The perfect deterrent Thanks so much for this hilarious blog that matches my memory of India. When ever I get warm and fuzzy about returning to India for the third time I will remind myself of 'why' that would be a terrible idea by reading your words! One of those places that you just MUST go to but the memory is far better than the actual experience.
Wish me luck in Egypt next month - I have salesman apprehension already :) Seed Girl
Occasionaly Namaste Bob, you deserve another brownie point for this one: I've read it at 5am just in between a long bus journey and a boat ride and it completely woke me up. You are a truly funny writer, keep up with the good job. Now I'm off. I foresee for myself a bright day full of namaste-ing and with plenty of waving at strangers from the boat. Marco
I bow to the photographer in you... The first 4 photos and "Vik and Macchapucchre" are unbelievable! I'd hang any of them in my living room. Great Work!!
Namaste Bob,
I read one of your blogs a few months ago about your time in a Wellington office, and this Nepali one caught my eye on the front page of Traveblog. Bit of a contrast in locations.
Bloody brilliant blog. Funny with good pics. Keep em coming.
Namaste.
Nameste to you both Nice pictures and entertaining blog. We think you met some of our friends when in Nepal at the Indian Embassy? Small world eh? Maybe we will bump into you some place. We find the same about the waving issue...as long as everyone keeps moving and doesnt stop to talk then you can wave your heart out to anyone passing by! We found the same about saying hello or talking to other travellers where lots of avoidance behaviour occurs if your not passing by each other. Happy travelling.
Guess the Verve were right The drugs don't work, they just make it worse. Great to hear more of your (mis-)adventures and glad to see you are on the trail again.
Yandies Hello,
I stumbled upon your blog and thought I'd let you know that I really enjoyed reading it. I love your style of writing. A funny blog is a good blog I always say, and yours had me laughing.
I thought I should point out as an Australian (with a brain) - the guy who accosted you in Coles in Pt Macquarie would have been asking for 'Mandies', slang for Mandarins, which are just like little oranges.
Learn something new every day eh?
Keep it up
Hi Robbie,
Thanks for another entertaining snippet of home. Glad you got to see the ABs live ;-)
Hope you guys make it home safe and well - see you back over there again one day!
Great blog! Thanks for this cool blog! I lived in Tokyo for some time myself and loved the bowing and the "Shaiiimasseeeen" when you enter a store/restaurant... And occasionally I go to Engrish.com just to have a chuckle about all the funny brand names for old time's sake :)
Hike Envy Yeah, we were going to do the Milford but we wanted more of a challenge and the Routeburn is in the National Geographic top 10 walks of the world - the Milford's reputation as the "finest walk in the world" comes from a review in the London Spectator of 1908 before they changed the path so tourists and old people wouldn't die ; )
Sweet as, bro! Heyhey,
Great blog. I was in Te Anau probably right after you (May 3rd) and noticed the same thing about the boars mags. Very strange. Amazing down there, hey? We hiked the Milford Track, which is like the Kepler or Routeburn but heaps better. :)
If China makes me sad... David, it's great that you are so passinate about your country. Nobody forces us to love you but for some strange reason we do.
I think you're wrong saying that Japan is better than China. It's not. They are both very different. Infact, we liked China so much, we're going back there in a few months for our third visit! So we clearly don't mind it that much.
You are right though, it was a cheap dig at China and for that I apologise, but it was meant in a light-hearted way.
However, I have to defend my comment about the beer - I mean Tsingdao is pretty watery stuff even compared to other Asian brands. And as for the dog being for dinner - well, I fully understand and accept that it is a part of Chinese culture - and I don't object to people eating dog - but having always had dogs as pets, seeing them sold and butchered in markets does make me a little bit sad.
what do you mean if China makes you sad? You don't need to come over if you don't like our country. Nobody force you to love us......
Well, I'll say Japan is better if you compare with China however I am deeply loving China!
Young cows Think Joan's hypothesis has to be revised - would appear that there are relatively young cows over here as well.....suppose they could have come over on the plane.....didn't notice...
Whales Shaz failed to mention that the closest we got to whales was Albany, Australia. That's where they used to kill them and chop them up. See - we don't all want to swim with dolphins.
Still enjoying your adventures.
Alan.
whale watch... Glad you managed to get to see the whales at Kaikoura. we tried three times and each time the sailing was cancelled due to 'extreme weather' of bright clear sunshine resulting in very calm seas. For this read 'the tour wasn't sold out so lets wait til the next one does before we chuck a boat out! Also as I recall it peed down when we went to Milford Sound too...... I see a pattern forming. BTW - mental.... but Swaino has left a comment for you on our blog. Enjoy yourselves - its later than you think. Sxxx.
Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global.
Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey...
U... full info
Seed Girl
Kris Flint
The perfect deterrent
Thanks so much for this hilarious blog that matches my memory of India. When ever I get warm and fuzzy about returning to India for the third time I will remind myself of 'why' that would be a terrible idea by reading your words! One of those places that you just MUST go to but the memory is far better than the actual experience. Wish me luck in Egypt next month - I have salesman apprehension already :) Seed Girl