http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/LisaandMartyn/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from LisaandMartyn en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:07:24 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:07:24 UTC Hello everyone welcome to Lisa and Martyn's last ever blog....................Well we arrived in Hanoi after a very uncomfortable 20 hour meant to be 17 bus ride all the way up from Hoi An. Got a hotel sorted in the Old Quarter which is crazy its small and cramped and so so busy with motor bikes cyclos and all the wee old ladies selling their chicken heads etc on the street its great if a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-296354.html Hey EveryoneWell we arrived in Nha Trang on wednesday night and got booked into a nice hotel with free internet Its like being back in South America its great. Anyway the sun was playing my game yesterday and we spent the wholke day at the beach it was wonderful Then that night we decided we needed a night out so off we went to The Sailing Club down at the beach and had far too many cocktails http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Nha-Trang/blog-295206.html Hello GuysWell we had a lovely couple of days in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City its official name but nobody actually seems to pay any attention to it and still refer to it as Saigon Its a very very busy bustling city with crazy motor cycle drivers the horns blaring are driving me crazy So we set off for Cu Chi tunnels on sunday these were the underground network of tunnels used by the Viet Cong http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-293111.html Hello EveryoneWell we had a lovely 2 days in Phnom Penh Cambodias capitial city. Martyn took quite a shine to both the local beers Angkor and Anchor smooth and as we only had 2 days left in Cambodia he felt the need to drink the place dry not that I was complaining of course. In amongst all this drinking we seen some heartbreaking sights at Tuol Sleng S21 Prison and Choung Ek The Killing Fiel http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-292314.html Hey Everyone.Well well where do I start we left Bangkok on sunday morning at 8am ready to make out for Siem Reap in Cambodia. The journey was hell if anyone has ever done this they will know what I mean The bus to the Thai border had no air conditioning and the windows couldnt open it was 40 deg outside are they crazy We got ripped off at the border and charged twice the normal cost of a vis http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-291485.html Hello everyoneWell we made it to Ko Phangan after a very wet exit from Ko Tao across a very choppy sea which was not helped with the changover from the tattoo night Needless to say I spent the whole journey with my head over the railingsWe are staying a lovely hotel which is probably way over our budget but still a bargin by home standards we wanted to get something booked before we arrived as http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-288048.html Hello EveryoneWell there is not much to say we arrived in Koh Tao 5 days ago and the weather has been awful Although I have managed to get a burnt nose We have done not much here just slept atedrank swam and played games in the pool Although today the weather was really bad so we sat in the pub and got a bit tipsy and what do you know we ended up in a tattoo place We had talked about this http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Tao/blog-286917.html Hello Everyone.We after a lovely night in Krabi eating yummy Pad Thai for 20p at the night markets at the pier we left for Ko Samui at 8am the next day. We had bought joint bus and ferry tickets from our hotel and we were looking forward to a stress free journey.......as if We gave our tickets to the man on the mini bus and he said we were good through to Ko Samui silly us. Once we got to Surat http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Samui/blog-284267.html Hello everyone.Well we left Ko Phi Phi on sunday headed for Railay which is on the mainland but the only access is via long tail boat from Krabi Ao Nang or a mixture of normal boat and long tail from Ko Phi Phi. So the long tail boat man comes out and meets you 5 mins from and shore and you get transported on that then he just suddenly stops a good few hundred metres from shore and out you hop to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Railay-Beach/blog-283231.html Hello EveryoneWell it seems like ages since the last blog only a little over a week really but we seem to have done so much and Australia seems so long agoWe arrived in Bangkok after a quick stop in Hong Kong last saturday got a bus from the airport straight to Khao San Road. We literally took the first room we looked at just off Khao San it was ok and it had Air Con which was so needed as it http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-282115.html Hey Everyone.Well we arrived in Perth safe and sound to a rather chillier climate than we left in Ayers Rock We are staying in Northbridge just north of the city centre. The hostel is quite good and we have our own room which is splashing out a bit but oh well Just for a change first priority was finding somewhere to watch the UEFA cup finasl on Wed night. We looked everywhere and it wasnt looki http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/Perth-City/blog-276852.html Hello everyoneWell what a great few days we have just had. We flew from Cairns to Yulara which is the airport right next to Ayers Rock Uluru. It was so cool seeing it from the air as we flew in Yulara is basically a big resort with 5 different hotels and its all owned by one company Vogages and the nearest town is a few 100 Km's away so have the monopoly over everything remotly near Uluru http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Uluru/blog-276187.html Hello from Cairns Well we made it here from Townsville to some rain Not so good considering someone stole my umbrella in Noosa Trying to get Martyn to buy me a cool Roxy one but hes not convinced....yetStaying in Gilligans its a lovely hostel back in a dorm which sucks but saves money which is badly needed this now Our first day was spent at the Lagoon poor Martyn is desperate for a day o http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-272504.html Hello Hello EveryoneWell we had a lovely stop over night in Townsville wish we had thought to stay more than 1 night it was a really nice place. We stayed in a backpacklers called Globetrotters and it was great so cheap and we got a free dinner and breakfast ah it was like being back in South America Had a fairly quiet night but managed to get to watch the opening night of Australian Big Brothe http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Magnetic-Island/blog-271641.html Hello EveryoneWell we left Noosa and got the overnight bus up to Airlie Beach thankfully I think it shall be our last over night one as we are very nearly in Cairns the end to our East Coast journey. We stayed at Magnums hostel right in the centre and got a well cheap room of our own with a fridge kettle and AC it was so good we are getting far to used to our own rooms and will take bad going http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Airlie-Beach/blog-270745.html G'day from sunny Brisbane which has more days of sun per year than Florida and on average is hotter per year than the Bahamas interesting huhSo yeah we got to Brisbane after so much fun in Surfers. First on the agenda was.....find the Rangers pub that will be showing the game pronto So got in touch with the Brisbane RSC and we were in....we just had to wait till 4.30 to get into the bar So w http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Brisbane/Central-Business-District/blog-267212.html G'day everyoneWell we left Sydney after a lovely time with Alicia and Glen and got yet another overnight bus up to Byron Bay. We arrived at 9am and the sun was shining which apparantly had not been a regular occurance in the previous week so we I was very hopefully for some much needed beach time So once we got all checked in to the hostel we headed straight for the beach and there we lay for http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-266924.html Hello Well we left Melbourne after a sad goodbye to Ashley and got ready to take the overnight bus to Sydney. After countless luxury buses in South America we were disapointed and did not get much sleep and it cost about double the price Anyway we checked into Wake Up hostel which is right next to the bus station we had showers and straight away walked up to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-263420.html G'day everyoneWell thats us in Australia now after a long journey from Santiago via Auckland with lots of time changes and a missing day as we crossed over the International Date Line. Ashley met us at Melbourne Airport and it was as if we had seen each other last week no suprise there Spent our first day catching up eating and poor Ashley actually asked to see ALL the pics so far so we had http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St--Kilda/blog-261363.html Hola and welcome to our last ever blog from South America its a very sad time for usWell we eventually left Santiago for Valparaiso it was hard leaving the hostel but we were in grave danger of being stuck there for our whole time in Chile and we only had 10 days as it was So we got the bus through both with terrible hangovers which did not make for a happy journey Its only an hour away so t http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Santiago-Region/Santiago/blog-259326.html