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| 29th October 2009 lrayu | So beautiful! - From: Gomen-nasai for the Uniqueness!! These photoes is so beautiful.Ilove the Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo.also I like the Birkin bag. http://www.eurohandbag.com |
| 4th September 2009 DrCKYong | Wish I was there too! - From: Gentle Giants.... Hi Richard. there is only one word, Wow, it is just so awesome! I have always dreamed of such encounter with the gentle giants. Guess if I can't dive I would find time to browse your site more often... |
| 4th September 2009 SniffandSnore | - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Raul, the place was good, a 15min walk from station up the hill and did do double rooms when we were there yes. Have fun! |
| 1st September 2009 texaswillie | Nice blog and photos - From: The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos Very nice blog and some of the pictures were excellent. Especially liked the head on shots of the girls. Good job!! |
| 22nd August 2009 Raul | San Cristobal - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Hi, great blog!!! Im from Spain and Im going with my grilfriend, english, to San Cristobal in 2 weeks time. We are backpackers and we would like to ask you about the hostel in San Cristobal. This San Francisco Hostel, how was it? I hav trided to find info on internet but they do not have any web. How are the rooms? do they do double bedrooms? Thanks for time, Raul. |
| 7th August 2009 William M | Unbelievable - From: Gentle Giants.... Wow u have made me a believer again... I work in Kerteh, overfly the island daily and always wonder if it was worth a visit, now eager to do Always saw the big boys from above but keen to get closer now lol |
| 3rd August 2009 SniffandSnore | - From: Gentle Giants.... Hey guys! When you passing through KL next? Dave is in KL here also so see him a lot. He was not able to come on the trip but will go with me mid September. You guys keen? |
| 29th July 2009 Rani | absolutely faaaantastic pictures and stories! - From: Grand Tour of Namibia.... Hi ! have just discovered your blog and have really enjoyed reading about your travels as I had covered some of the journeys that you had done. Very well written and some really nice pictures too. I too stayed at the Amphitheatre Hostel and the guy who runs it is a real character... kept telling us what we were going to be missing as we could only manage one night's accomodation there to fit in in our tight itinerary, but it was such a perfect location . Happy travelling and keep safe |
| 29th July 2009 Jim&Wowie | Awesome simply Awesome - From: Gentle Giants.... Richy&San2, Hope you shared these with your old dive buddy Dave Boardman. Also making us thing it's about time we got again. Cheers Jim & Wowie |
| 25th July 2009 siby | - From: Nani Kerala! hai dear Its good photos I am appreciating you |
| 20th July 2009 josworld | Love the Pics ! - From: Gentle Giants.... truly amazing ... |
| 20th July 2009 swissmaple | Amazing! - From: Gentle Giants.... I snorkeled with those amazing creatures on the Ningaloo Reef in Oz...it was beyond words. You have some amazing photos...you should submit them to EcoOcean whale shark identification library if you haven't already done so. Several of your shots are perfect for identification! (whaleshark.org) Great shots, I'm jealous of your experience! |
| 20th July 2009 SniffandSnore | - From: Gentle Giants.... Peter, we are based in KL, Malaysia. Give us a shout via the email when you are town and we can sure meet up. Thanks for your comments! |
| 19th July 2009 Kevin Keagan | very nice - From: Gentle Giants.... Wooa... all the picture are Woooooaaa super nice! l would like to go there the next time with you all... always fun to dive with both of you.. |
| 19th July 2009 PA Leslie | Great entry! - From: Gentle Giants.... You know it...but I'm going to say it one more time...you've got great pics...and an amazing camera! Thanks to give the opportunity for Ali to meet his first "big ones". Hope to meet you one day as we both share the same crazy passion. Where do you live for the moment? Thanks again for this wonderful entry...and you where very patient to "wait" for the whale sharks....Peter |
| 19th July 2009 anonymous | I've finally stopped dreaming about that dive... - From: Gentle Giants.... But seeing these pictures brings it all flooding back ! - one of my lifetime highs :) |
| 16th July 2009 SniffandSnore | D200 actually... - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising D200 in a subal housing.... |
| 23rd June 2009 Becky | Haircut in Manta - From: How to get a haircut without adequate Spanish I am in Manta, Ecuador right now. I am searching for words that describes haircuts in Spanish and I came across this website. I think I am going to bring a picture of my old haircut and just have my fingers crossed! |
| 31st May 2009 SniffandSnore | - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Correction, Richy uses a D200 |
| 25th May 2009 SniffandSnore | Camera and Housing - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Hi, richy uses the D100 and yes there is an underwater housing. where are you based? |
| 17th May 2009 PA Leslie | Dolphins! - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Was on a liveaboard in the Galapagos in Feb 2008...but your pick with the dolphins...wow...that's a dream! Did nearly 230 dives, saw only 3 times dolphins while diving...once in Darwin...but so close and so many...wow! |
| 11th March 2009 Cheyl Williams | Incredible. - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising I have really enjoyed your blog,and especially the photos. What camera did you take the underwater shots with? Is it an SLR? Have you got underwater casing for it? Thank you. |
| 5th March 2009 Avril | WOW - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising You just lived like 10 of my dreams :) Im new to diving (my dive count is a wonderful 20!) and the galapagos is the destination I have to do before I die :):) Love the photos. So beautiful!!!! |
| 10th July 2008 SniffandSnore | Yves & Anne... - From: A dive holiday to get over the long holiday..... Hey thanks for the kind words guys. Ik siet jullie zien Nederlanders... Ik heb en betje geleered dan 1990-1996 waneer ik daar gevownt... |
| 10th July 2008 SniffandSnore | - From: The curse of the Inkas and the lovely Inca trail..... No worries Kath. Glad Equador was fun for you! Work hard at uni and then enjoy Iceland.... Let us know if you are coming to KL and we can play host... |
| 10th July 2008 SniffandSnore | No worries... - From: The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos No worries Rob/Lorenza. Glad they were of use. Had a smooz through your blogs also. Good reads! Love the 1985 shots! Give us a shout if you are coming to KL. We can play host.... |
| 27th June 2008 Rob_n_Lorenza | thanks - From: The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos thanks for the interesting blogs we are thinking of visiting Laos so it is good to read this. Happy travels |
| 6th May 2008 Katm1987 | - From: The curse of the Inkas and the lovely Inca trail..... Gorgeous photos! I stumbled across your blog and have loved reading about your journey. |
| 22nd March 2008 Selda Serbest | !!!!!!!!!!!! - From: The Roof of the World.... This Place, Tibet is Really Amazing!!! You too guys of course ;) Thanks for making a real tibet fan happy!! Wanna Cry to this Place, Wanna araise up to this boundless sky! To The Boundless Universe! Thank you again for the pics and your adds.. |
| 20th March 2008 Choobs | Great stuffs! - From: A dive holiday to get over the long holiday..... Hey Rich, Just saw your blog on our trip finally! :) This just reminds me how "easy" it was to dive at Lembeh compared to diving in Miri where I vomited due to the badly rocking boat! I'm not alone in this vomiting business though...there were another 2 more casualties! Am off to Krabi tomorrow for 4 days holiday. Only planning snorkling this time. You need your dive comp back anytime soon friend? Let me know ok though haven't buy one yet awaiting San's friend's reply...Chiow babe! |
| 6th March 2008 Jim & Wowie | At last the nudi photos - From: A dive holiday to get over the long holiday..... Hey Rich, Great photos been awhile since we saw any nudi shots from you. Makes us want to get back in water again, not dived since last year in Cebu ourselves. Take care J&W |
| 5th March 2008 SniffandSnore | Waw! - From: A dive holiday to get over the long holiday..... Thanks guys! So how long were you travelling in Indonesia? Where'd you go? |
| 4th March 2008 Yves and Anne | Waw! - From: A dive holiday to get over the long holiday..... Hi, don´t know you but we just wanted to let you know you´ve got amazing pictures. We just got back from Indonesia, saw most of the things you display in your blog, and boy, we wish we had pictures like you. Simply amazing!!! |
| 31st January 2008 jerome | - From: No better place to leave a sweet taste for travel than Nepal! So that is the end of it ? I do not want to believe it. I will miss your regular updates with usual great pictures and good stories - that is travelling. Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful experience. Keep in touch ! |
| 6th January 2008 Katherine | ... - From: The Roof of the World.... Your photos have this unusual potential to show that places you pictured live in everyone of us. I'm coming back to Tibet this year and already feel hunger for more and more and more... |
| 14th December 2007 Melissa | Lovely pictures - From: The Roof of the World.... Your pictures are so lovely! Makes me feel like I've visited Tibet already ... without the cold. :) |
| 13th December 2007 Bawan | Enjoying your pictures - From: The Roof of the World.... a great moment watching those pictures taken by both of you. have a great day ahead and merry Xmas and happy new year to you two. |
| 12th December 2007 David Ng | great to hear from you again!!! - From: The Roof of the World.... Great to hear from you guys again. breath taking view!!!Tried any yak's milk or cheese or something along those lines that the place is famous for?? |
| 23rd October 2007 melissa | studiostudio - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! Heyya sansan, melissa (we met in Vietnam) here! I stayed in Studiostudio in HK a week ago. How on earth could it have been 2 minutes walk away from the MTR station?!? You must walk REALLY fast :p But anyway, I had no complaints with Studiostudio ... thanks for the recommendation! Although on the third night, someone was trying to open our door from the outside. Freaked us out a little, but I guess it was somebody who got the wrong room. |
| 10th October 2007 Jules | Plagiarism - From: An interesting bit of raw Chinese history.... San, you didn't take the excerpt from the back page of the book did you? ;-) |
| 1st October 2007 wei | - From: Rich & San's Long March... Yunan, Guangxi, Hunan, Shaanxi oh chey! i thought wat... it's ur friend Lai Her... |
| 1st October 2007 wei | - From: Rich & San's Long March... Yunan, Guangxi, Hunan, Shaanxi why issit 2+1 virgins? who's the 3rd virgin huh? |
| 24th September 2007 Jules | Shut up! - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam I'm not taking Herbalife because of Becks lar dum dum...I just slipped in his name because he happens to be playing for LA Galaxy and "Herbalife" is plastered right in the front of his jersey. Of course he was skinny to begin with. I ain't no dum dum!!! heh heh heh. |
| 23rd September 2007 SniffandSnore | Weigh for ever.... - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam Mate. You've been scammed... again. Did you not notice that David Bekham was the perfect weight before he took the stuff and the result... he's the perfect weight afterwards. Hence ZERO loss... You'll be the same old cuddly Julian Chong when we return... just a bit wiser.. ;0) |
| 22nd September 2007 Niki Maguire | Vietnam - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam great entry on Hanoi and Sapa. i was there back in December to find Vietnam was to be the place i feel now i will try to live in one day! on seeing your blog i just thought id pay comment to you. feel free to look through mine also you have really done the two places proud with you write up. Thanx again. |
| 22nd September 2007 Jules | Skinniness, here I come! - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam Guess what? I just purchased some Herbalife in an attempt to lose some mucho weight. It's a series of shakes that I'm supposed to take to replace my meals and it's full of nutrients. Only 200 kilo calories per shake. Let's see what I look like in 3 months time. If it's good enough for David Beckham, it sure as hell is good enough for Julian Chong. |
| 22nd September 2007 Jules | I told you so - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam Great stuff guys! Good write up. Didn't I tell you guys how bad the traffic was in Vietnam and that you just have to take a leap of faith and hope that the motorbikes don't hit you and voila! they avoid you! ha ha ha. Richy, you just need to shave your head man. It's so bare up there, some planes could mistake it for a runway. |
| 19th September 2007 huiru | cool vietnam~ - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam your vietnam section is really good ,has lots of interesting things and various observation,i enjoyed it very much, thank you ..^^.. |
| 19th September 2007 Jerome | taking notes - From: A jolly good day to you.... Vietnam Thanks San & Richie for this short version of LP that might be useful for me in the next few monthes, as you may know. Keep on going, it is always fun to read you ! |
| 5th September 2007 Jim Millichip | Avast thar me harties...!! - From: Back to Nature in a wet way.... Central Laos Thought I taught you how to buckle your swash when we used to sail on "The Star". Not sure about the smuggling bit though unless you consider a belly full of San Miguel. Although I do also have some vague recollection of a snoring contest. Cheers Jim & Wowie |
| 4th September 2007 liz | keep rocking - From: Back to Nature in a wet way.... Central Laos Hey hey, guys, keep rocking as your articles are the only reason I am reading my mail nowadays. Keep up the good works ya! |
| 3rd September 2007 Jules | I knew it! - From: Back to Nature in a wet way.... Central Laos Finally, the truth shall set you free. I always knew you guys were a bunch of thieving pirates! Reminds me of that chinese guy on ASTRO selling DVD's. Ngo Thai joh luh!!! (I've seen it already!!!) Ha ha ha ha. This trip sounds like plenty memories were made, both bad and badder! ha ha! |
| 2nd September 2007 Arnab | - From: Back to Nature in a wet way.... Central Laos hey am regularly...lol...dnt worry! great going keep it up! |
| 2nd September 2007 SniffandSnore | Motivation needed... - From: Back to Nature in a wet way.... Central Laos Hey all you slackers out there... send us a comment or two. We are beginning to think no one is reading this thing anymore.... Rich and San |
| 28th August 2007 Jules | Sawadikap! - From: The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos Hey turds, I'm back onshore today. My knees are still aching from the exercising....the pictures look great. I think my tummy is catching up with Buddha's or more like Richy's.....XOXO, Jules |
| 21st August 2007 Simon | - From: The relaxation nation of the world.... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos Glad to see you back on the road again. Keep up the posts and making us all jealous! |
| 14th August 2007 SniffandSnore | Blogs - From: Malaysia... Truely ahhhhhseaaaa!! Slip of the keyboard...Whoops... Fame comes in mysterious ways! |
| 14th August 2007 Jules | Who is that stud muffin in the yellow adidas shirt? - From: Malaysia... Truely ahhhhhseaaaa!! Damn that guys is hot! (kissing biceps). Woo hoo!!! I made it into the RICHYSAN travel blog!!! I'm the man!!! |
| 13th August 2007 Jacque the idiot | Wow........ - From: Malaysia... Truely ahhhhhseaaaa!! Wow, I've never been to most of the restaurants/cafe you mentioned.....guess I need a guide book to revisit my hometown next time. Nice blog! |
| 19th July 2007 SniffandSnore | Thats a really nice compliment! - From: Chugging through Karnataka to Delhi Hello Todd from the States, thanks for your nice compliment. 'Sniff' is actually San San (from Malaysia) and 'snore' is Richy (from Wales). |
| 18th June 2007 Brian Lee | - From: The magnificent Valley of the Flowers in the Indian Himalaya.... Hello |
| 18th June 2007 Jo Kissick | Fantastic photos - From: The magnificent Valley of the Flowers in the Indian Himalaya.... Hey Rich, Why aren't you working for national geographic! News! Mark and I are now the proud parents of 3 1/2 month old Liam Oliver Robinson. He's very well behaved...just like his Dad!! |
| 17th June 2007 todd in Dallas USA | you are the cutest couple - From: Chugging through Karnataka to Delhi you are the cutest couple, love your posts, since I just starting viewing, let me ask? Sniff is English or Australian? San is Filipino or Taiwanese? Enjoy the world, look forward to your next post, :P |
| 7th June 2007 SniffandSnore | Pujas and their significance - From: Chugging through Karnataka to Delhi Thank you anonymous for your views which we appreciate. Our viewpoint is from a third non-involved party and we are sharing the impressions that we had as well as thoughts during the experience as with the other articles that we have posted up. Pujas can be carried out in many ways ... with or without rituals, right? |
| 5th June 2007 anonymous | - From: Chugging through Karnataka to Delhi Coconut, flowers, incense are relatively inexpensive offerings to the gods. They signify purity and all that is good in nature. In some other cultures offerings would include sacrificing some animals. Hiduism as a religion and culture in general avoids shedding blood. Most Hindu festivals (though not all) are celebrated with vegetarian foods (even houses where meat eating is relished). Not everything is measured in terms of money. The temple priests are generally very poor people dedicated to serving the gods. The only income they get is what is given to them during the puja ceremonies. The mantras chanted during the ceremony are basically sanskrit (being considered the language of gods) shlokas invoking gods blessings and praising the gods. |
| 1st June 2007 Imran | carbon footprint ? - From: Nani Kerala! Whats are you on about ???? I thought the whole point of a round the world trip was to add to global warming under the pretext of 'seeing the world'. I'm doing my best - having arrived back in Brunei - just bought 6 litres of solid engine capacity (2 cars : why have 1 small one when you can have 2 big ones ? ) .... and always flying first class now .... you get more tonnes CO2 into the air per passenger that way ..... Cheers Immy |
| 21st May 2007 David Ng | Sailors Ahoy!!! - From: Nani Kerala! Hi San and Rich, Time flies, has been almost a year now that you guys set out on this adventure? I like the pics this time around particualrly the portrait shots, a lot of depth in it. The demon king was really cool, both before and durign make up. Take care both of you and hope to see you guys sometime. Nepal and Chian should be a blast. |
| 18th May 2007 Jonnysambo | Kerala - From: Nani Kerala! Hi Guys I see what you mean now on how we take things for granted....the last time i saw mud and water like that was when i dug the foundations for the extension!! This is a blogging good write up and i would be suprised if it didnt get the front slot again. Take care both Jonathan and the Girls xx |
| 18th May 2007 Lai Har | The Pics. - From: Nani Kerala! Hey the Queen San boat pic., i was expecting to see Captain Rich to helm the boat but alas it was just the normal boatboy ! Liked the coconut mist shot - good to see you retained the Shell Core Value of Honesty as "honestly" could have passed off as a morning mist shot in all its glory ... illustration of the thin line between the truth and the myth ? Lastly, the shot of the 2 ladies "alking" which you described "gossiping" tut tut ! What happened to all the D&I learnings about not making assumptions, they were likely exchanging "information" only lah ! Sorry if i sound "picky" just finished a DIAS course and alarmed at the knowledge (or lack of) on subject despit journey of 5 yrs, now and with a HR audience at that ... affirmation that i made the right decision to formally exit and move to something else to amuse myself Safe Travels and see U when u get home ! |
| 18th May 2007 Yvonne Yeoh | - From: Nani Kerala! Hi San and Richie, Good to hear from you, babe! Enjoying the travel journal that you are blogging down. Keep well and looking good. |
| 16th May 2007 Jules | That really sucks!!! - From: Ayubowan from Sri Lanka.... Man, I guess it was bound to happen with the amount of travelling you guys are doing. Sorry to hear that you were pick pocketted Richy. I know how shitty it feels to lose your wallet. It happened to me in Paris as well. Anyway, lets hope that that's the first and the last. So, by the looks of it, my fellow countrymen have been treating you well with the 'coconut arak'. ha ha ha. It must have been their best stash that they served you'll. Mag and I will be heading to Bangkok and Cambodia in 3 weeks time. Woo hoo! Have fun in India! |
| 2nd May 2007 Tay Her | Damn, i just miss you - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! I was in HK in the weekend before rugby 7s! Damn! Could have arrange for another trip to see you guys. Good to see you guys still enjoying your trip around the world. Sri Lanka looks so good! In Taipei now- if you guys dropped by here, give me a shout ok??? |
| 30th April 2007 Carole & Jason | - From: Grand Tour of Namibia.... Sounds like you're having a great time and glad that Etosha and the roof tent worked out. Looking forward to reading the next installment! C&J |
| 25th April 2007 Andrea | cool pictures - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising guys your Galapagos blog has just come up on the front page of travelblog - only 4 months late! so i thought i would take a look. your photos are amazing and bring back fond memories for me. enjoy the rest of your honeymoon |
| 14th April 2007 Poz | Wow! - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Holy s*$%! Great underwater Galaps photos! |
| 13th April 2007 Homer | Happy Birthday! - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! Happy Birthday San San! Arf Arf Arf (Happy Birthday in Canine Language) from Brandy and Carina! |
| 12th April 2007 kian | - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! miss u san... many many HUGS! :) richie too :P |
| 11th April 2007 Jules | Run!!! Age is catching up with ya! - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! Happy belated birthday San! Turning 31 on 31st March is something special. Hope you guys had a lovely time in HK. I miss the both of you a lot. I miss rubbing Richy's cabbage patch too! |
| 10th April 2007 wei | - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! hahahahha! damn funny cos i KNOW that face of san's when there's a bowl of noodles near! I grew up seeing that face when she can order a bowl of noodles!!! the week leading up to your wedding I gained weight no thanks to your vorocious appetite. Keep missing you on gmail but got your msgs sweety. love u too! *hugs to richy* |
| 9th April 2007 David Ng | Oopps forgot a big thing!! - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! Happy Birthday to you !!!!!Happy Birthday to San, Happy Birthday to you!!!! |
| 9th April 2007 David Ng | Well it's about time!!! - From: Dim Sum and Char Siew Fan - Welcome back to Asia! Hi San and Rich, As stated in the title - Well it's about time you guys pop back into this part of the world and a nice part I must say. Food everywhere! As you will be stoping in Sri Lanka, saw it in Discovery Channel about the mountain where they call it Adam's Footprint or something. Should be quite a visit with lot's of local folklore and fantastic stories. Will catch you in your next entry. Till then travel safe and take care. |
| 8th April 2007 blawan | Great outing Richard & San San - From: Grand Tour of Namibia.... so wonderfull... |
| 6th April 2007 wei | miss ya! - From: Sith Ifrica.... looking good sweeties! Happy belated birthday to San as well. Hope you had a good time and it must have been special spending it in some exotic location. *muacks!!! and hugs!* stay safe and glad to see smiles in every photo. cannot wait to hear the stories! |
| 5th April 2007 Mala | YOu guys better write a book on your world tour. - From: Grand Tour of Namibia.... I want to go there too.....YOu guys better write a book on your world tour.When are you guys coming home? take care luv mala |
| 4th April 2007 Alex Braga | I can't believe it! - From: Grand Tour of Namibia.... Wow! Awesome pictures! Have you thought about publishing a book after your trip? Take it easy (I feel kind of ridiculous telling you to relax while I am fighting crime in peaceful Rio). Keep in touch ALEX BRAGA |
| 12th March 2007 Jules | a glimpse of travel - From: A bit of sun, sea and sand for a change.... Hey guys, just got back from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and I can only imagine what you guys are going through or have gone through for the past 6 months. 4 days there and I was ready to head back for the creature comforts I take for granted every day. HCMC is one crazy city. 8 million people in one city and there are about 2.9 million motorcycles or mopeds. It is absolutely organised chaos over there. Crossing the road is literally a death wish but the locals do it so nonchalantly that we were amazed none of them got into an accident. Of course we had to like the Romans (or Vietnamese in this case) and just immitate them. True enough, the motorcycles just avoid you. Just keep on walking and you'll get the other side albeit with a few hundred horns screaming at you. The vietnamese beef noodles are simply yummy and we had our fair share of it. What is apparent in HCMC is the poverty. Most of these guys earn about USD100/ month and you can see a lot of homeless people sleeping on the sides of the streets. I was surprised to see babies as well. The endearing thing about these people is that you don't see them complaining about it though. They take it into their stride and cope with it. These guys are tough people man. Even the Americans couldn't defeat them. The main objective of our travel there was to watch Rain. No Richy, I know you can see that in Miri too but Rain is a Korean artist who is making a name for himself even in the States. Anyway, Mag loves him so I was the chaperone. I was ever willing as I love to travel and Vietnam is a country that I haven't been to so it was a good excuse to travel. If you guys do come here to HCMC, make sure to check out the Ben Thanh market. You can find anything and everything here from cow brain to slippers to coffee to shoes. You name it, they got it. The other thing you MUST TRY is their coffee. It is really good over here. They like to drink it with condensed milk but the coffee here is really "Kau" as in strong. Good stuff! It even comes with a cheap aluminium filter while you chow down on your beef noodles or "pho" as they call it here (pronounced 'fu-r'). I'm back in the office now (Yawn...) and I will be offshore starting this Friday. Hopefully I dont' put on too much weight from the food. Wish me luck. Good luck guys! PS - USD is a good thing to have here. 1USD =16000 Vietnamese Dong. Lotsaluv, Jules |
| 12th March 2007 David Ng | You Guys Keep Going..... - From: A bit of sun, sea and sand for a change.... Hi San and Rich, Been following your trails since you guys started and great to hear that you guys are having such fun. Will keep following your tracks and take care. |
| 10th March 2007 Jim Millichip | A far cry from the -20C of Sakhalin - From: A bit of sun, sea and sand for a change.... Rich & San2, Your making me envious everything here is white only sand I see is the stuff they put down to grit the roads. However keeping the beer cold is not an issue. Did some diving in Cebu last month so still getting our underwater fix. All the best, Hugs Jim & Wowie |
| 9th March 2007 Jason Frost | Nam - From: A bit of sun, sea and sand for a change.... Rich & San, Enjoy Namibia - I guess that you're going to check out Etosha and all that it adds. If you get to Swakopmund, you could pay a visit to the Uranium mine that I worked at in the summer of '89. I also have vague memories of a pub called Kúkies Pub (not sure of the spelling), where the garlic chips were a revelation (but that could have been the beer). It's also where I discovered the Stroh Rum (remember that, Richy?). Don't forget to go into the desert to see the most boring plant (and oldest) in the World - the welwitchia mirabilus. You could also try some dune surfing. Enjoy. I look forward to seeing the pics, Jason |
| 5th March 2007 blawan | enjoying your blog - From: Simba Says Hakuna Matata Hi Rich & San San, wish both of you the very best in your journey and have a pleasant day. |
| 4th March 2007 SniffandSnore | Skiing in Nania - From: Simba Says Hakuna Matata Hi Rich! Thanks for the update! We haven't managed any skiing on this trip so far unfortunately. Sounds like Japan was worth the trip despite the big travel effort to get to the slopes. Well done with the BfD as well - that was not an easy one! We are currently enjoying cape town. great place. should get to read about that one in am month and namibia in a week or so. Well love to the family and take care. Keep the comments/messages coming and remind mr crichton he peomised me a comment/email on his return from UK! R2 & S2. |
| 4th March 2007 Richard Earl | Skiing in Nania - From: Simba Says Hakuna Matata Hi R2 & S2 Just finished the Basis for Design for St. Joseph, so that is a major milestone for me here. Ready for my next challenge now. Enjoyed viewing your Safari trip..........here's a blog right back at ya! We went skiing inJapan over Chinese New Year Japan was a better option for us, than to get to than the Alps because we would not waste anytime with jet lag as Japan only has an hours difference. Nevertheless it was 6 Adults + 3 kids, a flight to Kuching, then to KL, then a night flight to Tokyo (7hrs), then a 1½hr bus ride, then a 1½hr bullet train to Nagano, then a 1½hr bus ride. Then we had to trundle down the hill for 100m with our luggage which was the final insult! By the time we had hired our ski equipment for the next day, we exhausted. It snowed the first day and was very cold, hence the Nania title, there was 74 chairlifts, and fantastic scenery and weather to be had all week until it snowed again on the final day. Wild snow monkeys could be seen occasionally on and around the slopes and the Japanese people are polite and efficient. Spent the last afternoon and night in Tokyo, which was was less busier and less interesting than I thought it would be. Will be going back next year. Enjoy the rest ofyour adventure, R3 & Jo. p.s. I shall savour a a Laksa on Wednesday on your behalf..... |
| 6th February 2007 chani | Aaah! Bringing back memories. - From: The curse of the Inkas and the lovely Inca trail..... Hi guys, Just want to say thanks for your great blogsite and to San especially, who, although she carried a backpack which looked bigger than her, never grumbled thus inspiring me to keep on moving, even when my legs were refusing to!! It was good to be part of the experience with you guys and good luck in the future. Chani |
| 25th January 2007 Syed Zul | SPECTACULAR - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Galapagos Island ! Spectacular. One of teh places which I plan to go (if ever).... |
| 25th January 2007 Syed Zul | WOAH - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba Woah Nelly, Diving in Cooba...... |
| 25th January 2007 Syed Zul | BEAUTIFUL - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan Wah, Such a beautiful place. Wish I could as well.... cheers syed zul |
| 25th January 2007 Syed Zul | WOW - From: Prince Rupert and Train to Jasper Hi there San, I see that you are both enjoying your trip so far. Keep uodating us. Take care. Regards to Richard. cheers syed zul |
| 24th January 2007 Mei Ching & Paul | Yowsers! - From: A few days at the birth place of the Inkas... Hey troopers! Taken me a while to get to the blog, but hehhe..I got the good gig. I get to see 7 months worth of stories and pics in one go! Fabulous trip you two...we're going to do some research on travel for our South America trip here too then. And they say it doesn't pay to have friends...;) Hope you're both doing fabulously well and enjoying the nonShell world. You're not missing anything! ;) Hugs and God Bless, Mei Ching & Pablo - Down Undah PS: HAPPY AUSTRAAAAAAA-LAAH DAY (at least that's how the Ozzies here pronounce it) |
| 22nd January 2007 ALEX BRAGA | - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Great to hear from you, guys! Wasn't that a freaking great trip? I think we are all very lucky people to have had the oportunity to be there! Among the 5 billion humans or so on this planet, we were the ones to have bought the right tickets and won the Galapagos Jackpot! I am already planning to go back there in Oct / Nov 2008. There is only one negative thing about Galapagos... It is very expensive and highly addictive! Now I don't really feel like diving anywhere around here. Richie, I had some of your pictures enlarged and hung them up in my bedroom and computer room. I even lied and told some friends I had taken them myself! F - A - N - T - A - S - T - I - C !!! As Jerome put it: NatGeo material! This week I am mailing the CDs with the pictures to ANDREW, as I promised him. Jack said he would send me his pictures once he had sorted them out. He mentioned he had one of me with a whale shark... I can't wait to see how it came out. by the way, Jorge's e-mail address is lorenar8@ayora.ecud.net.ec take care keep in touch ALEX BRAGA |
| 22nd January 2007 Jules | Yucks - From: How to choose an Agency for the Salar - Responsibly What happens if I get diarrhea? Do I still need to bring the paper along with me? ;-) |
| 15th January 2007 Mark H | Good Pics Richy - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Guys, Looks like a fantastic trip and some of Richies best pictures to date. Assume you are now leaving the UK to warmer climes? |
| 15th January 2007 Jane | Wow! - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising My dears, THANK YOU for keeping us posted with your many outstanding national geographic shots! Don't forget to be IN the photos too :)... BIG HUG! -Jane |
| 14th January 2007 Jerome | Galapagos nostalgy... already ! - From: Ecuador part 3: Galapagos Diving & Fratenising Looking at your pictures make me feel like going back... very good souvenirs indeed ! Hope you had some good time in Peru and that you could reach UK despite of the fog in London. Wish you the best for 2007 and the continuation of you trip ! |
| 21st December 2006 Still trippin | Beautiful photos - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba I love your photos, especially the 'girls waitin for undies to dry...' one, it has a lot of character. Im off to Cuba next year and reading your blog makes me more excited. Thanks =) (www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/still-trippin) |
| 20th December 2006 SniffandSnore | Slow at updating blog.... sorry - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Hope everyone is OK and the excitement leading up to Xmas is fun. Currently in SE Bolivia. Been travelling like crazy since Galapagos with no time or resources to update the blog. We land at Heathrow 28th Dec and will proabably go straight down to Wales then up to London to do some visas around 7th January... Looking forward to seeing those of you in UK. Drop us a quick email or message to let us know your moves. cheers, Rich and San |
| 19th December 2006 Imran | whats up ? - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Been trying to track you down .... rumours abound .... Jugger reported he heard Mexico 'fouled' up ... so you've obviously been thru there ... heard u might be back in UK .... let us know ... will be in UK till Jan 7th then back to Sing ... Cheers Immy PS Baron offers Lagos hospitality if needed ... |
| 11th December 2006 Sarah Pugh | Clocking on 40!! - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Alright Mathew - some of you still have 11 months to go - I've got 6 weeks!! |
| 7th December 2006 Poh Fun | Fantastic - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Very Bless to be so close to nature and god's creation. Be very safe and come home soon. Seeing and experiencing first hand it must be very very special. See you soon Merry Christmas! 2006 |
| 4th December 2006 BorneoTurtle Yanni | - From: Itinerary Change... Hey buddies Looks like you are travelling the world huh...All the best and have fun. Keep me posted on your well being. Take care. Yanni - Borneo Turtle |
| 28th November 2006 Calamity jane | congratulations - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Hey Richie, really envious of going to the galapogos islands, Good on you for exploring the Americas. I hope you have a fantastic time on your cruise. Take care and come back safe. |
| 25th November 2006 Sarah Pugh | Bloody hell - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. Reading your site is like watching Planet Earth on a Sunday night. We all log on to see your photographs!! I love it all - from the Cuban portraits to these amazing Galapagos pics - what a journey! How will you ever stay in one place after this? lol |
| 24th November 2006 math smith | had enough yet? - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. just read the whole trip so far. sorry you are having such a "miserable" time. never mind, good old england should sort you out!! have a great time and dont over do it Rich , we are clocking on 40 you know. |
| 23rd November 2006 Blawan | Great outing Richard & San San - From: Equador part 2.... Galapagos, Santa Cruz. it is such a wonderful place in the world. always wishing both of you the very best in your journey |
| 10th November 2006 SniffandSnore | What to do la! - From: How to get a haircut without adequate Spanish Mop or no mop, I am tempted to just cut it all off... but am mindful of my 50cent investement on clips and rubber bands.... to do or not to do.... maybe in Africa i will lop it all off! |
| 10th November 2006 SniffandSnore | Dont knock barbara! - From: More Mexico after Cuba..... Jules, you forgot the dance toones.... mainly for a second insurance copy of my photos... |
| 10th November 2006 wei | - From: How to get a haircut without adequate Spanish HILARIOUS! hahahahahahah! |
| 10th November 2006 Jules | 80 GB Ipod??? - From: More Mexico after Cuba..... Richy, what do you need 80 GB's for? All you need for your Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond and Richard Clayderman collection will fit into a 1GB Ipod. PS - The picture of the Pelanque looks stunning! |
| 10th November 2006 Jules | Picture? - From: How to get a haircut without adequate Spanish Chicca cina, you need to take a picture of the folicle faux pas so the rest of us can laugh at your outing at the hair dressers!!! |
| 9th November 2006 Homer | Where are the cigars? - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba Hi San and Rich a.k.a. Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo, I'm enjoying reading your blogs and the pictures are great. You should consider publishing a coffeetable book of your trip around the world. My top 3 favorite pics in this blog are Classic Habana, Gordon the Gecko, and the Jellyfish. Looking forward to more stories and pictures. |
| 7th November 2006 Jules | It's like I was there!!! - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba Hey guys, those pictures you took were top notch. It felt like I was there myself. It's a bit sad to see that the faces of the locals are weathered and hardened by life's challenges. Looking forward to the next entry! More pictures!!! More more more!!! |
| 25th October 2006 Jonnysambo | Gringolicious - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba Hi Guys, photos are fab and depict the general culture down there. I cant beleive how old the buildings look as well as the local gringos, some of them do look a bit scary mind. Thanks for the text both i hope the trip goes OK back to mexico city on that sticky bus with the local livestock!! Jono & the girls xx |
| 24th October 2006 anonymous | - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba gorgeous pictures! |
| 24th October 2006 Jason F | Lucky sods . . . - From: Sept 28 - October 21 - Chicca Cina and Grande Gringo go to C-oo-ba Hi guys, Reading your blog bought back those good memories of my trip to Cuba back in 2003. All those friendly people, great son, of course, the Mojitos - never bettered! You're lucky to get there before Fidel expires and the US ruins the place. Where next? I look forward to the next installment . . . J (sniffling from the first cold of winter in wet London day!) |
| 22nd October 2006 wei | - From: Progress for Progresso? finally got a way to catch the two of you and your progress. Have loads of fun and more importantly, keep safe. God bless! am missing you babe! |
| 16th October 2006 lizmay | No looking back - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan Hi Richie and San, great pictures! Now I learn that there is a whole new way of diving by exploring the wonder world of cave diving. It is just so massively striking, the light reflected in the water, the structures, the feeling of time stood still and being transported back into pre-historic period...even my baby gave out a sidekick to review his excitement when mama's gaze lingers at the gorgeous pictures of Ceynote 2...Fab! |
| 15th October 2006 Andrew | pls give Fidel a hug for me! - From: Progress for Progresso? Hey Rich and San, guessing that you guys may be in Cuba now....can't wait to read about your Cuban experience..no doubt to be written over a nice Mojito and cuban stogie! |
| 13th October 2006 Harry & Ellen | - From: Progress for Progresso? Hope you guys are safe and looks like you guys are having a great time...Harry & Ellen |
| 11th October 2006 laurent | salut ! - From: Progress for Progresso? hey gang - how is it going? enjoying the trip .. ! still married ? :) |
| 5th October 2006 Sarah Pugh | Fab photos! - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan I just love the photos - you will have an amazing record of your travels if you keep this up!! Hope you are both well and having a great time.. Sarah x |
| 29th September 2006 Jonnyboy | Nice Camera work!! - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan Hey Guys hows you both. Fab pictures of the cavern and mexico here and you obviously look like you are enjoying yourselves. Keep the pictures coming!!! |
| 28th September 2006 Jules | OMG!!!! - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan You gotta be kidding me!!! Those pictures of the Cenote make me wanna suit up and jump into the water!!! wow!!!! Double wow!!!! Absolutely amazing. Richy, I thought you didn't bring the underwater housing for your digital cam? |
| 28th September 2006 Mike Foley | WOW - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan Fantastic pictures! The two of you are my heroes --> taking this time for each other and setting aside the conventional approach of work, work, work. Thanks for the inspiration! PS Tikal (across the border in Guatemala) is another spectacular archaeological sight if you have the time. |
| 28th September 2006 blawan | Great outing Richard & San San - From: Hidden treasures in the Yucatan It is so great and beautiful, remind myself of the beauty of the nature god had created for us. |
| 21st September 2006 Joseph Low | Someone's getting married..... - From: Sing it Frank!..... Dun dun der der der UPDATE : Not sure if they appreciate me putting it here for the rest of the world to see, so I'll leave their "real" names out for now, Ah Pek ( yeah you know which one...) finally popped the BIG QUESTION... Hope you guys having a whale of a time :) |
| 18th September 2006 Jules | Your biology is crap! - From: Sing it Frank!..... Dun dun der der der Cow's only have 4 stomaches lah dum dum...not 7!!! Where did YOU study? Singapore? heh heh... |
| 18th September 2006 Yvonne Yeoh | Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy - From: Sing it Frank!..... Dun dun der der der Great to hear that you guys are having such a blast, travelling this wondering world. Have a blast and travel safe. Journey Mercies, San and Richy! |
| 17th September 2006 SniffandSnore | Singapore & Tokyo?! - From: Jasper, Banff and Whistler Boy, am I jealous or what?! Tay Her, if you just shout, I would have you anytime!!!! I would love to live in Japan for a couple of years, well there is always wishing! Whats the long distance like again? At least easier with direct flights right?! |
| 16th September 2006 Harry & Ellen | Whistler - Vancouver - From: Jasper, Banff and Whistler Rich and San, It was a pleasure hosting the two of you...we had a great time...especially Coco with San2. I wasn't sure what you meant when Rich met up with the bear...and he sniffed around and whallopped away...was that Rich sniffing around or the bear??? hahahaha...Anyways it was a lot of fun and we also hope to cathc up with you guys soon...all the best and have a great whirlwind tour and keep safe. Best wishes, Harry & Ellen |
| 12th September 2006 Jules | I'm jealous!!!! - From: Jasper, Banff and Whistler While you guys are having a spanking great time in Canada, I'm sitting on a rig somewhere in the South China Sea with 100 other guys all bursting with testosterone and 2 ladies. Sounds like the trip is going really well. Rich, you have no worries with the bears. I hear that bears don't fancy bald, overweight and middle aged meat....ha ha ha. Too tough! Wish I was there!!! warm regards, lonely rig man.....and also bursting with testosterone. |
| 12th September 2006 Tay Her | Yeap, its a kayak. - From: Jasper, Banff and Whistler Yeap, that's a kayak all right..not a canoe. :). You guys are really having a lot of fun. HOpe you have a great time in NY. Make me want to quit my job and do the same. Love the photos especially the lake in the morning. Who would have thought Canada is actually interesting!:) And San, you looked so butch in one of the photo..could easily fall for you.:) I am still stuck in SG, but will be going Tokyo in Oct for 4 months. If you guys dropping by there, just give me a shout ok? |
| 11th September 2006 anonymous | Can swin kah? - From: Prince Rupert and Train to Jasper Hmmm, just wonder whether both of you can swim well. any crococdile? Remind me of my old days swiming in the river fresh like that water. |
| 11th September 2006 blawan riyu | Great Outing - From: Jasper, Banff and Whistler Wow, it is so wonderful out there. wish you two the very best in your next outing. cheers |
| 11th September 2006 Sarah | Reply - From: Vancouver Island, A Provincial Backwater? No Way! Hi Rich Things were okay last time I wrote but my daughter's in hospital being tested for malaria as we speak - very poorly (price you pay for a month in Kenya!). Jon and Sarah are no more - after 10 years together :-( Other than that all good - both of my girls in sixth form at Caerleon - scary!! |
| 11th September 2006 SniffandSnore | Howdi... - From: Vancouver Island, A Provincial Backwater? No Way! Hi Sarah! Glad to hear from you. Saw your comment on friends reunited but the system would not allow me to respond to you. How are things with you, the kids? How's Jon and Rags doing? Rich |
| 5th September 2006 lizmay | thank God it is not a .... - From: Vancouver Island, A Provincial Backwater? No Way! Wow! what an adventure ! What more with such close encounter with a woodland creature( refering to the bear). Lucky for you San it is not a 600 pounds Grizzly or a 400 pounds black bear! Remember the "play dead" trick upon crossing the path of an angry bear? It is only effective with the former. Plus don't climb the trees! Bears are excellent climbers and can outwit you at any branches. Keep up the good spirit and looking forward to Sniffand Snore next update! |
| 4th September 2006 Sarah Pugh | Happy holidays! - From: Vancouver Island, A Provincial Backwater? No Way! Keeping track of you both - have a great time and I hope to catch up with you at some point!! Sarah x |
| 1st September 2006 Marky H | Slackers - From: Vancouver City & Friends Samuel San, You guys sure are having a good start to the adventure. Do you post your pics on the site? Also good to see you are running - Rich is a different man - well done San. I just did the 12km city to surf (1.07 mins) so not too bad considering the crowds in front of us. Watch out for bears Mark |
| 1st September 2006 Jonnysambo | Its finally begun!! - From: And they are off.... Canada (Vancouver & Vancouver Island) Howdi Guys Great to see you are using the true backpakers mindset and travelling by business class....I bet its great to arrive at your first location as the whole escapade then becomes a reality. I'm impressed with the blog site as this will provide a great running commentary for us static travellers. Take care both and i will speak soon Jonathan & the Girls xxx |
| 1st September 2006 Poh | Have an amazing time! - From: Vancouver Island, A Provincial Backwater? No Way! I am glad that both of you are exploring much with relish! Look forward to seeing both of you during winter! Enjoy and have fun! |
| 1st September 2006 blawan | Great outing Richard & San San - From: Vancouver City & Friends Wish you two the very best in the outing and exploring the new world. |
| 2nd August 2006 Marky H | We'll be there for that! - From: And so there was a plan.... See you there |
| 25th July 2006 Precha | Another greeting from Bangkok - From: And so there was a plan.... Khun Nithi offers a drink (or two).... I and Pree would like to host a dinner or two.... Lookforward to seeing you.... |
| 7th July 2006 Nithi | First comment from Nithi - From: And so there was a plan.... What a plan!!! See as Thailand is one of the stops, give me (or any of us) a call. It'd be nice to meet up again for a drink or two. I already subscribe to your Blog. Looking forward to reading it already. Have fun. |
