What does my title mean, you ask? well im not sure. But i think it means to get geared up or excited about somthing. What am i excited about? Getting out of this damn town! the only reason anyone is here is to work in the coal mine. Which explains why when i arrived there were no vacancy signs up everywhere. (its not because this town is so charming!) The last 5 days it has rained NON STOP. I cannot believe the entire town isnt under water (i hear that happens quite frequently) Thankfully I made some Aussie friends and they took me around the town and had me over for dinner (twice), which was great becasue the last 3-4 days i have spend at McDonalds and in my room watching movies, LAME. They were good ... read more

Right now im watching out the window of my train from Cairns to Airlie Beach. and i was just thinking "when am i going to see an Kangaroo?" then i looked out my window and saw one hopping through the trees!!!!!!!!!! of course by a about an hour later i have seen more than i can count. Invited my friends from the dive boat to go celebrate getting our advanced certification! We went to a place called the woolshed. its a major backpacker joint. it was crowded and expensive, so we ate dinner there and went to the hostels game room area and shared a box of goon (boxed wine) and played pool. It was really fun. We each made toasts in our own languages, so german, swedish, swedish again and cantoneese. Jack from Hong Kong ... read more

G'day mates, Made it to Carins. Long journey.... on my last flight i watched an aboriginal lady get escorted off the plane by federal police. I dont know what that was about..... this morning i woke up and was so happy because i had litterally nothing to do today, or the next day or the next. i have nowhere to be and can do anything i want to! man that feels good. so i spent the day doing exactly that. nothing. biggest decision of the day was probably wheter or not to lay in the sun or go inside and take a nap. Cairns is soooo hot. Its a small place with loads of backpackers from all over the globe. lots of germans it seems. So many i feel like i rarely see an Australia person ... read more

Seoul was great. We did our best to stay dry (it rained all day) it was really easy to get around the city. And we took advantage of the tourist information booths they have everywhere. In fact we went into the same one at least 4 times. The lady at the counter laughed much at us. Also Ryan and I decided Seoul’s Incheon airport is our favorite so far. Its like a mall. A fancy high-end mall with Gucci, Channel, and Coach. We can’t afford shit there but it is nice to look at. Ryan happened to notice something while we were coming through Seoul on the way to Thailand. Almost every single couple was wearing matching outfits. He had counted like 13 in just a few minutes. Apparently it’s the cool thing to do there. ... read more

We'll im back-tracking because I havent gotten around to updating.. so lets see........Well we left Northern Thailand which was quite tragic really. We both liked it so much. The food was amazing and the people were great. Thai people are unlike any other. they are very soft spoken, polite, and modest. (which is interesting given the fact that Thailand has such a bad reputation for prostitution) That reminds me....Gambling is illegal in Thailand...but... you can play the lottery.....hmmmm..anyway...im getting off topic.... we left Chiang Rai and arrived in Phuket at about 6PM....and then we drove about an hour to Khao Lak where I was suposed to finish my diving certification in the Similan Islands. The Similans are suposed to have some of the best diving in Thailand (arguably the world) so naturally I was chrushed when ... read more