http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Moo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Moo en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:13:37 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:13:37 UTC Tues 27th June The bus to London wasnrsquot the most comfortable as the heater was pumping out next to me. Brett and I hung out at the bus stop while I waited for my bus to Manchester. The bus was only 8 pounds and I when arrived 4 hours later it was so nice to see a familiar face Jo. Jorsquos mum Janet and sister Lyndsey were there also. Back and Jo and Jonrsquos I had the yummiest ch http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-Manchester/Manchester/blog-321841.html 15th June Thursday The boys gave me their numbers and left for Munich on the train. I wasnrsquot sure what was the cheapest way to get there so I waited for Rowdy and Simon to investigate our options. The man that worked at FanCamp insisted I get a photo with him and we headed to the trains. It ended up that train was actually our only option so we got a 5 day pass and we were on our way. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate/Kaiserslautern/blog-219593.html 26th June Monday AUSTRALIA Vs ITALYI slept in this morning and headed straight into town to grab some last minute things like postcards and gifts. I couldnrsquot find anything that I wanted and was pissed off. It was still a while till the match and people were everywhere. We went to the train station for our free transfer to pick up our actual tickets and waited in line. I was getting so excite http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate/Kaiserslautern/blog-145344.html 20th June Tuesday So we left Frankfurt today arriving in Stuttgart. Again walking to the campsite was another sweatathon. We tried to sneak me and Zedz in and it worked for about an hour till they came round looking for our armbands We then tried to only pay for 2 nights as Clackers had paid for 3 but then they gave us different coloured bands damn I see that they have had many scammers http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Germany/Baden-W-rttemberg/Stuttgart/blog-145329.html 10th June Saturday. I wake up on the plane in Munich to see an absolutely beautiful sunrise. I was a little confused as to how to get to Kaiserslautern will now be known as KTown and as it was so early in the morning and everything was closed I slept on a bench with my pack to cuddle. My ticket ended up costing me 79 Euros bloody expensive but the train was very comfortable and the scenery wa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate/Kaiserslautern/blog-145324.html Seluk to IstanbulAmanda Monaco 8th June I had my last Turkish breakfast finished packing and even sent some stuff home. I treated myself to one last 1L kebab and hung out at the carpet shop with everyone like normal. Mehmet saw me off at the bus stop and we told the bus driver where I would be getting off to save me going all the way back to Istanbul. On the bus I dreamt that when I got off the http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Sel-uk/blog-145048.html 17th May Arriving in E287irdir early in the morning I slept in my dorm till just before breakfast and spent the day walking around the tiny picturesque town. As normal it seemed as though there were only men in the town and the women were all in hiding drawing attention to me. I even had a sleep on my daypack in a park next to the lake I was so relaxed. The lake is completely beautiful surrou http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Egirdir/blog-131137.html 14th May HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MUM. Michael woke me at about 830 as he had to leave for his day tour and I want to say that I really hate the morning thing. I gave him my email last night in drunkenness at the bar and he told me that we would catch up in Germany around the world cup but for the first time I felt like I could see straight though a guy and I knew that he was talking shit. As much as I http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Central-Anatolia/Cappadocia/blog-75530.html 10th May After a little sleep in Carolyn Eve and I head for a walk up one of the mountains for about an hour which had some nice views but we had to turn back as Carolyn and I had a date at 1pm with a kayak. We had a yummy eggplant and salad sandwich for lunch one of my fondest memories of Olympus it was that good and we head out with our guide Ali who is Turkish but lived in Oz for a while so http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Mediterranean/Olympos/blog-75529.html 6 May After an early night in my funny smelling room and looking forward to a nice relaxing breakfast I head to the balcony and am immediately confronted by an annoying voice of a very crazy lady who sounded very rude. I tried to not pay any attention to her and was trying to focus on the fact that I would soon be on my cruise with 4 beautiful days of sunshine. Then I hear her say to two other guy http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Fethiye/blog-75528.html 30 April I got up pretty early and left at 725. I caught the tram to Aksaray Square and walked for 1015mins to get to where the ferries leave from. Once there I enquired about getting a ticket to Bandirma and found out the next one was at 530 not 900 as the staff at the hostel had told me. Well stuff waiting around all day and I then decided to head to the Otogar bus station and see where http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Bodrum/blog-75527.html 26th April Today was a complete right off as I didnrsquot get up till 230 and I would have slept later if i didn't ask the people in the hostel what the time was. So all I did all day was some shopping checked out the hippodrome read a newspaper whilst drinking my hot chocolate and just chilled. On the way to meet the guys from the ANZAC tour walking down the main street I politely smile at http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-75526.html 23rd April. Said bye to Rachel and joined my ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Army Corp Tour. On the way out of Istanbul I saw dolphins again in the Bosphorus while the tour leader gave us some interesting facts like3 of Turkey is European leaving 97 Asian The population is 70million and 14million live in Istanbul Holland population andThere are 35000 historical sites in the country. Fo http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Gallipoli/blog-75525.html 19th April. Flying in to Europe was unbelievable and as soon as we landed I could tell I was finally here the terracotta rooftops were a sight I have been hanging to see since I can remember. I grabbed a cab with the two Aussies Kim and Mark from the flight to Cordial House where they were staying. The drive there made me fall in love with Istanbul immediately. Whether it was coming from dirty In http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-75272.html 18th April. I get up early for my 4am transfer to the airport and am a little worried as when i tried to call yesterday to confirm the flights the number wouldn't go through and i assumed that the same thing would happen like in Bangkok. Whilst checking in my worrying increased as they told me to wait as they had to check something. My travel agent at home had also told me that i should buy an onw http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Bahrain/blog-64913.html After landing in India i take myself out to the taxi stand. Its a little hectic but i keep my cool. I find a driver and show them the address of where i want to go so i can meet up with Steph. He tells me that he knows where it is and we agree to a price after some persistent bargaining by me. I have to then walk over to the cab which doesnt really look like one so I ask all sorts of questions http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-64911.html 11th April. Rai and i walked back to the main road and caught a swangi into town. I felt naked in shorts and a shirt after covering up for the past 10 days. Rai was heading to the beach for the day and we decided to meet up the following morning for breakfast in Bangkok so he heads off on a bike and i quickly do some emails weigh myself lost 2 kilos in 10days and grab a whole heap of junk fo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Chaiya/blog-64677.html DAY 6Feeling more positive today even ate more of the breakfast then I normally do.I have noticed how skinny some of the people are who work here even Tan Dhammavidu. Khun Reinhard who told me off yesterday has the skinniest feet and ankles I have ever seen. I am sure that I have lost weight too.Looking at my desert bowl instead of fruit it looked like a petri dish used in biology class with a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Chaiya/blog-64644.html DAY 1The silence here had begun last night and so far I still have not said a single word. It has only been a day and I feel pretty tired. We got up at 4am and I have had 2 naps but somehow trying to learn to meditate and not to think about the past or the future is exhausting. Breakfast was horrible rice soup and lunch was ok. The food at the moment is my only concern however I am confident that http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/South/Chaiya/blog-64643.html 27th Mar. I set my alarm to get up and get stuff done but i decide to sleep in. We get up and have breaky then we head off and do our own things. I spent lots of time on the net where i even got some songs added to my ipod costing like 1 for each album then did some cruising around the shops. I watched the movie Treasure Hunter at a cafe where i had a really yummy lunch. For dinner Jasper and i http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-64502.html