TheBigTrip

Didn't expect it that quickly now did ya! Cambodia: Part 2! We had arranged with John to be picked up the next day so that we could travel with him to the ACCB which was a conservation and rehabilitation centre for the local endagered animals. On the way there we were also going to stop and the landmine museum and butterfly aviary (which claimed to be the biggest in South East Asia). We first entertained the idea of cycling to these destinations but were disheartened by the sheer brutality of the heat and the fact that Duncan would probably not be able to grasp the handlebars with one of his hands (it was also a hefty 100km round trip). First stop was the landmine museum, started by a man called AkiRa who has defused over 50,000 ... read more

27-01-2012 til 03-02-2012 Finally today the rain has subsided and I've found energy to type about our last destination in China. 3 weeks ago now I suppose but hey. We slowly awoke to the scenery of misshapen limestone peaks between flat open lush green grounds (paddies and fields) shooting past in the train. I knew we were close! Upon arrival we spotted a group of 4 backpackers which had been sat in Shanghai station. Wandering round the corner down the side of the road towards our hostel I jokingly said they'd probably follow us to the same place. Upon arrival in the Wada hostel we were surprised to see Bettina whom we had met and drank with in Beijing. Her job hadn't started yet so she had a week off to herself to spend in the ... read more

Qufu 18 Jan - 22 Jan The historical significance of Qufu is that it's where Confucius and his grandson are buried, plus there's the mansions and a temple in his name. The present significance is that our drinking buddies are there, so after arriving at the hostel we sent a message to Yogi and Chris and much to our surprise within about 20 minutes they suddenly appeared at our hostel room door, normally they're kept in school until the weekend and it was a Wednesday. Yogi and Chris had managed to get out by telling their Shifu that they're friends had arrived and they were lost on the motorway and didn't know how to get into town. I imagine Yogi's bargaining skills came out to play for that one. Persuasive bastard always convincing us to drink ... read more

04-01-2012 Today is what ended up as an eating day. With other words we didn't manage to really do much more exciting things but eat every 2 hours or so. This was mainly due to the fact we were taking a long time to do simple things. It's excrutiaingly hard to find an internet cafe in Harbin. We were first walking circles trying to find one which was non-existent but present on the crappy Lonely Planet map, then we decided to ask at the tourist information centre if they could show us one. The girls at the main desk talked back and forth to each other trying to figure out where there was internet, then finally after about 5 minutes and a conversation with the doorman, came up with an address. After another search and questioning ... read more

30-12-2011 Now we are sitting in the train, hopefully about and hour away from Delhi. I just cracked out the last couple of days and as I'm on a roll decided to start this one as well. Mostly because I'm keeping my eye out for the cockroaches that are scuttling up the wall next to us. I'd just slept against that wall for the best part of 3 hours. Now I'm feeling completely paranoid that something might crawl in my clothes and have stuffed my trousers in my socks and moved Duncan to the window seat. In fear of one that Dunc flicked away, I even managed to almost spill my tea all over myself. Duncan is going to be picking the bags up off of the floor when we leave... I DON'T LIKE BUGS. After ... read more