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JennyandCraig - Jenny and Craig

After debating about going travelling for months on end, we have decided to go for it and we're sure we've made the right decision! Quit the 9-5, rented out the house, moved back in with the parents to save, and we hope to be able to afford minimum of 6 months! If our money stretches longer than that...great! But we'll see.

Here's the plan: (whether we stick to it or not is a different story?!)

In order:
Dubai
China
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines

If we have money left then possible Australia and NZ or North America? who knows..

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

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By JennyandCraig
November 16th 2009

Wanna buy a rolex? Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

Greedy cat on Cheung Chau

We arrived at Hong Kong after our 3rd sleeper train. It took 20 hours! We got the metro to our hostel which was at a place called Chunking Mansions. First impressions....not great. It is a huge building full of hostels/flats and shops on the bottom floor selling crap/phone cards/ sim cards / rude stuff etc. There are loads of immigrants standing outside and hassle you for fake watches/bags and tailored suits every time you walk in and out. Once you get used to it, its ok. Our room was nice anyway, although very small, it was upgraded so we had a [View Full Entry]

Not a great one of me, but the ony pic we have of the tiny room

By JennyandCraig
November 11th 2009

Ripped, ripped and ripped again Asia » China » Shanghai » Jing'an

Huangpu River

Sorry its been so long since our last blog but we are sooooo busy and just havent had much chance! Thank you for all your comments, we love reading them. We miss you all loads! We dont really get time to respond to them individually but keep them coming! Hopefully when we leave China, things will slow down a bit and we should get time to relax and respond! So, Shanghai.... Well, we were lucky on the sleeper train, it ended up being just the 2 of us, although we didnt sleep well as every time it stopped, we expected someone [View Full Entry]

Craig having so much fun on the sightseeing tunnel

By JennyandCraig
November 4th 2009

Roomies and egg smells Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Sitting in the Park

So, we left Beijing on a sleeper train to Xian, which took about 12 hours. It was ok, we paid for a soft sleeper, which is not particularly soft, but we had probably the best night sleep yet. There are 4 beds in a room, we got on and were the only 2 in our room which we were happy about, as we were a little anxious about sharing the room with soemone we wouldnt even be able to communicate with! So, we settled down, got a few beers, put on the ipod and had a few pistachios, oranges and a [View Full Entry]

Woman selling REALLY cute puppies on the street

By JennyandCraig
October 29th 2009

The King of Pop is alive! Asia » China » Beijing

Jenny on the tobaggan

We are currently on a sleeper train to Xian, we have now left Beijing, we have been so busy and tired so haven't had chance to update the blog. On Thursday we went to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, the weather was good and definetely the hottest day we've had in Beijing, although the Chinese dont seem to like the sun, and constantly cover themselves up, I think it is fashionable to be pale. It was a huge place! I think we seen most of it. The Forbidden City was home to the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasty [View Full Entry]

By JennyandCraig
October 21st 2009

Scorpions on a stick Asia » China » Beijing

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We arrived in Beijing at 10.30pm on Monday, Beijing airport is huge! We had to get on a train to collect our baggage. We got in a taxi, the driver could not speak one word of English...not that I expect people to speak English but you would think the taxi drivers would know the basics, with it being a touristy place? Anyway, I gave him the phone number to the hostel and he rang them and still couldnt find it for ages! It didnt have a thing to plug the seatbelt into so I just held mine...I dont know what that [View Full Entry]

By JennyandCraig
October 18th 2009

1st stop - Dubai Middle East » United Arab Emirates » Dubai

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Welcome to our first travel blog.. We cant promise it will be the most entertaining read but we will try our best to keep it up to date. After too many goodbyes (and tears from me!) we are eventually away! Flight was OK, shorter than 7 hours although tv was rubbish, we both wanted to watch ice age as it was the only decent film on but the sound wouldnt work, so we entertained ourselves by having a few drinks and playing chess (No one won, I quit, as I was distracted by the woman constantly kicking the back of my [View Full Entry]

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