http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Reena-and-Cheena/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Reena and Cheena en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:01:16 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:01:16 +0000 So as of tomorrow we will travel back to Bangkok and our little loop of SE Asia will be finished. Various emails have been sent out but here's a little summary of what we've been up to for those that weren't paying attention mostly in chronological order and with place names conveniently highlighted for ease of viewing. Don't say we aren't constantly thinking of your needs.Thailand In Chiang http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-29873.html Just an update to let you know what we got up to in Oz. I'm fully aware that it was about 2 and a half months ago thank you those of you already poised at the keyboard to point this out may save your wit and stating the obvious for those people who really need it but we've had a few shall we say 'difficulties' to save many hideous recounts getting photos onto the site. Anyway Rach and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-22221.html Hi thereHaving a wanna be in air conditioning day so will spend most of the day emailing. Arrived in the nothern capital of Chiang Mai after 7 hours on a public bus sans le air conditioning. However it did only cost 2 pounds a piece so you can't really complain. Managed to make our way into town and find a room and then headed for the Irish pub for a POTATO Have been hankering after t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-22215.html Hey thereFirst impressions are sometimes wrong but in this case it was spot on. The hit of humidity on walking from air conditioned airport to airport bus outside has remained. However getting used to it slowly well we kind of have don't we We are drawn to air conditioned buildings like moths to light. Hence much time spent in internet cafes. So so far we have been in Bangkok for 2 n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-20882.html I know I know We've left. And we go on about how great it is all the time. But we thought we'd share with you a little of why we're so in love... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/blog-20115.html HelloConscious that things have been a little quiet from our corner lately here's an update on the latest of our travels. We have both now finished working hurrah Rach F at the dairy farm and Rach B at the hostel the Old Countryhouse and the cinema. Jen has arrived from the UK George has been and gone in her visit to NZ and we are leaving NZ tomorrowTo fill in the gaps would take rath http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Christchurch/blog-19624.html Hello everyoneWelcome to Rach and Rach's travelling diary We will update it as much as possible assuming we have enough interesting things to say and you can leave comments and messages if you like it's all fairly selfexplanitary I think. There will be photos but haven't quite worked out the technicalities of how to do that just yet so you will just have imagine our progress for the time b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Buckinghamshire/blog-3278.html Hello thereWell we finally made it. Right now we're knackered have nearly been up for 24 hours and it's still only 6.30pm here. Flight was good if a little long but we managed to get in three films and at least that many meals so can't complain too much. Sights as we landed were amazing will post photos soon still working on it. Didn't quite make it to the strip our hostel is slig http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-3338.html Hi allSorry we haven't been in touch for a while we had a few minor internet mishaps. Never mind we're here now to give you the latest on our progress.Thursday was our trip to the Grand Canyon which was an early start but well worth it. We went to the West rim which isn't so touristy and was pretty quiet. The GC is amazing you can't quite grasp what looking over the edge of a sheer cliff f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-3431.html So the bus was fun. All 8 hours of it. Arrived in San Diego about 8.30 and went straight to our hostel at Ocean Beach much livelier and in a slightly less dodgy 'hood' than the one in Las Vegas and only about 200 metres from the Pacific Ocean. Hence Ocean Beach. Met our kerazy roommate Candice as soon as we walked in the room she was busy rolling spliffs for her big night out. We di http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Diego/Ocean-Beach/blog-3551.html Hey folksWell we survived the bus...all 12.5 hours of it. Managed to get a bit of sleep despite it being totally freezing for the whole journey. Arrived around lunchtime and decided it wasn't too far to the hostel so we'd walk it complete with rucksacks and all. Fortunately we didn't have to hike up any of the notoriously steep hills to get there but did have to negotiate 6 flights of sta http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Francisco/blog-3590.html Yeah so like we're like totally into San Francisco Dudes. It's super cool and we've had some like awesome times. I mean like totally.OK that's enough. We are still in San Francisco and loving it it's a great city but it's more like a lot of different communities that happen to really really close to each other. We're staying close to Chinatown which is just a short walk from North Bea http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/San-Francisco/blog-3749.html Hey folksHere we are our final spot in the 2 weeks of the US of A. We opted for the money saving option of travelling overnight on the greyhound from San Francisco to Hollywood. Fortunately this time we foudn a seat by the emergency exit which meant extra leg room...and that was about it really. The journey took a dooable 8 hours during which we had a stop at a Burger King in the middle of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Hollywood/blog-3866.html HiIt's hot.We're sweating like pigs.Email is v expensive have 1 min leftWe're ok.Not deadNo air con so might as well besat on beach with hammockslove lots r and r xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Viti-Levu/blog-4113.html Hey folksSo thought it was about time we told you what we got up in the glorious pacific island of Fiji. Well for starters it's a darn sight hotter than where you are Smugness over I promise. We landed in Nadi on 5th February at 4am having left LA on the 3rd and crossing the international date line meant that Friday 4th Feb never happened for us. Oh well. We were in a bit of a daze at t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Viti-Levu/blog-4617.html So on to Auckland. We flew in about lunchtime the flight was only 3 hours and no jet lag to deal with so we liked it despite being made to watch the Hilary Duff movie Raise Your Voice. Just don't it's not worth it.We're staying with my friends Dave and Claire from Warwick at the moment which has been great. They have a flat right in the middle of the city underneath the Sky Tower so th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/blog-4620.html Am now solo and halfway down the North Island in a little place caled Taupo. It's only Thursday but it feels like I've been on the Kiwi bus for about 3 weeks Will hopefully catch up with Rach somewhere around Wellington or the top of the South Island but at the moment am having a great time meandering around on my own.Spent our last night in Auckland in style there was a chinese festival ce http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Taupo/blog-4979.html Apologies for the delay in updating have been on the move for a while now and am getting behind. May have to do this in stages but here's the latestTaupo River ValleyBecause the weather was not so good on my third day in Taupo the walk I was supposed to go on was canceled and I had to hang around until the following day. Not such a bad thing I caught up on some laundry and sleeping which http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Central-Otago/Wanaka/blog-5454.html HelloooTis Rach B here have been a bit slack about writing these long and winding passgaes that tell you just how much time we have on our hands now that we're not working Anyhoo we're back together now which is cool because now when we both eat cake and ice cream we don't feel so guilty. A couple of days after Rach F's red jump suit moment I too donned the super figure enhancing gar http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Otago/Queenstown/blog-5686.html OK lots to update here so will try and be brief highlights onlyLeft Wellington with a hangover so the 3 hour ferry ride across to the south island wasn't great for me actually. Didn't see much of Nelson as I was sleeping but according to other people on my bus it was very nice.We passed through a town called Greymouth which has been hit a couple of days before by a hurricane it was all over http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Otago/Queenstown/blog-6170.html