Elmo Abbey

Hey so we wanted to get away from the usual tourist route so took a bus further west to Sangkulaburi, we were now close to the Burma boarder, this town had a wonderful mixture of cultures, from the Burmes refugees to the western Thias. We took a canoe out on the great lake and genrally relaxed in this very beautiful town. The only thng was that every night we had to watch a video by the tour group who were using our hotel as lodgings, elephant trecking from 10 solid minets whilst eating a green curry, great entertainment. ... read more

Our first stop in Malaysia was Tioman Island, we were eager to do some more diving and some more sunning!!! We loved Tioman and had a special encounter with a pack of wild monkeys on you guessed it Monkey Bay!! We did some good dives on some wrecks that had been specially sunk by the marine park to help encorage the growth of coral, it was really magical!! After Tioman we made or way further up the coast to the Perhenthian Islands, due to Hari Rayer the Muslim festival everything was shut and all the coach services were booked solid so we had to take public transport and lots of it, we got to the island eventally on a lovely calm evening the next few days would be a different story, bacause thats when the monsoons ... read more

Well it was 20 August when we arrived in Sydney and it was raining and cold. We stayed in Kings Cross (the rough end of town) and expolred the city. What a lovely place when the sun is shinning which it evetually did. I met up with Jenny and she took us to some hauts and pubs was really odd seeing her after all this time, she is new the editor of J-Mag (a aussie music mag.) and looking realy great. We then flew to Adalaide to see Elmos rele's Adel and Dave, really lovely people and looked after us well was really great for me to have 3 dogs around me again, hello Flash Blaze and Stampford!!! Our next journey was a flight to Perth where our great journey was to originate. But first it ... read more

It's getting colder the further south you get Australasia » New Zealand » North Island By Elmo Abbey June 25th 2007 Abbey Elliott Proud campervan man Hi everyone We have been in the North Island Now for 18 days,and have hired our very own campervan!!!! for some reason its cheaper this time of year, maybe its because it rains all the time and is soooooooooooooo cold. arriving in auckland we had a touch of jet lag, plus losing a day by crossing the int date line left a bit confused. we bumbled about a bit until toshiaki in the tourist info office got us hot on these camper deals. we took it up for a ride into the northland... read more

Chile!!!!!!!!!! (...or flippin cold) South America » Chile » Valparaiso By Elmo Abbey June 25th 2007 Abbey ElliottWhat a beautiful old fishing town and a place we were not expecting to have so much to offer. valparaiso is a town built atop many hills rising up from the port area, most painted brightly and with an abundance of street murals. we took a visit to pablo narudas (poet) house which had some cool stuff in it. we never did figure out how the bus system worked though.... read more