http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/ailie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from ailie en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:28:56 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:28:56 +0000 Its that time of year again when the weather is getting colder and darker even in NZ I hear hehe and i have to send a big fat Christmas email out to you all. I've decided to resume my monologue writing because I have had so many good reviews D sorry to those of you who don't have the time for 1500 word epics I've included some pics so you can just check outthose if you can't be bothered r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-3851.html Hello Everbody Sawatdii khaI have finally embarked on my OE and so far this is all the Thai I know. I have just arrived in Bangkok this morning after 2 12 wonderful weeks in Oz. I stayed with my sister Kirsty at her flat in North Fitzroy in Melbourne she is nursing there. It was great to catch up with Jane Rach and Greg Nat Jackson and Jenny. When I first arrived Kirsty and I set off wi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-171.html Sua srsquodeiI can't believe I could write so much last time and I hadn't even been out of the hotel Well its getting much easier now apart from the strange nightmares about giant bugs and being entombed in temples and not knowing where the hell I am everytime I wake upI meant to explain last time about my online travel journal unfortunately the site has been having technical difficulties s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-172.html Helloo hello hello hello A Khymerstyle chorus welcome whenever you go anywhereSince I last wrote I have had 2 trips out from Phnom Phen first to the South coast and beaches of Cambodia and then to the far East jungles of Ratanakiri National Park. But not before some fun at the Phnom Phen Water Park being big kids on the waterslidesOn our trip down south I travelled with an ozzie chick B http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-173.html Ok somehow I've made it to Thailand already I have finally made up my mind to go to the Full Moon Party on Ko Phangan Island to meet up with friends and then travel back up North to see the rest of Lao before i go to the UK in mid to late September.I last wrote from central Vietnam before heading to Hanoi the capital of Vietnam. I arrived and immediately bumped into 3 guys I had met in Hoi An http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-3846.html HellooIts been ages because I've been a bit lazy since I've been back in the westernworld. But I'm not gonna tell you about that yet because first Laos. It livedup to everything I had heard. When I crossed the border by boat across theMekong from Northern Thailand I met a kiwi guy who liked to think he was Barry Crump and has lived in the NZ and Aussie bush for the last 10 years The BC factor http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-3847.html Man itrsquos been 4 12 months since I arrived in the UK It seems so much shorter than my 4 months in SE Asia. I've had plenty more adventures but they have slowed in the last few weeks due to lack of a job. Most of you must think I've disappeared but I thought I'd give you all a nice long break from my lengthy monologuesI landed on my feet in my first week scoringa PA job at General Electric http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-3848.html Merhabahello all the way from a weecaravan complete with free internetat the Oludinez Blue Lagoon on the turkisk SW coast well its been nearly 7 weeks i think have lost track of time since i left edinburgh and the uk for egypt. ive been a slacker with the groupieemails probably due to having a constant travelling companion this time however marie has just left to start heading back t http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-3849.html Hey all or 'Salama alekum' Peace upon youthe arabic hello see they are not all terroristsWe've had many adventures over the last 3 weeks seen many amazing desertterrains and stunning ancient monuments. At first we did not find the independent travel easy its not like Thailand We were almost almostjealous of the numerous tour groups. The main problem was getting in and out of Cair http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/blog-3850.html