7 weeks till take off...
Thought I'd start up a blog to be a hardcore geeky hi-tech communicator during my journey's but for now I would like to share with you all this video.Most of my friends and family will know I am...
View Article4 weeks to go...and plans are changing...
I'm getting PAID to travel the US of A! Yes that's right kiddies, I just landed my dream job!You are looking at (or reading from) one of the new American Recruitment Coordinators for International...
View ArticleStinking HOT Bangkok
It was 31degrees when I arrived in Bangkok last night at 9pm. Ridiculous. The air is so thick I have to seriously concentrate on my breathing. My single bedroom with fan is on the top floor. And incase...
View ArticleKoh Phangan - Moped Accidents and Monsoons
20 1/2 hours of rail, bus, boat, taxi and tuk tuk we arrived in Koh Phangan tired and sweating like pigs. Have I mentioned how hot it is?...On the 2nd day here we decided to hire mopeds. It took 3...
View ArticleHalf Moon Party
In the truck on the way to the Half Moon Party Kiwi - Ozzie- Made in Canada Glowing paint everywhere!Koh Phangan - 'Samuis little hippy sister'.The half moon party was on the 26th - it basically...
View ArticleBaan Dada Orphanage
How many kids can you fit in a ute?25 plus 2 volunteers at my last count!We took a public bus 7 1/2 hours from Bangkok into the jungle...and we are now amongst some of the most beautiful land I've...
View ArticleThe kids of Baan Dada
After spending 2 weeks with 58 children at Baan Dada Orphanage I feel rather useless for only remembering the following names....Puchida - 9 year old boy with glasses, he cant go to school because of...
View ArticleKachanaburi
OK so I'm a bit behind writing on here...We left the orphanage super early in the morning on the 12th of July, and arrived in Kachanaburi at about midday. B, one of the volunteers had suggested we stay...
View ArticleChiang Mai - Almost disasters and Night Markets
We left Kachanaburi about midday on the 13th, a little later than we planned. After a while we started to wonder if we were on the right bus because not once did we see a sign for Bangkok. Time was...
View ArticleDoi Inthanon National Park
On the 15th July (I know..ages ago) we headed to Doi Inthanon National Park. We were geared up for a trek because we assumed to go to the peak of Thailand we would have to trek.Instead of doing a tour...
View ArticleElephant Nature Park - Chiang Mai
It was the highlight of our trip last year so we decided to go back, but this time overnight!As we had been before we had an idea about what to expect. But when we arrived, the park had changed so much...
View ArticleMy mothers worst nightmare - Tattoos
After the Elephant Nature Park we had one more day to enjoy Chiang Mai. So we got Tattoos! It was planned quite in advanced to get these tattoos so dont fret it certainly wasn't spur of the moment...
View ArticleLaos - Bokeo and the Gibbon Experience
We arrived in Huay Xai from Thailand - about 100metres across a river. It was really strange to think that we were already in a different country.We exchanged our money and instantly we were...
View ArticleLaos - Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is the 2nd biggest city in Laos. Although its not really a city... any 'city' like building are really built around tourists. Infact, on the main road, I could hardly tell I was in Laos....
View ArticleVietnam - Hanoi and Halong Bay
* Im now back in Perth until Wednesday. Hoping to sit here for a few hours and update my blog and finish adding photos to facebook!*As soon as we arrived in Vietnam Dionne and I were completely...
View ArticleMacau - Bungy and Casinos all in one day!
To get to Macau we flew from Hanoi to Bangkok, slept on the floor at the airport, then flew from Bangkok to Macau. What a mission! Somehow though when we flew into Macau I wasn't tired, I was excited....
View ArticleHong Kong
When we were on the boat to Hong Kong, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Well I kind of could.. I WAS expecting a big city. But my God, did it ever end! There was just high rise after high rise for...
View Article20 hours in Singapore
What a city! We ended up with an overnight stay in Singapore because we could get the most ridiculously cheap flight if we did. So sweet, a night out in Singapore! Except...Dionne was still feeling the...
View ArticleISV - the most intensive training ever.
I've just started my first week on campus and let me tell you... it hasn't come easy.First let me explain what my job is..Mon - Wed I am running between classes making announcements (At least 20), not...
View ArticleLife will do a 180 on you at least twice a year...
I promise there has been a reason I haven't updated this for a while...I've been contemplating whether to tell the world the truth I guess. So here I am deciding to say it…I got fired! And I’m...
View ArticleI'm ripping up my degree, I think it would be more useful recycled and used...
12 hours after arriving in Perth, I was offered a job and started on the spot, then I quit 3 hours later. The job was, what I thought would be perfect. Tour consultant at Discover West Holidays. They...
View ArticleFiguring it all out
I've been working at Roger David for 2 weeks now, and really enjoying it. Infact, I was one of the top sales people in all of Australia in my first week and got an award! Thanks ISV for the...
View ArticleJelousy, happiness and a broken toe
A few blogs ago I talked about how jelous I was of the people who were still working in the states with ISV. Now that the season has finished alot of those people who made it to the end are travelling...
View ArticleBabanam Kevalam
As I sat in the back of Baan Dada's truck along with 45 other children at 1am this morning, I thought, I need to share this experience. Despite being up chanting and meditating for 3 1/2 hours the...
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