Short entry, but pictures are nice =). Now it’s down to the surf and sand of Thailand’s beautiful beaches. Ian and I landed in Phuket and spent one night in Patong before moving further south to the more tasteful beach of Kata. Patong is known as a kind of party area and 1 night was definitely enough time there. Kata was far quieter and far more enjoyable. The 4 days in total spent in Phuket were nice but I felt it was enough. A bus, taxi and ferry ride saw us in Phi Phi. This place was definitely my favourite in [View Full Entry]

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The last stop of my northern journey through Thailand was at the city of Chiang Mai. A relatively small city, but with many temples and lots to do if you're willing to explore just a little. By this stage, I had met up with an English guy named Ian and since our itineratries were fairly similar, we spent most of our time together looking around the province for 4 days. Temples temples temples (times 4) was about how many we saw in 1 day. By the end of our temple search I was very much done looking around. Chaing Mai is [View Full Entry]

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The next city on my Thailand journey was Sukhothai. This place was definately a far more enjoyable and relaxed city than the previous one. I was lucky enough to stay in a very comfortable guest house named Ban Thai and have a wonderful host there who helped me out a huge amount with information about the area and what there was to do there. I spent most of my time in the city of Old Sukhothai, about a 20 minute drive away. Old Sukhothai is similar to Ayuthaya, however the old temples have been preserved in a national park and the [View Full Entry]

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Ayuthaya - Certainly not the most beautiful city I've ever visited, but one that comes recommended in my Lonely Planet guide if I had the time. Ayuthaya is about 2 hours north of Bangkok and was once the Siamese royal capital. Unfortunately this small city has been let go and I found it a little unappealing. The weather was a steamy 40 degrees and while I hired my bicycle and rode around town for 1 day I couldnt' help but feel a little depressed. So many old temples in such ruin. It looked as though they had been let go, and [View Full Entry]

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Hello from a very hot and humid Thailand! I arrived here to a lovely 38 degrees and probably close to 100% humidity on Tuesday afternoon. It's been a very busy start to my journey here. In the first day and a half I've explored the shopping districts, seen Bangkok's Grand Palace and have been to 3 temples. To add to the experience I've also had a small case of heat exhaustion and some sort of food bacteria! But all is well. I'm very lucky to be exploring the city with my friend Whan and she's been very helpful with getting me [View Full Entry]

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After 7 months in Korea, it’s time to move on. Last week saw my company and I parting on good terms and now the adventure continues. The last few months in Korea have been freezing cold, but a couple of weeks ago it was like someone flicked a switch and we went from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius overnight. The flowers are out in bloom and everything is looking good. Unfortunately, yellow dust has come over from China and the sky has had horrible moments of pollution, but even that is starting to clear. As you know, I don’t post about [View Full Entry]

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Last Sunday, two friends from work and I jumped on a bus and headed to South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). We were very lucky to have one of the bluest, warmest days this winter as we headed to Paju with 40-ish other tourists from all over the globe. Our first stop took us to the Bridge of Freedom. This was the place where just after the Korean War, families were able to see their relatives who were trapped in either North or South Korea. It’s also a place where South Koreans come to pay tribute to ancestors and family in North [View Full Entry]

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In what is becoming an increasingly difficult task to accomplish, I have finally sat down and attempted to write a journal entry for my Christmas break. This year I was lucky enough to get time off and head back to the wonderful shores of Australia. It’s been about 9 months since I’ve been home and was great to see clear blue skies and feel a warm breeze on my face - quite a contrast from the biting winds of Seoul. Christmas break was only 6 days long so it was a bit of a whirlwind trip seeing everyone possible in that [View Full Entry]

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As November comes to a close, the leaves are falling and winter chill is definitely in the air, I realize that it’s been far too long since I updated this journal and let you know what’s been happening. It’s been a busy month. Before the month even began I was out socializing and meeting new people. I’ve been very lucky to have friends visit from overseas in the past 5 weeks and the guys at work are great, so lonely is definitely something I’m not. I’m struggling to write a really long description of everything that’s been happening, so instead I’ll [View Full Entry]

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I know I said that posts would become less frequent but there’s been quite a bit going on in the last week so I thought I’d come on and post a few photos (and one video) for you to see! The guys I’m working with are all really great, fun people. Nearly all of us live in the same building so it makes going out for dinner or spending time together on the weekend really easy. Friday night last week I was introduced to my first soju tent. It was pretty much just a really big, long tent on the side [View Full Entry]

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