Blogs from Asia - page 14835

So we're in China! Hopping off the minibus in Lao Cai we decided that it was time to move on. So after a deal or two on the black market we hopped across and were in China. Immediately we could feel the difference, and not only in the street signs which all looked kinda pretty but meant relatively nothing. Straightaway people were friendlier and willing help us despite our bumbling Mandarin. We grabbed an overnight sleeper bus that night (think the Harry Potter bus gone horribly wrong) and ended up in Kunming, the capital of the Yunnan provine yesterday morning. We checked into a hostel which is super clean and has wicked showers and have spent the last two days exploring the city. It's HUGE! Everything is HUGE, the roads, the shops, the signs... it's just ... read more

After a trip to the market in Causeway Bay to check that off-the-peg suits are expensive - they are - I get back to find the outside door of my apartment block is closed (as usual) and locked (as usual) but the keypad entry system is dark and doesn’t beep in the usual irritating manner when I bash some buttons to gain entry. Nonplussed, I start trying all of the four keys I was given when I moved in - none open the door, which is just below my first-floor window. It looks pretty unscaleable though, so I head around the corner to repeat the key performance in the door at the bottom of the fire escape. The door itself is locked but it’s ajar so it can’t close properly, the Chinese approach to theft prevention. ... read more

Hello all my friends and family! I know I know, it has been a really long time since I last updated the travelblog! Over a month!! I am so lazy… The reason for not updating is simply that I decided to more or less stay in Langkawi for the rest of my “vacation”. As you probably figured out - I am alone here without travel company, which actually is all right since I’m used to do all my travels alone! Although.. I’m not so much alone ;) I have been sick a lot with exciting infections in my throat, I had the flu (from Cambodia) for weeks, my back broke down, stomach problems.. you name it! I am okay for now; at least I can eat somewhat normal! I want to mention that it is not ... read more

We landed in Bankok and it was roasting.We jumped in the first taxi we saw (big mistake) ended up paying way to much.Stayed in the Ko san Palace thanks to Mark and Clodagh who had a room booked for us and everything.Wasnt as nice as you said it was shane!!!. Met some great people and had a good laugh in the bars but that was all we did.Its a smelly place.The smell goes from lovely garlic and chilli to crap and horrible smells every second step you take. We stayed there for three nights or so and headed to Kanchanaburi.This town is lovely and people seem really nice.There is nott much Farang ( foreing) people here which is nice.We went to tesco (yes thats right they have tesco here) and got completely stared at the ... read more

we stayed an extra day in krabi town after phi phi island to wait for matt and claire who had been off taming cobras in khao sok national park and snorkeling and living for free on the similan islands. after 2 months deliberating whether or not to spend the money on a camera, dave decided it was time to stop messing around, and after getting a good deal from one of the camera shops in town, a shiny fuji was purchased, should keep him quiet for a few days! the ride to trang was less eventful than most bus journeys, only a couple of incidents were present that caused fear for our lives and we arrived safe and sound in the northern bus terminal and walked the 1km route to the minibus station to take us ... read more