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| 3rd September 2007 pummel | Response to Unfair representation - From: Finding Neverland At the time of writing the blog everything written above was accurate. I did get a full refund eventually from Peterpans, but only after a LOT of hassle - phone calls, emails etc, and I still believe the policy is unfair and misleading. I only got my refund because of a mistake made by the person selling the package which they honourably admitted to. |
| 10th May 2007 Peterpans Travel | Unfair representation - From: Finding Neverland You received a FULL refund from Peterpans Travel on 17/4/06 after this tour was cancelled due to cyclone warnings, pls remove this comment from your blog |
| 18th October 2006 huyn | - From: Sunburnt And Soggy. sounds like you have enjoyed the biggest "cultural shock" in your life?!!!! |
| 28th July 2006 Andrew | home coming - From: Nearing the end Funny I'll miss the blog, it was fun reading them and cheaper than having you at home. Quite sad in a way that it's over but glad to have you home for a while at least. Now leave my booze alone !!! Luv dad |
| 27th July 2006 Melanie | Wonderful - From: Nearing the end Alex.... I'm still READING!! hope to see you soon mate.... |
| 26th July 2006 Emilyk | thanks for sharing - From: Nearing the end I have really enjoyed following your adventures. |
| 25th July 2006 Anne | msg from reader!! - From: Nearing the end Flamingo man!I'm enjoy reading and seeing the story in yr Travelblog. U done well.(Especially something good abt me!haha) Hope u get the warm welcome when u back hm. |
| 25th July 2006 Anne | Buffalo Lover! - From: Temples, Ladyboys and Pingpong balls All pics are great! |
| 23rd July 2006 Anne | Sticky rice lover! - From: A Thoroughly Unexpected Day So funny,the story about u expected the restaurant served you sticky rice. Unusual western guy looking for sticky rice. U can have sticky rice in Thailand too! |
| 21st July 2006 ken and sarah | - From: Hair Cuts and Bia Hoi hows it all going, your mum dad and nan are here at the moment your dad has put everything o right, he should b gone soon. keep up the good work. ken |
| 19th July 2006 Khay | - From: Children, Caves and the Rains Oy!! As hard as they try, they aren't cool enough to be Vietnamese. Changing the spelling but not the pronounciation is a a half-assed attempt to copy us. I'm sure it's a nice country but they've failed. |
| 19th July 2006 Shawna | Pluming - From: Quagmires and Dodgy Plumbing with that pluming episode... I welcome you to New York! |
| 19th July 2006 pummel | Foe, Pho, or Fur? - From: Children, Caves and the Rains According to Khay -"it's 'pho' not 'foe' you ignorant white man" However, in Laos its not. So there. |
| 17th July 2006 janiefromhanoi | funny haircut - From: Hair Cuts and Bia Hoi Jumped to your blog by chance! You look like Mr. Beans! hehe Anyway, nice shot! |
| 17th July 2006 Hanoian | funny hair - From: Hair Cuts and Bia Hoi Suddenly came to your travelblog, so funny! Anyway, I want to see your new hair! You must look like Mr. Beans |
| 12th July 2006 Ruth | - From: Vomiting, Machine Guns and Attempted Kneecappings. And some sightseeing Oh Alex...I feel that pain. Come back soon I miss you and have gossip. Silly gossip. xxxxx |
| 10th July 2006 Nige | - From: Hair Cuts and Bia Hoi Ha ha mate - you can always shave it all off (although we've already established that you look like a plonker with a skinhead!). |
| 8th July 2006 Shawna | - From: Rice Wine And Strenuous Strolling Gorgeous pictures....and MSG is bad unless you are referring to Madison Square Garden. |
| 28th June 2006 pummel | - From: Masterchef: Viet Nam Certainly wont! Ill eat anything really, but I stop short of unnecessary cruelty. I dont see why they need to be skinned alive... |
| 27th June 2006 Sylvia | poor frogs - From: Masterchef: Viet Nam Do not encourage them to torture the frogs by eating any of them. |
| 25th June 2006 DJT | a colorful snack - From: Coffee and Coachsickness Ohhhhhhh, how I miss Dragon Fruit! thanks for the pic. Ate if for breakfast in 1999, 2001, 2005. -djt vnphotogallery.com |
| 21st June 2006 deano | hurrah! - From: Back To School am queen of thai food horay for me! Will mail you soon xx |
| 21st June 2006 Shawna | Tasty Snakes - From: Fish Food And Fried Snake: Why I Don't Like Tours To me, snakes just taste like Dog (or chicken), I can't taste the difference. Knowing what you are eating, albeit after the fact, is a thrill. |
| 19th June 2006 sylvia | stop - From: Fish Food And Fried Snake: Why I Don't Like Tours I like snakes |
| 19th June 2006 pummel | - From: Riding Through The Minefields In Barbies Pink Party Bus Durex, Thanks for reading the post and taking the time to comment on it. While driving along the main road from the border to Siem Riep we passed 3 teams clearing mines, all of which had found at least 1(marked with a red sign and surrounded with red tape on bamboo staffs). As for your comment about houses being built on Land Mines in 2004 46% of villages were still classified as unsafe. Not sure about the latest stats on this. Also look at the number of amputees around, and you will realise that while the title may exaggerate my specific experience (although 3/4 mines in a day is enough for me!) that it does not exaggerate the general experience of the Cambodian people. And yes Cambodia is a great place- I loved it! Alex |
| 16th June 2006 tony kong | getting away with genocide - From: Another Sad Day Its good that you're acknowledging these atrocities, because the international community has forgotten, no one's been punished for these crimes against humanity. If they're making a huge effort to put Karadzic & Miladic on trial they should do same with Sampan!! |
| 16th June 2006 Durex | - From: Riding Through The Minefields In Barbies Pink Party Bus I think your post is so exagerating...driving thru landmines? then the people there must have mines planted under their houses? pls........Cambodia is great place and mines areeeee mostly along the border. |
| 16th June 2006 Suze | - From: Another Sad Day wow - you miss so much when you dont read a blog for a couple of weeks. Sounds like you're having a blast. Be good. How much longer do you have? xxx |
| 12th June 2006 Dave | culture - From: Tuk Tuks & Ladyboys Not having very much myself, I probably never would have left Bangkok and would have by now been in much demand from American tourists! |
| 12th June 2006 Dave | 2 B rown Traites - From: Round The Island Alex, was glad to see 1. sleeping off hangover and 2. despite your unusual hieght for a Brown, the genes have given you no more favour than the rest of us in the other direction(legs that is). Looks smashing! |
| 9th June 2006 Duncan | Its hot here too! - From: 35 degrees. Hot as hell Its hot in the UK too! but not quite 35 degrees! Makes me sweat just looking at the pictures of the temples in the sun. After seeing all the temples around Angkor Wat, we didn't want to see another ever again! |
| 8th June 2006 pummel | Its lovely - From: Riding Through The Minefields In Barbies Pink Party Bus I think Cambodia is great, everyone should go there. The whole landmine stuff is sobering rather than scary - I'm not about to go wandering off into the paddys. Sadly its an issue for the locals and not for tourists. And the guns... everywhere has its gun problems. A New York city drug dealer has a longer life expectancy on death row than on the streets. Tis true. Having said that I did find the guidebook comment mildly amusing/scary! Enjoy Florida! |
| 8th June 2006 Shawna | - From: Riding Through The Minefields In Barbies Pink Party Bus OK - All I'm saying is that this post was SCARY - and I don't mean scary in terms of bad grammar and misspellings. You're supposed to make us want to go to Cambodia! |
| 7th June 2006 A&BGoldsmith | Hello Alex - From: Daun Pisang and Malaydyboys Would that be James Beevors of Westcliff High School? Enjoying the Blog. Been out with Mum, Dad and Willow today - good walk and pub lunch Crown Laindon. |
| 1st June 2006 suze | - From: Back To School haha - your penang->koh tao journey was nothing - i was left for 3 hours at the malaysian border at 11.30pm. enjoy koh tao and have fun diving (eat a roast chicken dinner at the irish bar - it's AMAZING after months of asian food) take care hun and be good around those lovely ladymen!! xxx |
| 1st June 2006 Duncan | Those cheeky thais.... - From: Back To School Nice to see you are still enjoying yourself! Probably too late, but I did the enriched air course at Buddha View Dive school. It was really good! We liked Koh Tao a lot, but then we did learn to dive there. Where are you on the island? Im sure you found this elsewhere, but in thailand (+ Laos + Cambodia) any travel means a long stop somewhere, where you are encouraged to buy lunch/dinner/breakfast (no matter what the time - 4am 'dinner' stops are not uncommon!) at a certain cafe/shack with benches + cockroaches. They practically force you into having some food, and get shirty if you don't. It gets really frustrating and we resorted to just buying something and taking it with us. All good fun though!! |
| 31st May 2006 James | Lesson learnt there aye! - From: Daun Pisang and Malaydyboys Why hello there, young Mr B! Sounds like your having a Bloody good time......you barsted.....You dont seem to mention though, how it was you were so sure they were men! Not trying to be uncouth, just a concerned friend is all! =) Keep having fun! Keep that number rising! See you soon, james! |
| 25th May 2006 Sylvia | Sinking feeling - From: Island Paradises and Violent Squids The diving sounds fantastic. I hope that you are not eating to much and that you don't remain on the bottom with all the extra weight. p.s. remember to wiggle your toes |
| 18th May 2006 Shawna | Bad Grammar and Spelling - From: Erotic Art, Bad Grammar and Underage Brides Hey mister man!!! I'm not knocking your bad grammar and spelling (even though it is at times erratic) I was merely commenting that I liked Nige's comments about your bad grammar, found them amusing. Be nice or I'll hold your Roger Waters ticket hostage! |
| 18th May 2006 Johnny Bravo | Bar Beach - From: Surfing With The Alien I'm a Newie local - the beach is called Bar Beach - enjoyed your entry, glad you liked our city! Now there's even whales swimming along the beach. |
| 14th May 2006 Jere | screw em' drivers - From: Motorbikes, Markets And Meat On A Stick the transport drivers in that part of asia are well versed in the art of 'butchering' tourists... the same thing happened to me while i was in bangkok, drove me to a dark alley, gathering his fellow-driver mates around, threatening me to pay him more than he deserved..while i refused profusely, and ran away to the main street and stood near a police car who is fortunately in sight.. but usually they don't dare to do anything more than a few swear words... streetsmartness n a pair of good running legs is essential have lots of fun mate! -Jeremiah. (melb) |
| 9th May 2006 Nige | - From: 3 weeks older, wiser and hairier. I’m not sure what disgusts me more, how bad your day was or how bad your grammar has become. Are the colloquialisms of our Australian cousins rubbing off on you? |
| 4th May 2006 Froody | One Tree Glacier - From: Ice Ice Baby I didn't know there was a glacier up there! Can i sign up to be the first customer?! If it's anything like franz josef i want in!!! A very jealous Frood |
| 30th April 2006 Andrew | Helicopter - From: Ice Ice Baby Brilliant. I could get a helicopter and we could fly people to the top of One Tree Glacier. Luv Dad |
| 30th April 2006 David Chilton | wicked mate - From: Me And My Knob Glad your following in my foot steps!! lol and getting to see what beautiful a country NZ is!! |
| 28th April 2006 sylvia | rain - From: Drinking In The Rain Alex what are you doing to the weather on your trip? The wetter you're getting on the outside the wetter you seem to be getting on the inside. |
| 27th April 2006 Annie | - From: Drinking In The Rain It's sounds like the NZ weather is living up to it's billing. I hope the bars are plentiful! |
| 22nd April 2006 Suze | NZ - From: Goodbye Australia.... Hello NZ Hey - glad you went with new Zealand. It's beautiful. Have a great time and sky dive in Lake Taupo! Take care x |
| 19th April 2006 Sarah A | hi - From: Exploring Melbourne Hello how is it going? Me and my friend emma want to do this when we're older! any way have a great time! |
| 17th April 2006 pummel | - From: On A Seafood Diet Don't forget im normally drunk when I write these.... |
| 16th April 2006 Nige | - From: On A Seafood Diet Repeated use of the word 'Accordingly' B Minus |
| 16th April 2006 Jodie Cooper | COOOP! - From: The Grapes Of Wrath Well there's a surprise! Bet you knew I'd leave a comment about the Coopers winery. Good to see my family name is being used for wonderful things like fuelling the alcohol induced society. Is it available for order??? |
| 15th April 2006 Duncan | Not eaten yet? - From: Back To Sydney Hey Alex, Glad to see that you haven't been accidently identified as food by a shark yet. We stayed in Kings Cross, and walked by that fountain you have a picture of every day! Its a very dodgy area. Hope your still enjoying your time out there, To the Mengers! Duncan (and Lucy xx) |
| 9th April 2006 Annie | - From: In The City Is Brisbane's CBD another of your lego attempts? |
| 9th April 2006 Annie | - From: Flipper Stunning sunset Alex. Who did you lend your camera to? |
| 7th April 2006 Mum and Dad | From the slopes of Val Meinier - From: The Great Beach In The Sky Only 2 days of our holiday left and we have had a great time. Whole group is in one peice and Steve has impressed us with his ability to whooosh with the best of them. he can even keep up with Isobel and Les. Pauline's a bit of a demon and can take anyone out at about 50km/hour. Harry and Carl are briliiant on their boards/ Keep blogging we love the journals. Love u lots |
| 5th April 2006 klaus | i love travel - From: The Great Beach In The Sky i went to tilbury fort once!!!!!! |
| 5th April 2006 Andrew | Ski France - From: Noosa We are having a great time skiing. There's been snow and we are really learning a lot. Can't ski today as the snow is too heavy but will use our NEW boots tomorrow. Can't keep up with your travel but we'll try. Looking forward to the next journal.Luv from Mum, Dad and all of us in Valmienier. |
| 3rd April 2006 Suze | Noosa - From: The Great Beach In The Sky looks wonderful. Noosa's ok, but expensive. next stop brisbane? stay in Bunk - expensive, but has much needed air con |
| 3rd April 2006 Shawna | - From: Welcome To The Jungle Nice feeties! |
| 29th March 2006 suze | lakes - From: A Place In The Sun it's not that much closer!!! - who'd you go with to Fraser? hope you had fun, i guess it's a little too late to tell you to go to Lake Wabby and Lake Birabeen......?!? Be dingo safe ;) xxx |
| 27th March 2006 Jodie | Urgh! - From: Arachnophobia Urgh that Huntsman spider is rank! My housemate said they found one in their tent when they were in Oz and it hissed at them. Did that one hiss at you? |
| 26th March 2006 Duncan Handley | Shame about the Storm.. - From: Rum and Golden Syrup Hey Alex. I too want to hear about the wrestling!!!! Hope all is well, real shame about the Whitsundays, its really good. But sure you will make it up somewhere! take care mate. Duncan |
| 26th March 2006 Sylvia | rude words - From: Rum and Golden Syrup No rude words thank you very much remember your family is reading the blogs. Graphical descriptions are fine, the nannys like descriptions. |
| 24th March 2006 Ruthie | Beware the guides. - From: The River Wild Lol I've white water rafted in Tully. There was an Italian-Australian guide with a liking for Catholic school girls. The sense of humour obviously hasn't change. In other news I've spent all of four hours out of my pyjamas today and Liam is going to Azerbaijan. |
| 21st March 2006 Suze | Pot Noodle - From: Finding Neverland alex, im not sure whether you've grasped the concept of backpacking, what with eating out all the time. Where is the bitching about crap kitchens/ only being able to afford a pot noodle/ etc. Sort it out! ;) shame about whitsundays - they are stunning, but not something to do with a clyclone brewing above. Have fun in the land down under. learn surfing in Byron!! Keep on having fun, despite the unbelievable arrogance of the ozzies. xx |
| 20th March 2006 Annie | - From: Old Larrys Game It all sounds like a bundle of fun Alex! Didn't I warn you about the Aussies? I never met a single one that wasn't racist - except the Curti ofcourse. Larry must have been a bit hairy. It's even made the news over here so I hope you've kept yourself tucked away safe. Now must be the time to learn surf-boarding, there should be a few waves to be had! |
| 19th March 2006 Mum Brown | Breath, breath in the Ayr - From: The Town That Australia Forgot (Breathe, Breathe in the Ayr) Alex Why! why! Have you gone to Ayr? It sounds quieter than Fobbing. Bye the way are you on a death wish. It might be very uncomfortarble travelling now you have a sore botty. Keep wriggling love mum |
| 15th March 2006 Mum Brown | grannys view - From: A Sharks Tale Lots of love from Nanny Liesel hoping you keep safe and happy. Enjoying plotting your trip on the Blog (mind you she hasnt read a sharks Tale yet) |
| 15th March 2006 Mum Brown | toes - From: A Sharks Tale Look whats the point in wriggling your toes if the sharks have eaten them. Rember the little boy that gave his parents a shark survival book every time they wanted to swim of Florida at night. Take care love mum |
| 15th March 2006 Ruth | Misbehaviour - From: A Place in the Sun I would have bet all I owned on you not behaving yourself on the woolshed? Were all the girls too young? Was the yelm not free flowing?! Glad you're having fun miss you beautiful!! xxx |
| 15th March 2006 Andrew | Sharks - From: A Sharks Tale I remember when we dived in Florida we were told not to piddle in the water as it attracts the beasts. Make sure you piddle BEFORE you get in. OH and wiggle your toes as it helps prevent DVT. |
| 13th March 2006 Duncan & Lucy | Oz - From: Hello Australia Hey Alex! Only just to reading you blog, (Happy Belated birthday by the way!). Very Jealous of Japan, esp the food, I am definitely going there now! Can't believe how many journal entries you have done, I can assure you that in a month or two you wont be doing so many!. Really glad you are having a good time, am v envious. take care, Duncan and Lucy |
| 11th March 2006 Suze | Spelling? - From: Hello Australia hey alex, have a great time in OZ, why do you spell Sydney Sidney? Did i miss something in my 4 weeks there?!?!? Take care and drink goons!!! xxx |
| 9th March 2006 Andrew | In Germany - From: Hello Australia Best wishes from Felix, Klaus and Fine |
| 9th March 2006 Annie | Food - From: Hello Australia At last. A place where I know something about the local cuisine. Just thow another shrimp on the barbie and have a great time! |
| 7th March 2006 Aunty Debs | Enjoy! - From: The Bright Lights And The Red Lights Hi Alex, I have really enjoyed reading your journal. I think Jack fancies Shinjuku now! wonder why? have a great time and keep the stories coming. Love Debs x |
| 7th March 2006 Mum Brown | next bit - From: The Bright Lights And The Red Lights Dear Alex have a great flight to Aussie. I hope you havent eaten to much in Japan and will still fit in your seat. Remember wiggle your toes. Love mum. |
| 5th March 2006 Suz | Birthday greetings and udon noodles - From: Jazz Club. Nice hey alex, just a quick comment to wish you a very happy birthday. i hope that the sake was suitable. Glad to hear you are loving Japan, it was definately been one of the highlights on our trip. And on the food subject: my all time fav japanese food is udon soup noodles with tempura shrimp. We've been looking out for it ever since. Take care, have fun and keep safe xxxxx |
| 5th March 2006 anonymous | - From: Sushi and Flamenco it's Tsukiji |
| 5th March 2006 Lisa | Temples - From: Russian Roulette at the Dinner Table I get the distinct Impression that you're all templed out!? Can't understand why!? Hehe! Try visiting a few more bars inbetween, I find that helps with most things!! Take Care Be safe and Happy Birthday! x |
| 3rd March 2006 Mum Brown | Happy birthday - From: Cooking Courses and Capsule Hotels Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Alex, happy birthday to you. Lots of love Mum and Dad. PS we're just going out to a nice restaurant to celebrate but its not your birthday here yet |
| 3rd March 2006 Mum | Birthday boy - From: Cooking Courses and Capsule Hotels Are you doing anything special for your birthday tomorrow? I know you treated yourself to the cookery course but that was yesterday. We may have to open a bottle of Sake up at the village hall in Horndon to celebrate without you. Legacy are playing there. Lots of love...mumsy |
| 3rd March 2006 Andrew | Capsule hotel - From: Cooking Courses and Capsule Hotels By the looks of it we could get about a dozen of those capsule things in your bedroom at home. We could then take on lots of lodgers. Mum said don't forget to wiggle your toes as you could get DVT in one of thoes coffins |
| 2nd March 2006 Bob | Have a great trip - From: Rain And Octopus Donuts And Rain Alex, went walking with your Dad today, he told me you had started your journey. I can relate to the aircraft leg room problem, but not the sushi, raw fish is for otters in my opinion. Good luck and have a great time. Bob & karen |
| 2nd March 2006 lorna | what colour is envy - From: Boxed Lunch and Bullet Trains HI Alex Its taken me some time ti get ny head around blogging. If you don't get this then I have prseed something else incorrectly. Sounds like fun being had. What a great experience. James was in Korea last week and is in China this. Back home on Monday 6th march. I like my children on english terra ferma (the more firmer the less terror) Ha ha. Keep well. Love from Lorna |
| 28th February 2006 Andrew | Going alone - From: Geisha and Golden Temples So how do you think mum will take it when tell her that you said I had to go alone on our planned tour ? Careful about accepting gifts from small Japanese you know what they say about no such thing as a frtee meal. |
| 27th February 2006 Mum Brown | Miss your cooking - From: Shrines, Temples and Sukiyaki really enjoying your travelblog. But we always get hungry reading it, I think Dad wishes you were home cooking your great meals becuse I have reverted to salads. Keep writing love mum |
| 27th February 2006 Andrew | Food glorious food - From: Shrines, Temples and Sukiyaki Why do I feel hungry every time I read your journal ? |
| 27th February 2006 Annie | - From: Shrines, Temples and Sukiyaki You're making my mouth water. I have just come home from work to a frozen pie in the oven and the suggestion that we have some spaghetti hoops with it. Ugh! Is it possible to send food parcels? |
| 27th February 2006 Kerry | Geisha - From: Boxed Lunch and Bullet Trains Yay you've seen a Geisha girl!! I can't believe you've been there only 4 days and already you've seen so much more than i had a chance to. I hope you've been using you phrasebook but not the sections we were looking at!! |
| 26th February 2006 Miss Jodie | Sushi - From: Boxed Lunch and Bullet Trains Alex, My love for Marks&Spencers sushi has been temporarily dampened after your description of their boxed lunches. Please make it a priority to write to marks&spencers about this when you get back so that they can make real sushi lunches. Yum! Jodie |
| 26th February 2006 Ally | the sites - From: Boxed Lunch and Bullet Trains Stop bloody writing on here and stay away from computer cafe's! your supposed to be culturing yourself ;) Yes, i did read the musical stairs - reminds of the film BIG or the simpsons. |
| 25th February 2006 Annie | From those you left behind - From: Ready for the off You left behind a few hangovers going by the two men that woke up in my household the next morning. Shame some of us had to go to work! Happy travelling. |
| 25th February 2006 anonymous | Japan sounds...exciting - From: Sushi and Flamenco sounds like you are having a great time already. I on the other hand only have your mum as my guitaring partner and she's refusing to play. I'll have to get together with the Brown boys and James. He's an honourary Brown boy till you get back. Soon teach him how to drink and sing Scottish folk songs. That'll let mum off the hook Luv Dad xx |
| 25th February 2006 Mum Brown | don't look at the t*ts - From: Arrival in the land of the rising sun don't mix with people who may lead you astray. PS always change your underwear. You never know what may occur. Love mum xxx |
| 25th February 2006 Mum Brown | Toe wiggling - From: The journey out Dear Alex...remember for future reference when you manage to disentangle your legs during your flights wiggle your toes to avoid DVT. Always listen to your mum. Love mum xxx |
| 23rd February 2006 Andrew | well he's gone - From: The Plan Dropped at Heathrow and glad to get out of the snow. Good luck pal. |
| 23rd February 2006 Andrew | Heathrow here we come - From: Ready for the off Dropped Alex off at the airport at about 09:30. Plenty of snow and traffic but arrived in time. Hopefully the trip to Japan will be easier. Good luck Alex. |
| 21st February 2006 Fraser | Good Luck - From: The Plan Good luck mate! Have a good one and don't forget the postcards or I'll tell your dad on you! |
