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After a night I Wanaka and taking on the Steep 5/6 hour return hike to Roy’s Peak for a great view over Wanaka and its nearby lake I made a move for Queenstown! The sun was just setting on the way there providing some awesome views to photograph at the North by lakes Wanaka and Hayes. I finally arrived in Queesntown in the dark down some very steep winding roads and followed directions to my chosen hostel. Once I stepped out of the car first thing I noticed was the strangely high up yet very close lit up building with the morning revealing it to be the Skyline Gondola. If you’re not lazy you can walk up the hill where the Gondola is situated for great views, a cafe and the Luge (a kind of sit ... read more

Entering Cambodia overland from Loas in the North East was a doddle, despite some scepticism on the Internet this really was the easiest of border crossings with Visas available. I heard from another traveller about the awful overland border crossing from Bangkok heading straight to Siem Reap leaving many travellers stood in line for hours, this took minutes. The transport although cheap was sometimes laughable with overcrowded mini buses and on this route the back door even flung open launching a few ‘well chuffed’ passengers’ rucksacks in to the dusty road. We arrived in Stung Treng, presently not much other than a market town and transit point for other travellers. After an overnight stay it was on to another cramped 5 hour mini bus journey along a very dusty but now fairly smooth road to the ... read more

Just a quick update, after Luke and Mark made their way back to Bangkok I spent a day climbing up some great waterfalls and did some zip lining. I will have to get the shots off the camera later, they say more than words! There is some great scenery around here. There was also the mummified monk nearby which I have some creepy shots of as I walked into the room alone toward closing time. That evening I got chatting to a couple of lads from Melbourne in a side street restaurant. Joe and Demo - 2 great lads just a little older who I went out with that night and the next night and who I partied with in Koh Phangan where I am at the mo. They have just jettet back off to Oz ... read more