Shelby76 - Shell & Matt

Hey Im Michelle, from Southend on Sea, Essex

Planning to head off travelling with my boyfriend Matt in November 2007.
After a few poo years and years of working in the city i decided there is more to life than being stuck doing the usual 9 to 5 etc etc and time to hit the open road as such. When me and matt got together in 2006 I had wanted to go travelling for a while luckily for me matt wants to come along, So house sold, renting for 6 months temping so have more money and just getting everything together as we go along !!!!

Reading everyones comments/blogs to help me with my travels which really are such a help !!!!

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By Shelby76
May 15th 2008

Home sweet Home Europe » United Kingdom » England » Essex » Southend-on-Sea

20th March 2008 We landed at heathrow back to 7 degree weather it was 6.30am and after 13 hours we were very tired indeed. we were picked up by a taxi company and finally got home about 8.30am. My dad was there but my mum was at work, she didnt know we were coming home it was a surprise. Once in and after a nice hot bath I headed straight round to my friend Zoe (none of my friends new I was coming home) Zoe had just had her baby George a few days before, I was so excited about seeing [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 15th 2008

Singapore Asia » Singapore » Geylang

Train to singapore

17th - 19th March 2008 Well we went back to KL station and got on our train to Singapore the journey was about 5 hours and seemed to go relatively quick, we got ourselves tickets for the 1st class seating cant remember the cost but wasnt much. Once we reached the border of Malaysia and Singapore we waited on the train and immigration staff boarded and squiggles in your passport I assume this was like our Malaysia Exit stamp. Once the train then headed over the causeway into Singapore island we had to get off the train with all our luggage [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 15th 2008

Kuala Lumpur Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur
This is from China Town looking at the tower

15th - 17th March 2008 Well we arrived at Kuala Lumpur Central Station about 6.30am, grabbed our bags and headed out of the station, outside we got a cab to take us to the hotel we had booked. He charged us 15 ringgit which I tried for lowere but he wasnt having any of it. Couldnt complain too much it was only £2.50. as it was so ealry the roads were empty and we got taken straight to our hotel 'Swiss Inn' it was right in the centre of Chinatown so a great location for the bustling market. I had found [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 2nd 2008

Hat Yai & Sleeper Train to Kuala Lumpur Asia » Thailand » Southern Thailand » Hat Yai

Louise Guest House - Hat Yai

13 - 15th March We got a bus early in the morning on the 13th to take us to Trang and then onto Hat Yai. To get off of Lanta by car you have to go on the car ferry. With that and the other crowds it can take a long time. We were picked up at 7.30am and by the time the van was full and we were on our way it was 8.20. Onto the first car ferry and across onto Lanta Nok the northern Island then we queued for ages to get onto the next car ferry over [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 2nd 2008

Koh Lanta Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Lanta

Khlong Dao Beach

7th - 13th March We left Phi Phi by ferry and headed to Koh Lanta, the last of the beaches of our travels, the ferry took about an hour so not too bad. I had booked us into the Lanta Garden Home on Khlong Dao Beach, luckily they were at the pier so we got a lift to the guesthouse, the place was nothing special. I had booked a hut for 500 bahts a night but for some reason it wasnt available so she gave us the aircon room with 2 double beds, which was normally over a 1000 bahts a [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 2nd 2008

Koh Phi Phi Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi

4th - 7th March We left early in the morning of the 4th from Tonsai to get the ferry to Koh Phi Phi. The ferry took about and hour and half to get there and was a good journey. Once arrived with the usual manic at piers. We got a long tai boat to take us round to Long beach where i had booked the PP Hill Resort for 3 nights. When we arrived we had to climg up a walkway to the bottom of the resort and then had to climb about 100 steps up to reception. Luckily the bags [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
May 2nd 2008

Koh Samui Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Samui

North Chaweng Beach

28th - 1st March Well we left Koh Pha Ngan during a lovely load fo rain, we left the guesthouse and jumped on the ferry at Haadrin Pier to Big Buddha Beach was a little bit of a rough journey with the rain and big waves but after an hour we were on Koh Samui. We jumped into a taxi to Chaweng and was dropped off at our guesthouse Baan Rom Mai. First you have to walk through which looks like a car yard for all the taxis and there is the guesthouse. The gardens are beautiful and its so cosy [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
April 21st 2008

Koh Pha Ngan Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan

17th - 26th february 2008 We left Koh tao and jumped back on the catamaran to Koh Pha Ngan, the trip took about an hour and a half to Thongsala. Once there we found ourselves a taxi which would take up to the north of the island where we could get a boat to Bottle beach, after a few arguments by people in the taxi as it was costing us 200 bahts each we finally set of to Chakalom once at Chakalom Pier we got a water taxi to Bottle beach that cost us a further 300 bahts to get to [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
April 21st 2008

Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

6-9th February We flew from Luang Prabang Airport which is tiny and only has about 10 flights a day if that. We flew with Vietnam airlines as hadnt heard great things about Laos Airlines. It only took about 1hr 15 mins to Siem Reap so for me that was ideal and 'Pink' kept my mind off things on my ipod !!! Once we landed we hand to queue up and get our Visa's, one queue to hand in your passport and money and forms and then onto another queue to recollect your passport which has been passed down a line and [View Full Entry]

By Shelby76
April 21st 2008

Back in Bonkers bangkok Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

9th - 11th February 2008 Well we headed back to bangkok and back to the Asha Guesthouse (punishment as those beds are like stone) but as it was so close to the Weekend market it would be good for 2 days. well £90 later after 2 days of shopping quite a bit of shopping we boxed up all our gifts and sent them home to England. We also booked our trains tickets from Hua lampong to Chumpohn. On Monday evening we got the 11pm train from Hua Lampong to Chumpohn, this was not a sleeper train so slightly uncomfortable but it [View Full Entry]

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