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Emilie Pothin
I can't say that travelling around the world has always been my dream but I can definitely say that since i've been living in the UK, my desire for travelling has become more and more important and here I am going to explore the most wonderful places in the world for a year! Em Around The World
The plan:
South America until the 27th of November
New Zealand: 29/11 until 18/12
Sydney: 18/11 until 22/12
Bangkok: 22/12
Since i started!!
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Retour en Thailande plus long que prevu et quelque peu accidenté
Published: May 6th 2009Asia » Thailand
April 11th 2009
On a passe la frontiere avec Karim et son pote. On a essaye de les faire changer d’avis mais ils etaient determines a aller a Bangkok alors on s’est quitte a la frontiere et Monica et moi avons continuer vers Koh Chang une ile pres de la frontiere avec le Cambodge. Koh Chang Le voyage a ete long, dans le mini van, on a rencontre Marcos, un italien, Francesco, un sicilien et sa copine Martha, une slovaque. Quand on est arrive, c’est Monica qui est aller chercher un bungalow avec Francesco alors que j attendais avec Martha, qui etait un peu froide au premier abord. Ils nous ont finalement trouve des bungalows pieds dans l eau a un hotel qui s’appelle Porn !!! C etait tres basique mais c etait pieds dans l eau, c ... read more
March 26th 2009
I crossed the border from Vietnam at the most remote place it the south, it was my favourite border crossing. I was with Karim and Monica. This border had just opened but so many people was using it, it was like a market, so many things were going on, they were even planning to build a casino!! I was supposed to provide them a passport photos that i ccould not find so i spent quite a while looking for it and meanwhile the officers were joking with us, everyone very smiley and Friedel. We crossed the border from Vietnam to Kep in Cambodia with motorbike, around 2hours journey in total but landscapes were absolutely stunning, the road was not great but i had the best driver so we were always fast and it was not ... read more
March 16th 2009
Apres les echos que java’s entendu sur le Vietnam, il ne me tardait pas raiment d’y arriver et je ne comptais pas y rester tres longtemps. Il s est averer qu’a ma grande surprise, j’ai eu une experience toute differente et Vietnam compte parmis mes destinations preferee a tout niveau, les gens, la culture, les paysages, les specialites culinaires… Ceci resume bien une philosophie de vie que je partage souvent: ‘No expectation, no disappointment’, on ne peut etre qu agreablement surpris quand on a pas d attentes. Du Laos a Hanoi Mon premier jour au Vietnam a ete le pire et ca n aller qu en s arrange ant apres mais je ne le savais pas encore a ce moment la. On a traverse la frontiere avec le Laos dans un endroit completement paume. On etait ... read more
February 19th 2009
What a country! It will be hard for me to put words to describe this experience. It has been such an enrichment on so many levels… I did not travel much but I had the genuine experience with amazing people from there. I felt like I was travelling back in the past when everything was simpler and people were genuinely nice. Huay Xai I crossed the Mekong and arrived in Laos with Monica, my Italian travelling buddy that I had met a few days before and 2 other guys. We arrived too late to travel further in Laos so we had to stay at the border for a night. That s when I met my only enemy of this trip (so far), one drunk English guy we crossed the border with wished my death as Monica ... read more
January 22nd 2009
Bangkok Arrivée un jour plus tard que prévu a Bangkok du a des problèmes techniques de l’avion, j ai retrouvé mes parents et mon frère a l aéroport l’avant veille de Noel. Ils n’avaient malheureusement pas lu le mail que je leur avais envoyé pour les prevenir que j arrivai un jour plus tard donc du coup, en faisant maintes fois l aller retour jusqu’ a l aéroport, ils commençaient à le connaitre! L’Asie, quel changement par rapport à ce que je connaissais déjà, une frustration de ne pas pouvoir communiquer et encore moins de lire! J’avais du mal a réaliser ce qui m arrivait ou ce que je faisais; retrouver ma famille en cours de parcours m a un peu désoriente et en plus j avais un véritable traitement de faveur car on résidait dans ... read more
A longer stop-over in Sydney
Published: January 8th 2009Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
December 23rd 2008
I was lucky to have found really kind people to host me in Sydney because as it was getting closer to christmas, it was harder and harder to find a couch available. Rob and Anet had decided not to receive anyone for a week as Rob's daughter was there. But when they saw my request they felt sorry for me and offered me a room at their place. It was 45min away from down town, but it was good enough for me. When I got there, Rob was at the hospital and it was Aurelie and .her boyfriend, other french couchsurfers coming from Thailand who welcomed me. I met Anet later on when she came back from hospital. The following day, Aurelie and her boyfriend was leaving to New Zealand, I left with them early morning ... read more
December 18th 2008
Auckland I arrived in Auckland airport after 13h flight over the Pacific Ocean and completely jetlagged. Time difference was around 16hours and I missed an entire day of my life! It was 4am, I have to say I had trouble to 'land' properly. Such a big culture shock after 6 months in South America! Only spanish words were coming to my mind and I took me a while to accept how organised, clean and new everything was around me. I was definitely not in South America anymore. I saw loads of Maoris at the airport, something very new for me. But soon, I had the feeling to be back in the UK. People speak the same language (even if they say they don't), chains of stores and restaurants are the same, product & food too. It ... read more
November 27th 2008
Muchissima gracias a Sur America! A todo la gente que yo encontre y con quien yo comparti esta experiencia... Es muy difficile para mi de agradacer todos de la manera que debria, pero todo lo que se passa para mi en sur america me ayuda mucho para abrir mi ojos y descouvrir un mundo que no conescia antes. El corazon de Sur America es muy muy grande y me ayuda en differente situation. Estaba suerte? o todos son como asi alli? o que yo provoco eso? no se! y no es importante de saber realemente la verdad, lo que es importante para mi es que todo este viaje fue perfecto y yo extrano Sur America mucho mucho. Espero que me voy a volver y espero que me voy a volver pronto!!! Una otra vez muchissima gracias ... read more
La pentagonie et le Chili
Published: December 12th 2008South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago
November 27th 2008
Qu'est ce que j aime l'Amerique du Sud!!! Maintenant que je maitrise beaucoup plus l espagnol tout echange devient beaucoup plus interessant. Grace aux gens que j ai rencontre sur place et au temps qu ils ont pris pour moi ce voyage a vraiment pris une dimension differente. Merci a Fabien et Elise pour m introduire a Couch surfing car je ne fais que ca maintenant et c est tellement mieux de rester avec les locaux (sans compter que ca aide niveau budget...) Cependant meme sans couch surfing j ai quand meme rencontre des locaux extraordinaires... Un des moments les plus fort pour moi jusqu a present a quand meme ete ce couple argentin chez qui je suis restee une semaine!! Ils m ont offert leur lit, a manger, des soins medicaux et tout leur amour ... read more
I love Argentina...
Published: October 30th 2008South America » Argentina » Chubut » Comodoro Rivadavia
October 30th 2008
I did a update in english a few weeks ago but in less than one second, I lost everything so i hope this won t happen again otherwise I ll just give up on writing this blog, so frustrating!! Anyway, I left the cheapest country in South America to arrive to the most expensive one, Chile, quite a shock!! I was also quite surprises to leave a country where we had been on sand roads for days and as soon as we crossed the border, I feel like I m in Europe, very good roads, signalization everywhere, despite I m in the middle of a desert!! Atacama Together with Fabien and Elise, we had arrived in the desert of Atacama. Again, we were quite shocked when we arrived in the touristic village. So close to Bolivia ... read more
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