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Marky Mark1 - Mark Young

This is the story of a mid-twenties guy who is leaving behind friends, family, work (that is a bonus though) and travelling off to the unknown ~ BRING IT ON!!

So far been to India, Nepal, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia (where got mugged - Oh well), Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Chile (inc Easter Island), Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruaguay, Brazil, Peru and now in final exotic country - Ecuador!!

11 months and 3 weeks into the year no, over draft max´d out and credit card taking a raping- Oh shit, that means home soon :(

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By Marky Mark1
April 11th 2009

4 hours spent in a Bolivian prison cell ..!!.. South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department

Now remember mum, when you read this i am safe and sound, no lasting damage has been done so relax .... OK!! So there i was sitting in a road side bar with a girl i had met earlier in the hostel, drinking a cold Bolivian beer in La Paz. I like La Paz - Cool city, pretty and seems very safe ... We were minding our own business when suddenly an irate big Bolivian women starts screeching at these two Swiss girls sitting on the table next to us - They seem utterly confused as to why this women is [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
March 4th 2009

Is New Zealand heaven on earth?? Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!!OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! OMG!! OH MY GOD!! Think that is enough to so sum up my thoughts of New Zealand, actually two more are required OM MY GOD!! OH MY GOD!! Perfect ... So i got to New Zealand all excited, always wanted to come here because everything i have ever read sounded good and everyone i knew who had been here [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
January 2nd 2009

'Australia' ... The true story - Not the Baz Luhrmann one!! Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Kings Cross

Guess first things first - Hope everyone had a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a MERRY NEW YEAR - 2009 (Don't the years go quick these days LOL) Have not written one of these for 72 days according to this website, basically because each time i went to the computer i could not be bother but as it is a new year, then got to have a new attitude!! Australia has been interesting, considering i was not that fussed about come here, it just happens to be on the route from Asia to New Zealand so thought i would stop off for a [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
October 17th 2008

Mugged in Malaysia!! Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Hey ho ... You guys, especially the people who know me well will enjoy this entry .... So i was not going to add another entry for another eight or nine days because that is when i am due to i leave Asia for Australia and thought that would be an ideal time to do a round up, however curcumstances have changed a little and as i said from the beginning this blog is about stories of travel not about sights - I have a new storry ... The title of this chapter probably gives you an idea about the content!! [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
September 15th 2008

3 months, no Ipod and why i want to blow up the Pringles factory!! Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

So today it is exactley 3 months (92 days) since left sleep old Hertford town, jus the 9 months to go :( I have been to India, Nepal, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and currently in Cambodia!! I have trekked the Himalayas for a week, been to the Taj Mahal, tubed in Laos (only just recovering), been on an Elephant safari (now in top 2 favourite animal), spent two days in a town with no electricity, spent two days in Sringar when there were riots on, swam in the sea at 5am drunk to watch sun rise, visited Angkor Wat, swang [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
August 28th 2008

The fun of feeling like i have had the living crap kicked out of me!! Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

I sit here, battered,ruised, sore, cut and unable to fully lift my arms above my shoulders - Have i been in a fight?? Have i been in a car/bus crash?? Did i fall down a drain?? ... Nope none of those things - I went tubing in Laos!! Whats is tubing, it is sitting in an inflatable ring, floating down a river from bar to bar (Best pub crawl EVER by the way - Beats the crap out of walking!!) and at each bar they have zip lines and rope swings atleast 20 feet in the air in to the deep, [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
August 3rd 2008

Skinny dipping at 5am, the newly discovered 3 day rule, sleep deprevation and the Funky Monkey :)!! Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Nha Trang

Ok, so i have been in Vietnam, or 'Nam' as the ex-pats and Americans call it for ten or so days now. Got to Nha Trang at 2pm, not expecting much from the day, even though Saturday night thought it would be a quiet one ... OH NO - I was wrong about that!! So meet a Canadian call Jason in the dorm who is meeting some people in a pub for a few beers later that night. Not even sure could be bothered to go but i did. Go chatting to Tom an English man with the cockniest of all [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
July 15th 2008

Nepal and the joy of a non exsistant bus Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal

Again abit lengthy but stick with it - Your soon see why. So as Dave left me to go back to Delhi to get flight to England i decided to head to Nepal, only a day bus ride away and by this point, 4 weeks into India, i need a change of country. So jumped on the bus at 7am to be greeted by 2 Koreans, and Japanese dude and a Finn, although i thought he was from Russia. Finnins dude is in his 50's quit his job and spent last few years travelling the world - Initially sounds like a [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
July 7th 2008

2 weeks taxi with Dave in India - Much cheaper than England!! Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

Hello all ... Think i will keep this one brief as got much more to write about from Nepal, which is where i am now. Will write about Nepal in a few days time so keep your beedy eyes out for that one!! OK - Dave arrived in Delhi on Monday June 30th - Definatley the most random place we have met up. Wanted to cram in as much as week could so book a taxi for 12 days to take us to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Pushkah, Agra and finally get a night train to Varanasi. Private taxi was cool, driver [View Full Entry]

By Marky Mark1
June 29th 2008

I do not know where to begin with this one!! Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Srinagar

Oh yes i do actually, it is the spelling misake of the previous entry. 'Survived' not servied LOL Seriously though the past 10 days have been the most intense of my life. I have felt like i have been on a constant period, i know that will affend you ladies but tough - My emotions have ranged from being very happy to being completely relaxed and content all the way through to anger, loniness and probably the most depressed i have ever been when a female of the species has not been involved and let me tell you, that much change [View Full Entry]

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