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I came to the surprisingly easy decision (whilst watching neighbours on TV actually) to trade in my soul destroying job, move out of my house & pack up my things & leave Londons grey skies, rain soaked crowded streets, and the 9-5 repetitious routine of working 'life' for an unspecified number of years of dodging work erm i mean wandering around the world looking for something different/better? a new perspective and to see what living 'life' was like on the other side of the world. I have this webpage to paste photos on and to prevent people hating me (even more) for jamming their email accounts with my snaps. I initally planned on one year in Australia feeling that this amount of time would be about enough, but after speaking to many ex- travellers i have discovered that there are so many other places i want to see out there and so have extended it to two years maybe more. Hope you enjoy following me around...

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UK - HongKong - Australia - NewZealand - Fiji - NewZealand - Malaysia - Thailand - UK

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By Leebee
July 4th 2005

London Uk - back to reality (with a bang)

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Big Wheel Big Ben

i'm back. How wierd. I've been llooking forward to returning 'home' for months but now i am here i can't help but want to leave again. Grey Grey Grey sky, Grey London, It lacks so much Colour. The cold air, no humidity, a cold breeze, clean orderly streets, sedate looking people with expressionless faces in suits (i am wearing some kind of cotton pyjama type things) going to work on the Tube!! the dreaded rat race!!. i can't stop laughing at how familiar this all is but also so strange. Little things like the news on TV, the accent the red [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
July 3rd 2005

Singapore

Asia » Singapore

Last stop Singapore :o( the 18 hour bus ride from Krabi to Singapre was a strange one. I watched Arnold schwarzenegger in Commando dubbed in Thai, i was treated quite badly by the Thai and Malysian passengers as i was the only white person (or 'Farang') on the bus i assumed they did'nt like backpackers travelling on their transport, and was ushered to an empty part of the bus and given cold stares quite regularly!! i frequently heard many of them shouting Farang, pointing and laughing out loud, a new experience for me!. Could'nt decide if they were racist or they [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
July 2nd 2005

Pai - Krabi

Asia » Thailand » South » Krabi

A cramped bus with no suspension, a 12hr sleeper tain, 6 hours waiting in bangkok train staton and another 12 hr sleeper train then 6 hours on a coach later i have arrived in Krabi southern thailand. I am absolutely nakered. My arse! oh my arse! its so numb. I am staying in Krabi for 2 days until i catch my coach to Singapore (18hrs from Krabi two stops, better get used to having no arse). Krabi is stunningly beautiful, the limestone cliffs and beaches with emerald green waters are a gorgeous sight. The place is deserted though. I sunbathed on [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
June 10th 2005

Pai (Northern Thailand)

Asia » Thailand » North » Pai

Lazy Hippy Pai ahhhh what a relief it was to arrive at this mountainous little town and realise i had arrived in a place that is refreshingly devoid of tuk tuk's, overbearing noise, choking pollution & those scary lady boys. We initially planned on spending 5 days here depending on how it went, the fact that we spent 4 weeks is a good indication of the place. There are mopeds for hire at 100 bhat a day, i highly recommend this as it allows you the freedom of the mountains, we hired them for 2 weeks and could not resist riding [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
May 30th 2005

Bangkok. Huge Hot Polluted Crowded Sweaty & Annoying

Asia » Thailand » Central » Bangkok

goldengirl

Nothing like i imagined at all!!. I know alot of people love this city but not my cup of tea at all. It is virtually impossible to navigate yourself anywhere at all on foot for the risk of dying from pollution or darn right frustration in this huge concrete sprawling mess of a city. So the only other option is to take a tuk tuk. Great fun when you first sit in one of these things and go zooming around the traffic whilst inhaling the brunt of bangkoks vehicle emissions, but 2 words describe my experience of a tuk tuk and [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
May 15th 2005

Koh Tao gulf of Thailand

Asia » Thailand » South » Ko Tao

Tailing a Whale Shark
Monster of the Sea. A surreal & awesome sight

Little turtle island is awesome. Loved it. Like all other visitors i arrived on this island for the sole purpose of scuba. Lured here by the ever powerful and influential guide books selling the island as the mecca of scuba divers i booked a 5 day Padi course & totally enjoyed it loved it, met some great people and was really bowled over at how amazing the environment is down there. There was alittle bit of fear and apprehension with the thought of your life being in the hands of a tiny steel tank strapped to your back & adapting to [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
May 3rd 2005

Ko PhaNgan

Asia » Thailand » South » Ko Pha Ngan

Hat Rin Beach
The daytime scene of the famous Full Moon Party. The sea doubles as a urinal in the evenings

Here it is the famous full moon party. Too tacky for me i'm afraid. Keep in mind i am 28 so i guess i am past it. All the drum & bass and trance music kind of did my head in. It was cool to be on the beach amongst 1000's of others and fire dancers, buckets of whiskey red bull and coke (the mother of all hangovers!!). This place is absolutely buzzing during full moon week. I got so sick of it its unreal. In the day time you can see the damage to the island the thousands of beer [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
April 25th 2005

Ko Samui

Asia » Thailand » South » Ko Samui

Sunset on Samui
Just pulled up to the shore on my boat from KoPhangan

Ah at last my first experience of the Thai gulf islands. Coming in on the Ferry the natural landscape was spectacular, just like the pictures in the guide books i'd been reading whilst in NewZealand. The problem with the guide books though is that they leave out most of the nasty stuff. The Lonely Planet is full of coconut trees, white sandy beaches, emerald waters etc. To be honest, I was abit disgusted when i got there. The incessant seven eleven stores (& all the other favorites, McDonalds, Burger Kingetc) ingrained on every street in Asia, ever more present in what [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
April 17th 2005

Kuala Lumpur

Asia » Malaysia » Selangor » Kuala Lumpur

market shopping

From the clean, quiet orderly streets of Wellington and Auckland to the crowded frenzy and humidity of Kuala Lumpur!! I initially arrived in Singapore but travelled straight to the capital as i have heard Singapore is very westernised and i was aiming for a culture shock so i took the crowded bus to KL. Sensual overload takes place as the smells of fried chicken from street vendors & car exhaust fumes fill the air, thousands of people line the frenzied disorganised streets all clamoring for space whilst there is a thunder & lightening show over the distant moutains on its way [View Full Entry]

By Leebee
December 20th 2004

Otago South New Zealand

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fiordland National Park

Stopping for a breather

4 days, of amazing views. 5 nights Freezing cold crampt tents with Mike me and Clarke all sharing a 2 man tent hmmmmm i am still not over your farts Clarke they are disgusting but i admit they did keep us warm so i thankyou. I made a vital error whilst in Queenstown preparing for this trek. I did'nt buy any boots and had to make do with a pair of old sneakers. Not a good idea, but i made it! the sneakers did'nt. You feel like you've hiked to the top of the world on some parts of this track, [View Full Entry]

Moments before slipping onto my arse for the 4th time

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