The adventures of Jules and Joanne

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Greetings from Chiang Mai! After thinking we had a couple more days left on Koh Phangan, Joanne realised that we in fact only had one more day left... so we said our goodbyes to our lovely lovely neighbours Ali and Si :( The next morning we packed up our things, and waved goodbye to Laem Son 1, and off we trotted to the port, to start our long journey to Chiang Mai. The whole journey was so easy, thanks to them sticking florescent stickers on us (which made us feel like we were on a special school trip or something) - we had to get the boat, then a bus, then a 12 hour train to Bangkok, then a 12 hour train to Chiang Mai. The stickers were there to show the transport staff which bus/train ... read more

Our last week in Goa was exhausting.... all that eating, drinking, chatting, swimming in a posh hotel resort, sunbathing... eugh I hope I don't have to do all that again soon ;) I think we picked the best and worst time to go to Goa. Not only were the elections on, which meant two weeks of everything shutting at 10pm, but there was an alcohol ban for three days! Then, we were told Holi was to be celebrated, which meant more dry days... what we didn't expect was that we were to be included in all the festivity and celebrations! The staff at Hare Rama (where we staying in Patmen), invited us to join in the three days of celebrations with them and their families. From Wiki for info: ... read more

Today has been pretty much the best day so far. Like, really amazing. But I think its been a while since I've updated on here, so I'll rewind a wee bit! We spent a week in Varkala. There's not an awful lot to do there, except everything which was needed right at that very moment. Sun, sea, facials, beer, cocktails, ace new friends, and a jolly good laugh. Picture this.... sun setting, feeling snoozy on the beach, some guy playing a wee wooden flute next to us... then a pack of dogs come over, and one pisses right next to us. Nice. The beaches are crazy. Dog and cows, and even goats walking about! After seven nights of lazing about, we packed up our belongings in the hut (the same hut which some cheeky little chancer ... read more

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I feel like load has happened already since last week! There's been dramas, sun, loads of drinking and backwaters to name a few things..... On Sunday we got up MEGA early, and took a trip in a rickshaw to meet some dude who took us to the Backwaters (organised by Uncle - the owner of the House, he's not really called Uncle, he's just the nicest and kindest man ever, that he's totally worthy of that name!). It was a 7 hour hour round trip, we saw loads.. toddy tapping, a woman making rope, had some chai with some islanders at their house, went on a canoe.. I've attached a few pics below :) Monday morning it was time for us to move on and say goodbye to Uncle. We took a 4 hour train to ... read more

Yep, India is pretty crazy. We’ve been here five days now, and there’s quite a bit to tell, so I’ll start from the beginning… The flight was brilliant – we had our own little TV screen with On Demand remote controls so we could pick our own individual films or TV shows. We both decided to watch One Day, which left us both bawling our eyes out :/ for at least 20 minutes. It took two hours to get through customs and bag pick up, which was fine for us, but maybe not for the wee guy who was picking us up – bless him, he was sat in the scorching sun holding a sign with my name on for two hours – I’ve never been so pleased to see a total stranger in my life. ... read more

With leaving party 1 of 3 complete, it's almost time for final goodbyes.... thank you everyone for coming, fun was had, Tom the The Love Doctor was out, and we partied Corby-styleeeee. Bye Adam, Greg and Tom, see you in 6 months ... read more