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My ambition in life is to see as much of the world as I can - everytime I visit a new place or see a new sight it's like opening up a new world.
I wrote down five things I really wanted to do in the world when I was 18 and ever since I've kept it going, coming up with new ones whenever one has been achieved. Here are the current five!
- The Inca Trail - The statue of Jesus at Rio - Stand at the top of a volcano and see lava - The Great Wall of China - The Kokoda Track
| hornet's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 Lord Nelson - Sailing in the Baltic Jul 19 '07 | Europe | |
 Departure Jul 19 '07 "Why do I always organise flights that mean I have to get up at stupid o’clock in the morning?" | Helsinki, Finland | |
Arriving onboard Lord Nelson Jul 20 '07 | Kotka, Etela-Suomen Laani | |
First port of call Jul 22 '07 "it’s hard to push the wheelchair when you’re drunk" | Hanko, Etela-Suomen Laani | |
The Archipelago of Aland Jul 24 '07 "although we did almost hit a lighthouse when Kate was steering" | Mariehamn, Finland | |
The end of the voyage Jul 26 '07 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
A weekend in Barcelona Nov 10 '06 | Spain | |
A weekend away Nov 10 '06 "Sally began her quest to find a cheese toastie" | Barcelona, Spain | |
Escaping Australia! Apr 14 '06 | The World | |
Road trip with Chalky Apr 14 '06 | Tenterfield, Australia | |
Fraser Island Apr 20 '06 | Fraser Island, Australia | |
Around and about Brisbane Apr 25 '06 "Dave K managed to get into a staring match with an Emu" | Brisbane, Australia | |
A weekend in Sydney Apr 28 '06 | Sydney, Australia | |
The Blue Mountains May 02 '06 "800 steps. One way. And for some reason we ran part of the way back up" | Blue Mountains National Park, Australia | |
A day trip to Canberra May 04 '06 "Canberra itself is very weird" | Canberra, Australia | |
Back to Sydney May 04 '06 "There was an eerie presence to the place until 20 Japanese tourists turned up clicking photos and talking incredibly loudly" | Sydney, Australia | |
On to Melbourne May 07 '06 | Melbourne, Australia | |
The Little Penguins May 09 '06 | Cowes, Australia | |
The 'G' (and other Sports stuff) May 10 '06 "Even more impressive was that the members toilet had a window (one-way!) so that they could continue to watch the action whilst peeing" | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Great Ocean Road, Australia | |
Perth & Kings Park May 14 '06 "The view at the top was well worth it" | Perth, Australia | |
Fremantle and the Gaol May 16 '06 "the picture I took of the corridor with all the doors leading of it has an orb on it....." | Fremantle, Australia | |
Rottnest Island May 18 '06 "we discovered that Dave's bike had a flat tyre" | Rottnest Island, Australia | |
The Valley of the Giants May 20 '06 "I took a picture of her with her camera and I almost had to peel it off her because she wouldn't move" | Valley of the Giants, Australia | |
Final weekend in Perth May 20 '06 | Perth, Australia | |
Stop-over in Kuala Lumpur May 22 '06 ""but I have Leeds!"" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Bangkok May 24 '06 "Bangkok is one big con that everyone is in on" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Patong Beach May 27 '06 "lots of masseuses who would shout "wanna massage?"" | Phuket, Thailand | |
Ko Phi Phi and the Beach May 28 '06 "The fish were soon hovering around me like droves" | Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand | |
Elephants, Monkeys and James Bond Island May 31 '06 "we were greeted by what we now refer to as a floating 7-11" | Phangnga Province, Thailand | |
Escaping Thailand Jun 01 '06 "so fed up with Thailand that it literally was a case of killing time until we left." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
The Temples of Angkor Wat Jun 04 '06 "every corner revealed another wonder of nature entwined with Khmer art" | Angkor Wat, Cambodia | |
Phnom Penh and the Killing Fields Jun 06 '06 "It's also very disturbing to see on the pathways bits of cloth slowly being uncovered which are the clothing of the victim" | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
A bit of rain and some football Jun 09 '06 | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
 The Prince Hotel "Very ordinary to be honest (and it wasn't the Prince Hotel in the LP)" | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Halong Bay Jun 11 '06 "The island was like something out of Jurassic Park" | Halong Bay, Vietnam | |
Hué and the Citadel Jun 14 '06 "From what Tri said, I thought was fish, but turned out to be frogs. Deep fried. Whole." | Hue, Vietnam | |
Hoi An and the My Son Temples Jun 15 '06 "we were the only people on the minibus and then sat on the dock for about half an hour waiting for something to happen" | Hoi An, Vietnam | |
Sitting on the beach in Nha Trang Jun 19 '06 "We almost planned a turtle breakout but didn't fancy Vietnamese prison" | Nha Trang, Vietnam | |
Rainbow Hotel "Nothing special" | Nha Trang, Vietnam | |
Final Destination: Saigon Jun 21 '06 "I even got stopped by an old Vietnamese guy who wanted his picture taken with me" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
The Cu Chi Tunnels Jun 22 '06 "There was a wrecked American tank in the middle of the forest" | Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | |
Cruise down the Mekong (without being shot at) Jun 23 '06 "We cruised through some of the canals that spread around the delta like spiders webs" | Mekong Delta, Vietnam | |
The Mammoth Journey Jun 24 '06 "We got grilled by customs agents on why we flew from KL to Brisbane via Perth. Apparently saving $500 isn't a good enough reason!" | Brisbane, Australia | |
Australia Day adventure to Tasmania Jan 25 '06 | Australia | |
Hobart to Port Arthur Jan 25 '06 "The room we were in had quite an oppressive atmosphere, and when we came to leave people were getting jammed in the doorway trying to get out" | Port Arthur, Australia | |
 Port Arthur Historic site and ghost tour "Phenomenal" | Port Arthur, Australia | |
Port Arthur to Bicheno Jan 26 '06 "there was a commotion in the group as another penguin meandered through peoples legs" | Bicheno, Australia | |
Penguin Tour "Such a great opportunity to see Fairy penguins up close" | Bicheno, Australia | |
Freycinet National Park Jan 27 '06 "White sand and beautiful sea although it was a bit cold" | Coles Bay, Tasmania | |
The Bay of Fires and back to Hobart Jan 28 '06 "we turned up to find their regatta in full swing" | St Helens, Australia | |
Cascade Brewery Tour "Fascinating insight into brewing" | St Helens, Australia | |
Australia jaunts Jul 10 '04 | Australia | |
A weekend away Jul 10 '04 | Lamington National Park, Queensland | |
The most beautiful place in the world! Aug 28 '04 | Fraser Island, Australia | |
Dolphins & Rugby League Sep 18 '04 | Moreton Island, Queensland | |
Africa 2003 Aug 23 '03 | Tanzania | |
Arrival in Africa Aug 23 '03 "The border crossing from Kenya to Tanzania was an experience in itself." | Nairobi, Kenya | |
The Stanley Hotel "Very classy!" | Nairobi, Kenya | |
Kilimanjaro Trek Aug 24 '03 "you could literally see the horizon bend" | Moshi, Kilimanjaro | |
First Safari Adventure Aug 30 '03 | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
Second Safari Adventure Aug 31 '03 "The night was eventful with a Bush Pig drinking all of our washing water" | Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha | |
The Serengeti Sep 02 '03 | Serengeti National Park, Tanzania | |
Getting to Zanzibar Sep 05 '03 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
Sunset Dhow Cruise and snorkelling Sep 06 '03 "The sunset was brilliant orange with a few clouds to give a lovely effect" | Nungwi, Tanzania | |
Freddie Mercury and Arab slavers Sep 09 '03 | Stone Town, Tanzania | |
