http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/shn4clr/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from shn4clr en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:23 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:23 BST Hi everyoneWell as it turned out we did not return to Koh Tao but travelled on to Koh Phangan instead. We stayed at a small but perfect hotel on a white sand beach what other kinds of beaches are there One of the outstanding things we found on this island is an Italian restaurant run by an Italian chef and his wife from Northern Thailand who make all their own pasta some of the best food w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Malaysia/Johor/Mersing/blog-296387.html 10th June 2008Hi EveryoneI think I left off in Mui Ne a southern beach resort in Vietnam. Cut to pictures of palm trees swaying in the breeze and waves crashing on the shore and yoursquore there. Onward by bus and by our standards a very good bus too 5 hrs later we are in Nha Trang city a big lively seaside resort a place to catch transport and watch the locals playing badminton and doing t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/East/blog-287516.html Hi Everyone This is my second attempt at this entry the last one was lost when lightening caused a temporary power failure ho hum. Anyway onwards I left you in Battenbong bad luck for you. From there we returned to Phnom Phen the capital for our onward journey sadly involving yet another bus long past its retirement date. Next day 25th April and on to Sihanoukville named after an ex king. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Mui-Ne/blog-275289.html Greetings Readerswe left the capital of Laos on 29th March heading down south to Tha kaek a transit town for buses situated by the mekong river across from which you can see Thailand. After two nights of visiting temples and fearsome thunderstorms we moved on to Pakse. On both these journeys we were accompanied by my sister Addrienne and her husband Dave which gave us the opportunity to cat http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-269141.html I am writing to you from Vientiane capital of Laos where we are currently staying in a typical socialist hotel reminicent of the Soviet era.But back to the blog. As I have said we entered Laos by simply crossing the Mekong river from Northern Thailand in a tiny boat. Once there we had to go to the immigration hut to get our visa. Prices of visas depended on nationality with Canadians paying the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-260788.html Greetings from the mighty Mekong river and Chiang Khlong famous for giant cat fish up to 3metres and the slow boat crossing to Luang Prebang in Laos. But I digress the aim of this blog is to bring you up to date with our travels since arriving in ThailandWe arrived in Bangkok early on the 29th Feb and made our way to Khao San road where travellers gather. Unlike 18 years ago we had a great ro http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/North/Chiang-Khong/blog-256258.html Hi everyoneTime for an update on our travels in OZ. On the 28th Jan we set out south from Perth W.Australia to enjoy the less extreme end of the state.Driving south from Perth you encounter many ports and industrial sites competeing with whole new towns that are springing up on the beautiful coastline. The south of WA is a lush warm area with many vineyards fruit production and farms. We spent http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Brisbane/Central-Business-District/blog-250522.html BlogHi EveryoneWe hope you had an excellent festive season and are ready for the New YearI left the blog as we departed Auckland on route to Sydney and in Sydney we begin againhellip.We arrived in Sydney on the 11th December and made our way to the lovely hotel Pensione in China town. Sydney is a vibrant city and it was quite strange to be back in the bustle after the peace and tranquillity o http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Perth/blog-237570.html Hi EveryoneWhen we left you we were in Kiakoura. This is the whale watching capital of NZ and we duly boarded a very fast catamaran to go out finding whales. After 20 minutes underway we saw our fist whale a young male sperm whale surfacing after a dive. They are quite remarkable creatures to see up close especially when they lift thier tail before diving. Sperm whales routinely dive to depths http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Coromandel/Coromandel-Town/blog-225212.html Hi Everyone on goes the story...271007 We arrived in New Zealand somewhat dazd sleepless jetlagged and with colds left over from India but still thrilled to be here. I have personally been waiting to come to NZ since I was 12 years old and so far it has in no way disappointedWe are travelling in a medium wheel base Ford transit campervan complete with such luxuries as shower and toilet v http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Kaikoura/blog-220020.html HI everyone as the title says enjoy http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Dargaville/blog-215705.html Hi Everyone first off see the last entry for lots more photos....This blog completes our time in India Singapore.131007 Munnar is in the western Ghats of Southern India 1500m above sea level. Its all lush rolling hills broken up by cascading waterfalls. It was a relief to be in cooler climes after the searing temperatures and high humidity of the coast that sap your energy so fast. We too http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-214832.html Hi Everyoneonward with the tale...221007 We moved on to Bergama and stayed in a very pink hotel Bergama is mainly famous as the site of the ancient city of Pergamon and the Asceplionor ancient hospital. both sites are remarkable but Pergamon stands out not least for the fact tht it it perched ontop of a very large hill and having both vast and impressive remains. Also whilst on the site a t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-210295.html 16092007.We left Marmaris early to travel to Seluk. It was a fantastic journey that took us 305nto the mountains w305th great v305ews of the fertile plains below. Along the way there were roads305de stalls sell305ng what looked l305ke stuffed donkeys or goats not sure what that was aboutSeluk is a great little town full of Stork nests and ru305ns from Greek Roman Byzan http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Ayvalik/blog-204217.html See attached photos... http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Ayvalik/blog-204214.html HI EveryoneSo here goes...We left Kefalos Kos early on the 260807 to catch the local bus to Kos town as we had a lot of t305me we left our rucksacks at a fr305endly cafe and went explor305ng. We v305s305ted the s305te of the GreekRoman Agorra great archeolog305cal s305te but as usual 305n Greece no s305gns to expla305n anyth305ngWe also v305s305te http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Marmaris/blog-202340.html As the t305tle says... http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/blog-198244.html Attached are as many photos 305n chronolog305cal order as th305s pc w305ll let me load http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/blog-198237.html Hi EveryoneFirst we are sorry about the lack of photos but no decent connection available to upload. We spent our last night in Athens in a roof top restuarant overlooking the Parthenon which is lit up at nights very atmospheric Next day 090807 spent the morning packing before Vageli took us to Piraeus Harbour to catch our ferry the Anthea Marina. We had mananged to secure a cabin for the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Kos/blog-195291.html Hi EveryoneAs you may have noticed the travelblog site had a major crach which has led to a loss of our entries thus far I will try to recover these later but for now an update on our activities...When i last reported we were in Berlin. We left for Thessaloniki on the 30th July and spent two days visiting the excellent archeological museum the various remains of roman and Greek sites and the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-189819.html