Travel Blog | frygo http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/frygo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from frygo en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:07 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:07 +0000 Tales of a Carnie 3 months on the ozzie west coast Easy to play easy to winA Carnie A carnie Yep a random job I know not going to get me an MD job after seeing this reference but a great chance to do something random save and see the west coast was going to miss the smiles but life's about choices and taking risks otherwise it would be boring so here goesAfter seeing Sal off for the last time was off on a bus to bunbury to meet my boss and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/blog-398301.html Team Underground and the Smiles 6 weeks in Perth Oh Black betteys bang a langSo after spending the night freezing in Perth airport got a cab around 8 an drove to a hostel recommended on the net underground backpackers Met here but a lovely lady Kylie who immediately got me a days albouring work got ripped off though after working like a dog for 9 hurs got paid 100 So told him id be there the enext moringi and left him hanging the bastard T http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-398298.html Frygo and Dandinho smash up the oz east coast 3 weeks of carnage and tender spoonage Its a motor running heading down the highwaylooking for adventure and whatever comes our way I know we going to make it happen in a loving way blah blah blah blah blah blah bhah drive off into space BORN TO BE WILD or summit like thatAlri SpaWell well it was epic and awesome to do it with one of my best buddies in the whole world danny boy dandininho meighan the trip http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/blog-375437.html Burns beaches and a shitload of booze its a Team Fair Play ozzie crimbo I was walking through the jungle with my cock in my handArite Butts been in Sydney three months and this is how ive rolled Stayed at my autie in laws place in Coogee beach for a couple of weeks to find my feet. This place was awesome with stunning views overlooking the beach foxtel football and girls of the playboy mansion ha Seriously though after six months of boozing in Asia and Melbourne http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-359209.html Three Months in the Madness of Melbs Guess who back back again frygos back tell a friendSaaaaaaapnin peeps just a little update what I've been up to since i've landed in Oz had an ace three months in Melbourne met some ace people and off to Sydney. It all started Bets who I met in Ko Tao said gizz us a bell when I get to Mels so I did ans crahed at hers for my first three weeks. Bets is a leg made my Melb time awesome and genera http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-337827.html Luang Prabang the formation of team beer laos PeasSo got a super little mini bus to luang prabang was ace just the four of us me arlow fanny and helen had our own bus all the way their the scenery was stunning along the way. Arrived their late had a little nose around the night market before having some food which I ate deer which was nice bit like beef. Then went to bed to prepare for a big day tomorrow. I got in my sheet had bed bugs an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-290657.html Van Vieng or Jurassic Park Its just me myself and ISo left Vientienne about one and headed off to van vieng on a local bus which was cool everyone in Laos is so friendly eveyone having a laugh on this creeky old bus sharing food its a far cry from the hustle and bustle of vietnam. Took some photos on the way up of the views which were stunning then arrived to see the mountains with the clouds over them reminicent of jurra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vang-Vieng/blog-288733.html Sod it im off to Laos Vientiane After a day in Hoi an and everyone bigging up Laos to the hilt I though sod it not going to have the chance again so set off for Laos. After an epic 26 hour bus journey and arrived in Van Vieng. There was a small group of westerns on the bus and we stuck together in the hustle and bustle of the vietnamese. It includede Helen for ireland anti and marit from finland angela and alice for oz and an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-288735.html Hoi An Oooh Suits you sir WHAMMY So left nga trqang had an interesting bus ride had a sleeper bus in the kiddies bed like a cot and attempted to sleep in the fetal position for 12 hours in between being rocked constantly by minearthquakes on the shitty road. Got their booked into a place with Camilla and Charlotte they headed out for shopping as hoi an is full of tailor shops and are so cheap. Was tempted to get one http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-287149.html Na Na Na Na Na Nha Trang Dude SweetFrom HCMC got on a nightsleeper bus at 8 the danish girls were on aswell and had a freaky dude in front looking back every two minutes might have been my feet. Had the ipod on got in at 6 the next morning the girls and I booked into a nice hotel for 3 a night. It was the start of the euros now and games started at 11 and two so this was going to hit into my drinking schedule. Aft http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Nha-Trang/blog-286431.html Ho Chi Min City was abit shitty Buca Buca BucaMaybe a harsh statment on only a day and a half here but really didnt dig it here. After chatting to some danish girls me and nathan met in Siep Riem arrived in a mass pour down in the afternoon and quickly booked into a decent guesthouse round the corner. Chilled for abit to get my bearing before meeting Natasha a friend off couch surfers for a party. Went with Natasha and her http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-285001.html Sobering up in Phnom Penh Mushy MushyThis was the epic time that the ozziewelsh drinking collation split ways as nattan natedog nathan headed off to London town. I crashed out on the early bus to phnom penh waking about half an hour befoe we arrived. When the bus stopped we were mobbed by litterally 20 tuk tuk drivers wanting us to go with them in my dazed and confused state nath gave me some cash for my first ozzie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-284996.html Say hello to Siem Reap HAY YOU GUYSSo woke up at half 6 got on a bus to the cambodian boarder arrived immediately swarmed by children begging for the now informace cambodian phrase '1 dollar'. Nathan gave one child some to leave us alone and then another lot swarmed welcome to cambodia Then we took a taxi with an american and an indian guy over the worst roads know in the history of man to Siep Reap. From here got http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-283229.html Put your hands up for bangkok I love this city WordSo left ko tao at 9 with nathan kev and jonno took a ferry to chumpon then a bus to bangkok after watching without a paddle and sleeping through a shitty film which sent me to sleep we stopped for some awesome barbecued kebabs before boarding the bus to watch die hard 4 and arrive in bangkok. Got a taxi to a place called lub d the scots lads had stayed their before and it was class modern http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-282219.html Buckets wetsuits eggs and a triceritops This was Ko Tao Whats ApertainingSo left ko phanang in the morning headed off to the ferry to ko tao watched abit of ratatouille on the way over before getiing their around half two. Met a couple of lads on the ferry we met in ko phi phi kev and jon from scotland. So tagged along with them and a few ozzie girls Kev worked with in oz. We booked into a dive resort which was reasonable but it had a pool and a tv http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-280743.html Full Moon Madness and Ko Phanang Safe safe safe safe safe safe safeSo after waking up groggy from the night before a shitty nights sleep in the hottest little bungalow a shower from recycled toilet water I stumbled for breakfast before boarding a ferry for krabi. Got here got on a bus to surthi thani which would take us on a ferry to ko phanang. We left at nine and arrived in our accommodation at the top of the island in Had M http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Pha-Ngan/blog-280286.html Ko Phi Phi love you long Thai WassssupSo me and Nathan manage to stumble onto the bus for ko phi phi at five and crashed out on this cramped shitty little mini bus woke up abot twice in five hours to sort out immigration into the thai borders. We stopped in Had Yai I think for an hour and a half to get on our bus to ko phi phi. I thought great must be better than the last pile of crap we were in but it was like its twin b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-277398.html Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Penang AaaaaapninSo then after just about writing my last blog in a woozy to say the least state headed off the the bus stop got their no buses to penang from their so batered with a taxi to drop mew to some random stop just outside of town. Got their about half 12 got a bus didnt leave til half 2. So I slowly died and melted in the heaty for two hours before my bus arrived. Got on their another ble http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Penang/blog-276450.html Krazy Kuala Lumpur HollaIm writing this after four houts sleep going to go off to the bus station after this to try and get a Bus to Panang so forgive me if its abit sketchySo last day in Tioman got up at 9 to get to the ferry at 10 got to Mersing on the mainland at 1 went to the bus terminal they said the next bus to Kuala Lumpur KL at half past. I had no cah on me though and needed to get to the ATM in town s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-274629.html Tom turns to Tomato in Tioman Islands Oi OiAfter preping my bag for the bus to Mersing in the morning ended up finding the liverpool man city game on in the price of wales hostel so ended up watching it with some americans before having a beer or three with some ozzies and got to bed around three so waking up the next morning at half 6 I was dog rough Anywho got myself down to the station dozed off nearly missed immigration as I was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Pahang/Pulau-Tioman/blog-274328.html