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bacon sandwich - Kevin Johnson & Claire Rozario

This is a tale of two,
Of Claire and Kevin who,
Met with a parallel dream,
To travel the world unseen.

18 flights ahead,
Each night an unknown bed,
Laden with karrimor packs,
This blog to record our tracks.

Who can tell what’s in store?
Mountains the realm of the Condor,
Bus trips of 22 hours,
Deserts and Tokyo towers.

Crossing the world in all,
Like lines on a tennis ball,
America South and then on,
Rapa Nui to Oz.

There to Asia Southeast,
Eyes and our bellies a feast,
India beckons at last,
Then home it all went too fast.

One planet on which to roam,
Still with our thoughts of home,
See you in March next year,
Keep reading so we’ll seem near.

Thank you to all who read our tales along the way, it's been a fantastic journey but for us our trip is sadly over. We're now back in England but will be posting the rest of the blogs throughout India over the coming weeks. Please feel free to check out the photos which will be appearing on my site in the very near future. (Once I've been through all 16,000 of them!!) Keep Reading and thankyou. Kevin

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December 25th 2006

Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of Feni Asia » India » Goa » Agonda

HO HO HO

I'll admit its a bit of jump in time as you all probably think we're in Laos or Thailand. I'll put my hands up, the blog is a little behind but you're enjoying it right? Anyway, we just thought we'd post a Christmas blog for those of you crunching their feet through the morning frost or wrapping up in your thickest coats. We didn't think Santa would find us this year but on the morning of Christmas Day 2006 we awoke in the most unfamiliar Christmas surroundings, climbed out of the mosquito net and opened the bamboo shutter out to the [View Full Entry]

Opening banana-leaf wrapped presents on the veranda

By bacon sandwich
December 22nd 2006

A Goan Christmas Asia » India » Goa » Agonda

A is for

We realised not long after leaving Mumbai why everyone was selling jumpers and hats. We were the only ones on the train without either of those and a heap of blankets and it was absolutely freezing! The icy wind which flowed freely through the open train doors was assisted by numerous stops at all hours where Chai Vendors noisily shouted their way through the carriages and made for a lousy night for us both. When we jumped down from our bunks in the morning to watch a landscape of palm covered hills and wide rivers slide by our fatigue subsided and [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
December 19th 2006

Cricket and Architecture and medium sized balloons Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

Rice seller Mumbai Market

It was the only Cathay Pacific flight of the trip and it was by no means the best. The inflight system was outdated and the stewardess was just about the most unfriendly we've experienced. "Fish or Veg?" "Fish for me" I said, "and Veg for Claire"." Fish you can have, and YOU, you can wait" she snapped at Claire! And wait she did, about 25 minutes after I'd finished. So that's it then, we've nearly circumnavigated the globe on some of it's leading airlines and LAN of Chile get the award for best airline and we were not expecting that. Anyway, [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
December 11th 2006

The Paradise Gulf Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Tao

Sunset from Orchard Cliff bungalows

Standing at the dock in Thong Sala the arrival of the smart looking Lomprayah Catermeran was promising if not for the people who emerged curiously soaking wet. On board we managed to grab the last two seat in what was a mini cinema and sat down to watch some chick flick about losing a guy in 10 days whilst the people in front became soaking wet from a dripping air conditioner. Shortly before arriving over choppy seas to Ko Tao the most low budget promotional video ever created was shown which reminded us of a similar one we had seen about [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
December 2nd 2006

The Gulf of Thailand and the forgettable full moon Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan

Sunset from Haad Yao

It was an effortless ferry back to Ao Nang from Ko Lanta with occasional towers of cotton wool clouds drifting by like passing ships and we dropped anchor offshore and caught a longtail and foam padded tuk tuk back to KL House. Booking our Bus and Boat ticket to 'Ko Pha Ngan we nosed around the shops and stalls and took in the dispiriting sight of elderly Western men with solid rotund guts jumping onto scooters or dining with teenage Thai girls. It was all surprisingly brazen seeing them playing out these fantasies and we felt sad that the Thai girls [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
November 28th 2006

Go Phi Phi Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Phi Phi

Hackiesack Master

After a pick up, a longtail and a big hour late Ao Nang Princess boat we arrived at the concrete dock in Ko Phi Phi's main resort to a span of similarly concrete buildings set along the shore. Walking along the pier which was surrounded by thousands of fish we found our pre-arranged pick up absent and had to wait around for 40 minutes whilst everyone else flittered off to grab acommodation amazed to see some places at the information post charging (and gaining custom) 8000 baht per night (120 GPB). Eventually a longtail arrived but before taking us he parked [View Full Entry]

View from Phi Phi Hill resort as we wait for our bags to arrive in the travellator

The palm fringes behind Ao lo Mu di beach

By bacon sandwich
November 23rd 2006

South to Krabi Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Krabi

Flouncy Headrests

The windy road out of Pai left us both rather queasy but the scenery was spectacular with mountains covered like carpet with thick jungle and dazzling shafts of sunlight piercing the trees. The old lady next to us didn't stay awake for it and at one point lollopped onto Claire's lap and woke with a shot and a slobbery shriek before giggling hysterically to herself. After dark we stopped at Chang Mai for a dubious bite to eat at a station cafe where we encountered more baffling rudeness from the staff who pretty much refused to serve us and shot us [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
November 20th 2006

The Life of Pai Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Pai

Pai Valley

Having missed the connecting buses by a matter of minutes we jumped aboard a crammed local bus with what appeared to be half of northern Thailands army division until on arrival at Chang Mai we quickly secured a place on a minibus to Pai. The twisting winding road travelled for 3 hours up into the mountains through yet more thick jungle and made us all feel a little queesy. The sickness soon disappeared however when we arrived in Pai after dark and paraded through the tight and friendly market streets and were overcome with a fondness for the town we had [View Full Entry]

By bacon sandwich
November 16th 2006

The year is 2549, Thailand's Hilltribe North Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai

Cool haircut

Yes, the year here is 2549 owing to the Buddhist Calendar but there are no spaceships or time machines here, just good old tuk tuks and local buses with swirly fans. And it was via both of these means that we began our journey on the same day as leaving the forgettable Pakbeng in Lao to Chang Rai. For some unknown reason the first 5km of the journey were driven at about 3kph but once the driver had found 2nd gear with a crunch we cruised our way through farmland to our destination. Parting company at the bus station with Phil [View Full Entry]

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November 12th 2006

How wow Lao Lao - Luang Prabang and out along the Mekong Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Umbrellas

At 9am we hit the road, one day late, but on a journey through stunning mountains of sheer cliffs enshrouded in thick green forest to the former capital of Lao, Luang Prabang. After sharing the bus with Ben and Melissa from our first days tubing we journied with them by tuk tuk to the old silvermining quarter and a picturesque little lane lined with pleasant guesthouses. Parting company for the moment, we checked into Tanoy Guest House and after lunch at another chain of Joma Bakery we walked along the main street amongst a handful of stalls which were setting up [View Full Entry]

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