http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/kie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from kie en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:35 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:35 +0000 Sorry I havenrsquot updated the blog for a couple of days but having so much on and there only one computer in the hostel I didnrsquot find timeWe are back in Christchurch now the city that always sleeps After a 7 hour bus Journey. we are now accustomed to these long bus journeys so they donrsquot bother as much nowOn Wednesday we woke up all feeling like a bag of shit after partying ha http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Christchurch/blog-383471.html Sorry for no update yesterday but didn't get back until lateThe original sky Dive that we booked was cancelled at the last minute due to a fault with the plane. Luckily we managed to swap to a different company for later in the afternoonWe arrived at the center and got geared up after a short wait then they called our name met our instructors and off we went 9 of us crammed into the smallest http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-382702.html Today was Bungee jump dayWe had to get up early for our first jump about 15 minute drive away On the Kawraui bridge This was the first commercial bungee jump in the world and stands at 43 tallDan went first in just superman pants followed by dave who enterd the water at the bottom of his jump Next It was my time and to be honest i was crapping myself They get you all strapped up and get you http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-382117.html Hello againits been A while since I updated my blog last but I think its best for you to read all the really exciting parts we do rather than me writting to you how we get up late and just go to the beach everyday in coogeeWe arrived In Christchurch pretty late and got a shuttle bus into the City In england this would be called no more than a large town. The Hostel that we had paid a deposi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Queenstown/blog-381787.html Sorry again for the lack of updates but we are having such a good time so I cant update this enough as I would likeThe last week Has been Mayhem quite honestly Let me run you through itWe finally found a Hostel last friday in coogee after searching around for ages as my bag wheel slowly disintigrated its now destroyedWe had a quite night in before a huge day on saturday. Wierdly enough in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Coogee-Beach/blog-373250.html Hi everyone Its about 9.10 in the evening here at the moment.Sorry for the delay in updates but its been pretty hectic since we arrived hereFor startes the flight was delayed coming into Bangkok beacuse of the snow in the UK lucky buggars the one time we leave the country you get the best snow for years typical. Once we finally we borded the plane we had to wait around again as a child and t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Coogee-Beach/blog-370930.html GreetingsI am currently sitting in a Hotel lobbey in the rather less touristy town of Phuket Town. Thankfully I have found a Computer to escape the Hotel which we sadly booked into which we have named battersby dogs home more about this in the next blog thoughWe arrived in Patong beach sleep deprived sweaty and pissed off after spending the last 17 hours in a busWe searched around for acco http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-368040.html Arrived in Sydney today after a delayed flight from Bangkok. We Left jack for his flight back to the Uk but with all the snow he might not be back for a whileWe took the Ferry To Phi phi after a reasonable nights kip in the smelly hotel located in Phuket Town. The Ferry was rammed and we where forced to sit outside with the bags but met a sweedish guy on there who I think drank more beer than w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Phi-Phi/blog-369906.html What the most unusual ldquothingrdquo you have eaten We have tried thai dishes when we have no idea whats in them Some come with this very wierd tasting noddle which are more like sheets of pasta than noodles.We have also tried all there drinks Mia Kong a wheat whisky 35 and very cheap thastes like shite though Dragon Fruit smoothies from the little thai women are very good tooHas http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-367300.html Hi everyoneSorry for not getting detials up eariler but its been crazy and only just got onto a computerCurrently we are in Patong Beach in Phuket and have been here for a day nowWe arrived in Bangkok and to descibe it in one word would use CRAZY.Everything is at 100mphTuk tuk's where our means of getting around and we managed to get them down to 80 bhat roughly 1 pound 80The food is als http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-366933.html This is just a test for my blog to see how things work ONLY 8 days to go now cant wait http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/West-Midlands/Dudley/blog-362684.html