Ems and Hol

Hi guys, I've added a whole load of pics from the waterproof camera to the last blog so if you have a chance, check them out! Thanks, Sabaii dii! So we crossed across the friendship bridge into Vientiane, Laos. Vientiane is the new Capital city, it has a lot of history and interesting historical buildings left over from the French, but with the time constraints we decided to head straight up to Vang Vieng for some more adventurous activities. Laos apparently holds the not so prestigious title for the most bombed country in the world and has been in a constant struggle over the last century. Laos is thankfully more stable now with tourism and other industries flourishing. The minivan stopped along the way to pick up locals and one got on with a basket of ... read more

Wow! What a contrast! I made the 6 hr journey from possibly the poorest place I've every stayed in to stay with mum and dad in The Dwarkias hotel in Kathmandu- possibly the nicest place I've ever stayed at. The contrasts were so vast that I can hardly compare them. The hotel is built in the traditional Nepali style with original Newari carvings and artwork everywhere you look. The owner saved various wood carvings from derelict buildings and built them into his hotel. The place is absolutely stunning, a little haven from the chaos that is Kathmandu! Mum and dad completely spoilt me, treated me to a deep tissue massage -extremely painful but necessary, they made me feel special and loved. We spent the afternoon in the traveller hub called Thamel, a spot of shopping, dads ... read more

Namaste! Once again I've ventured off the beaten track to see a more simple way of life. Getting out to a culture like this, for me is like pressing a reset button. You get so caught up in Dubai with your career, nice food, fancy bars, shopping malls, fast cars and massive buildings. It's amazing that a 4 hour flight is all it takes to realise what's important. No matter where I go in the world it seems true that less is more. Those that have a few woven leaves over their head do truly seem to smile more... Enough of my spiritual realisation and back to our journey. We got up at 3:45 to get to the airport by 5 and catch our flight. Budget airlines always sting you with terrible flight times! After a ... read more

Namaste! 53 hours, 4 flights, 4 different airlines and one broken plane later Holly and I made it to Bombay! Unfortunately...our bags weren't so lucky... Having been in 4 different countries over the past 2 days our bags could be literally anywhere! We filled out a lost baggage form with Sri lankan Airways and set off bewildered into the Jungle of taxi wallah's where we started the never-ending game of no thankyou. Despite promises to call us and keep us informed of any updates we heard nothing for the next few days untill saturday morning we recieved a phone call informing us that the bags had in fact arrived in Chenni and when would we be collecting them! I explained AGAIN that we were in Mumbai not Chenni. (32hrs train ride away) We were promised that ... read more

There is a Buddist saying It's not the number of breaths we take on this earth but the number of moments that take our breath away. We have been amazed so many times since we've been away that i've lost count. From Bangkok temples to Chaing Mai jungles, from'Full moon parties to Sky dives, bungy jumps, beautiful Milford Sound, huge mountains in NZ to apostles on the great Ocean Road, the list is endless. Amazing...The point I was trying to make is that the last few days on Fraser Island have completly blown me away. Fraser is just off the Coast of Rainbow beach in Queensland, it is a complete phenomenen of nature. It's a massive sand Island which has turqoise fresh water lakes next to pure white sand, green lakes just over dunes, rainforests that ... read more