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Lara Thomas Nel and Rachel Baker
Lara n Rachel
Hey everyone.
Over the next 7 months we're planning on travelling to India, Thailaind, Malysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and LA.
First stop is Delhi. Were gonna b staying north to begin with- Agra, Rajasthan, mountains... Then south down to chennai, Kerala to do some volunteering and beachin! Then whereva we end up before flying to thailand. Probably Goa!! :-) partay.
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March 31st 2008
hey hey......New zealand is sweet as bru, so they say hehe. tomorrow we finish doin the south island! weve been all over! everywhere is beatiful and very scenic. we started in christchurch wich was kool and very english! where we stayed with our friend lee, camping in the garden was pretty chilly! and we saw kiwi birds there so cute! were on the kiwi experiance bus nowwhich is wicked so weve met loads of people and seen lots of stuff. and you'll be glad to know weve been partyin hard too! the highlights has been the glaciers! it was amazing, we did a full day treck on franz joseff and it felt like we were walking on a giant ixce cube. it was like being in ice age hehehe. we stopped in a wierd place called ... read more
March 4th 2008
gd day mate! Were going back a few weeks now as we are both crap and havent done our blog! We had a really good last week in Thailand soaking up the sun. Then stopped in Singapore for a few days and met Ma Baker and Becky, who made us drink alot of wine!! Good times. Found singapore a bit wierd, didnt know what to make of it but still had fun and got to stay in a posh hotel (for us!)- thanks Becky. Sydney, Mardis Gras and Bondi Beach..... hmmm where the hell did two weeks go hey? cant actually account for the time or money we spent here! sydney was lush we fell in love with it, such a kool city. We arrived the week mardis gras was on which we didnt realise ( ... read more
thailand so far.....
Published: February 12th 2008Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi Don
February 12th 2008
hey hey.... wow we've done a lot already! Bangkok was crazy!..we brought way too much stuff! but the shoppin is great! we loved ko san road and siam square we even went to a cinema, which was wierd after bein in india for so long!and saw the grand palace which is impressive. but were back to wearin normal clothes aftre arriving at singapore airport lookin like a bunch of bloody hippies! After a few nights in bangkok we went to ko tao to go diving! we loves it! we bothe got our padi certificate. Then headed to Ko pang yan to party! we stayed in a place called had rin which was a lil crazy. we even skipped fire!.... good times. when we couldnt drink any more we headed to the jungle! in koah sok national ... read more
January 13th 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! Well, we dont know where to begin! We left Tamil Nadu 2 weeks ago leaving Sarah and Mark behind, and arrived in Goa after an interesting journey- we had to share a sleeper bed on the train which are very small :-( and there were cockroaches!!! ewww so that was a fun experience but we did see loads of good countryside as it was all green and full of palm trees. Journey was worth it though when we arrived in Goa at Palolem Beach, we were excited to hit the cocktails and just sunbathe alll day! We had a crazy different new year with a rave on the beach, which was funny but alot of indian men towards the end. We stayed ata place called Big Fish which is really nice and ... read more
December 26th 2007
HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! hope you all had a good one! ours was different! we spent the morning cooking panckes and strolling on the beach! lol. we made each othe sun hat stockings so we had fun lil pressies to open so we were in the christmas mood!!! we had all the things that you cant get very often in india as xmas treats like red bull! nuttella and croissants! wooo! for our dinner everyone made a dish and we made tatziki! and had lots of crackers and brown bread which is a rareity in this country! was nice to be in a big group of ppl everyone is pretty sound here! on christmas eve us girls thought we would treat ourselves so we went to this expensive hotel on the beach who have all imported alcohl ... read more
December 17th 2007
hey everyone! thought we'd let ya know what the taj was like! and we actually have some photos! unforetunatly we missed it at sunrise as we didnt realise it would be closed on the friday when we planned to go! because friday is holy day! ah well we still went on thursday and it was still pretty amazing! it really is just like looking at a masiise photo it doesnt seem real. it was like being on a fil set. and it was by far the most cleanest place we have been so far! they actually take care of this one! and they even had rubbish bins.. shock horror! made it worth going to agra! cant really describe what its like you have to see it for yourself! were now in tamil nadu, Mamallapuram where sarah ... read more
December 12th 2007
hello everyone! were about to leave this place but thouight we would let you know what we have been up to!! weve been here nearly 6 days and its nice not to be getting hasseled so much by indians. lol. its very holy here cnat eat meat or drink! bloody great lol actually we have only had one drink the entire time we have been here! imagine that! just wait till goa! its great for shoppin we have a great selection of skirts and jewlary between us! but its hard to pack our bags now! its so far away from christmas here you cant explain it :( no roast or santa claws for us! this time tommorow morning we will be looking at the taj ma hal from thje roof top of a geust house! then ... read more
November 29th 2007
:-) Hey Everyone! :-) The weather is loads hotter n sunny where we r now which is gd but probly wont really get a tan till we get to the beaches in Goa!! We went to a massive fort yesterday made out of sandstone which was cool but the audio tour dragged on a bit!! also seen some cool temples n shops n stuff. We cant wait to leave tomo though cos were heading to Jaislamer where well be able to go camel trekking finally!! Exciting. Except we saw some random camels in town here earlier just walking up the main road (like they do!) and they were HUGE!! Neither of us realised quite how big they were..scary. still having probs with the fotos so u cant see our lovely faces!!unlucky but we'll sort it soon! ... read more
November 21st 2007
Hey all! Were in the holy place of Mc Cleod Ganj, the famous buddha guy lives here but hes not home at the mo. We had the scariest bus journey here, our driver was probably drunk and tried to throw us off the mountains. We even prayed!! nice and laidback here and warmer. Been doin lots of shoppin 2day and going to yoga class in the morning! Heading to Amritsa on friday to see the Golden Temple and some crazy soldiers closing the gate between pakistan and India. Scary! Not much to report. Hope everyones good. Miss you all, loadsa love xxxxxxxxxxxxxx... read more
November 17th 2007
hey everyone! well we took a 16 hour bus journey from delhi to get here! it was pretty sketchy! driving was bloody mental really thought we were gonna go over the edge! we had a lil box to sleep in although there was a lack of sleep! its very different here much more laid back and its so nice to breathe in fresh air! the mountains look amazing have the most incredible view from our little guest house. but it gets bloody freezing at night but gorgeous and sunny in the day time. the people here aren't used to seeing white people. there very friendly but want to have their photo taken withs us the whole time, its so strange. one family handed Rachel their baby to hold and took a photo lol! we went for ... read more
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