Entry]

S-21 Museum (old school site), Phnom Pehn

By Dave and Coz
August 18th 2009

Vietnam Asia

Balloons in Hanoi

Our Arrival On August 7th we arrived in the captial of Vietnam, Hanoi which is found in the north of the country. Already $50 dollars lighter (courtesy of our visa payment), we shared a taxi with a French couple to the city centre. We were hugely impressed. A bit battered but with bags of class, we found a heady blend of colonial French and traditional Vietnamese architecture in a maze of streets all organised into specialist shopping areas. For example, a whole street is dedicated to kitchen extractor fans (naturally) and another to childrens clothes etc. It was getting late a [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
August 11th 2009

Myanmar (Burma) Asia » Burma » Mandalay

The amazing Shwedagon Paya in Yangon

As tourism in Myanmar is a bit controversial we thought we'd give a bit more background than on the blogs we've done before now. It's a bit long, but we hope you enjoy.... Myanmar Overview Myanmar lies in a strategic location bordering some of the fastest growing economies in the world such as India, China and Thailand. It has a wealth of ancient mainly buddist history, some of the best beaches and diving in the world (although most you can't reach). Its soil is rich and the country is incredibly bio-diverse and to top it all it has huge oil reserves!!! [View Full Entry]

Kids catching a glimpse of 'The Tourists'

With Emma, Lyndon & Niang Niang at the summit

By Dave and Coz
August 10th 2009

Dossing in Thailand Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Railay

Beach in Railay

We haven't managed to write a blog for a while, as we've been in Myanmar (Burma) - where communication is tough to say the least. So, we're a little behind!! Before getting into the wonders of Myanmar, here's our Thailand blog... The only flight between Delhi and Bangkok was at 3.30am!! So, we took it and arrived in Bangkok on 24th June. From Bangkok we got a bus straight to Pattaya to see my dad, where we had our first 'Western meal' for a very long time.....ham, eggs and chips! We spent 4 days in Pattaya, which was great as we [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
July 6th 2009

The Himalaya's....Wow! Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali

6,000 metre peak! Stunning.

We took an overnight bus from Delhi to Manali up in the Himalaya's. It was beautiful......stunning mountains with rivers, streams and waterfalls. We stepped out of the coach and noticed the lovely temperature for the first time. It was 15-20 degrees in the day, and about 0-5 degrees at night. Perfect. We even had to buy a jumper, hat and gloves. The town of 'New' Manali isn't anything special. It's a big pedestrianised street, with lots of shops, restaurants and hawkers. We headed for 'Old' Manali - a travellers settlement up in the hills, with lots of tastefully built restaurants an [View Full Entry]

By Dave and Coz
June 27th 2009

The Taj Mahal Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

The Taj Mahal

We got an overnight train from Varanasi to Agra. Arriving in Agra, we were immediately impressed with its cleanliness. It's ready-made for a quick sight seeing tour, and doesn't feel the same as the rest of India. There's lots of big roads, shopping malls and fancy hotels. Our hotel was close to the Taj Mahal, in a place called Taj Ganj - an area established by the people working on the Taj Mahal. On the first day, we went to the Red Fort - a beautiful Fort constructed hundreds of years ago. It became the Palace of Emperor Shah Jahan [View Full Entry]

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