Tinker And Laura
Welcome to our travel blogs! These blogs are written to share our experiences travelling around the world to friends, family and blog readers from around the world. Take your time and have a good read! We've split the blogs into the following trips:Tink And Laura
India (2008) - A month long trip from north to south travelling to Shimla, Delhi, Agra, Pushkar, Jaipur, Mumbai, Goa and Kerala.
South America (2009) - A month long trip to Peru and Bolivia visiting Lima, Arequipa, Puno, La Paz, Custco and Puerto Maldonado.
South Korea (2010-2011) - A year teaching as a Native English Teacher in Boeun at the heart of South Korea.
Japan (2011) - A two week holiday to Japan visiting Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo, Hakuba, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
The Philippines (2011) - A week long summer break to the beautiful island of Siargao in The Philippines.
Travel Blog Posts
La Ceiba & Copan Ruinas
Published: May 25th 2012Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas
May 10th 2012
Dear Blog Readers, The alarm was set and we groggily made it to the Tica Bus terminal at 4am in Managua which was two minutes from the sketchy hostel that we stayed at in the even sketchier area that it resided. Tica Bus is probably the most famous long distance bus journey carrier in Central America and it gets you between large cities from different countries and the higher price is paid in comfort and convenience. Our 13 hour journey took us north through the highlands of Nicaragua and a stop at the border. The Lonely Planet tells you that the C4 agreement between Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador means that passing between these countries is free. Be warned, this is not always the case! The Nicaragua-Honduras border costs $6 to get through but the ... read more
Isla de Ometepe & Granada
Published: May 18th 2012Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » Isla de Ometepe
May 5th 2012
Dear Blog Readers, We left Liberia and Costa Rica behind with a spring in our step fueled on a good smoothie and the most charismatic salesman on our bus to Penas Blancas, the border with Nicaragua. The border crossing was without doubt the worst so far. Dodgy money was changing hands, the bloke giving us entry stamps genuinely didn´t believe Laura´s passport was hers until she got her bank card out. Ridiculous. The only thing that gave me any pleasure was the thought of anybody actually buying the ceviche that a man was trying to sell from a cool box in 35 degree heat. The bus ride to Rivas was decidedly dodgy and we pretty much kept hold of our bags the entire journey. Once at Rivas we got a taxi to the port and a ... read more
San Jose & Liberia
Published: May 8th 2012Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste » Liberia
April 26th 2012
Dear Blog Readers, Triumphantly I write this blog in the knowledge that I´ve been awarded Blogger of the Week! Thankyou for the nominations and the decision to let this small insignificant deluge into the thoughts of ours on our travels be awarded! We left the Flutterby House bitten to death by mosquitos and there was a little bit too much hippiness going on (at one point I heard Ellie Golding coming out the speakers...*shudders*). However, the place was beautiful and probably the nicest beach we've ever seen so it is definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. I also used their book exchange service. Much to the delight of Betty and Stephanie, I´ve become some sort of book fiend whilst we´ve been away. I implore anybody travelling to get Bill Bryson´s "Notes From A ... read more
Pavones & Uvita
Published: April 30th 2012Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Uvita
April 22nd 2012
Dear Blog Readers, As the crow flies, the journey from Boquete to Pavones should be about 2 hours away. However, our metaphorical crow was severly maimed and limped it´s way all the way there. We got a bus out of Boquete after a fond farewell to our German friends who had struggled up Volcan Baru and made exceptional salads and chicken. We stopped over in David shortly before getting a bus to the border with Costa Rica. The border was ridiculously confusing mainly because of people trying to help us ending up with us going backwards and forwards between each country to get the required stamps. We left the ´balboa´currency for the much less Rocky-themed and bowel-themed ´colones´. The bus to Laurel was 15 minutes late and then we ended up waiting about 2 hours for ... read more
April 15th 2012
Dear Blog Readers, I forgot to mention the state of the toilet in one of the bars in Santiago. It was without doubt the worst toilet I've ever seen. It rivals the one in Jaipur which was on a main road and was just a white tiled wall with men behind it taking a leak. This one was a wooden door which fell off it's hinges as I entered and before me was a white tiled floor and a wooden trelless that was soaked in piss and floating on the bodily fluids that emmanated below it. I was going to wash my hands but the colour of the liquid in the sink suggested that most people had foregone the plank in front of them and opted for a quicker exit. (It didn't take long for the ... read more
April 13th 2012
Dear Blog Readers, Welcome to our new set of travel blogs! We hope you can join us on our adventure through Central America for the next three months. For those of you who are new to the blogs - it´s basically a slightly longer than acceptable piece of toilet reading which may eventually boil down to a chronicalisation of our bowel movements. However, I will try and keep it on topic and informative to provide you with sufficient entertainment for the next few minutes (hours). The long flight from Heathrow via Amsterdam to Panama City was notable for the number of meal and drinks rounds that were made. Laura was hammered after two Heinekens. We had our fingers crossed that we weren´t going to be placed anywhere near the screaming baby that drowned out the announcements ... read more
Laser Eye Surgery
Published: February 7th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » York
February 3rd 2012
Dear Blog Readers, I've had one of the most amazing weeks of my life and decided it was definitely blog worthy. I will try and loosely relate them to travelling so that the diehard travelblog readers aren't too disappointed! After a couple of months of practicing with my excellent driving instructor Ros (please get in contact if you want her details - highly recommended!) and going out with my nerves-of-steel Mum have been very effective. My test wasn't great. In fact, I my reverse around a corner was so dire that I actually assumed I'd failed within the first two minutes. Maybe it was the lack of nerves after that which made me pass! So I now hold a shiny new (manly) pink driving license which opens up the opportunities when travelling abroad. My instructor was ... read more
December 20th 2011
Dear Blog Readers, I’d written a blog about our lives over the past few months but realised it was quite dull and unblogworthy so I will give a quick summary. Everything has gone well. Laura and I have lined up jobs for next year. We’ve spent time with our families – I finally got to see my nephew who is adorable. We’ve laughed and cried at the similarities and differences between our lives back in England and the year we spent in Korea. Now onto a blogworthy blog entry – my first ‘real’ trip to France! It’s quite shameful that even though Laura and I have been together for nearly five years now that I haven’t actually properly visited her motherland. I went to Calais when I was about 14. Laura says it ... read more
September 2nd 2011
Dear Blog Readers, I feel that is obligatory to end our adventure in Korea with a summary of some of the things we’ve loved and hated whilst voyaging on this journey of discovery into the land of the morning calm. So let’s kick things off on a positive note in no particular order: Top of the K-Pops 1. Boeun – some say it’s the armpit of Korea but others say it’s the Las Vegas of Korea. I agree wholeheartedly with the latter. If there was a town at the end of a rainbow, Boeun would be it. I was genuinely shocked that it wasn’t listed as a potential candidate for the new Seven Wonders of the World. I mean, haven’t they seen the emaculate condition of the bus terminal? The on-going construction all year round? The ... read more
September 1st 2011
Dear Blog Readers, Our penultimate blog in Korea! Thanks for keeping with us! The last couple of weeks have been crazy busy so I’ve put them together into this bumper blog. I’d love to say it is a condensed version, but you all know me far too well by now to know that’s not going to be true. Put the kettle on, have a brew, sit back and relax! We start off with a phenomenal story. I had to get permission from Leonard to publish this one but we both agree it’s far too good to be undocumented. Leonard’s parents have been visiting for almost the whole of August. Leonard and Michelle decide to show them to sports complex with the gym and pool facilities. They spend most of their time there so it made sense. ... read more
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Trips
India 2008
September 4th 2008 -» September 26th 2008
South America 2009
August 31st 2009 -» September 27th 2009
South Korea - Teaching
August 10th 2010 -» September 3rd 2011
Japan
January 19th 2011 -» February 1st 2011
The Philippines
July 21st 2011 -» July 31st 2011
Central America 2012
April 5th 2012 -» June 22nd 2012
September 4th 2008 -» September 26th 2008
South America 2009
August 31st 2009 -» September 27th 2009
South Korea - Teaching
August 10th 2010 -» September 3rd 2011
Japan
January 19th 2011 -» February 1st 2011
The Philippines
July 21st 2011 -» July 31st 2011
Central America 2012
April 5th 2012 -» June 22nd 2012
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