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| Adro&Sean's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 Into the Orient Feb 01 '07 | Asia | |
 Ready to go...almost... Feb 01 '07 | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Hot, Hot, Hot Feb 03 '07 ""...we were disappointed when one of the keepers had to break up a fight between two of them..."" | Brisbane, Australia | |
Fush 'n' Chups on the Beach Feb 06 '07 ""Crazy when you think that this would have bought enough for a family of four and their cousins back home."" | Noosa, Australia | |
Thrill seeking fun Feb 08 '07 ""... being hauled up 120 m into the air, only to be let go..."" | Brisbane, Australia | |
We're Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto. Feb 13 '07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
 Tiato Ryokan "Tidy and cheap" | Tokyo, Japan | |
Big Bro's Bootbox Feb 15 '07 | Kobe Area, Hyogo | |
Himeji-jo Feb 17 '07 ""...Silence of the Lambs came to mind."" | Himeji, Hyogo | |
Kobe Karaoke Feb 17 '07 | Kobe Area, Hyogo | |
Historical Kyoto Feb 18 '07 ""...they were surrounded by the Kodak army."" | Kyoto, Japan | |
Osaka Feb 19 '07 ""Even though Japan produces so much high technology it is pretty backwards at times..."" | Osaka, Japan | |
A Moving Day Feb 20 '07 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
Thanks For Having Us Feb 21 '07 | Kobe Area, Hyogo | |
Sayonara Japan Feb 21 '07 "You could pick up 5 litre bottles of whisky for next to nothing..." | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | |
Pusan Prattling Feb 22 '07 "Arriving at the motel we decided that it also rents rooms out by the hour..." | Pusan, South Korea | |
A Free Ticket to Heaven Feb 24 '07 "We made our way down the motorway, Sean panic stricken and without seatbelt, at up to 140kph (!)..." | Ulsan, South Korea | |
To Seoul! Feb 26 '07 | Seoul, South Korea | |
The Real "Team America" Feb 27 '07 "...make sure that we were shot if we tried to defect." | Korean Demilitarized Zone, South Korea | |
It's All About Seoul Feb 27 '07 "The first mouthful was gross but the second taster was quite repulsive." | Seoul, South Korea | |
It's Still All About Seoul Mar 01 '07 "...we aren't like Augustus Gloop, yet." | Seoul, South Korea | |
Leaving Korea Mar 02 '07 "...we thought that it would be better than deportation" | Incheon, South Korea | |
Dirty Feet Mar 02 '07 | Manila, Philippines | |
The Rice Terraces Mar 06 '07 | Banaue, Ifugao | |
Caving and Coffins Mar 07 '07 | Sagada, Philippines | |
Birthday Bus Mar 08 '07 | Baguio, Philippines | |
In Transit Mar 09 '07 "...we hadn't vomit-proofed our bags..." | Batangas City, Philippines | |
The Filipino Chill Pill Mar 09 '07 "...attempted a beach assault on us..." | Puerto Galera, Philippines | |
Moving On Mar 12 '07 "...deep fried cheese sticks with orange sherbet, complimented by tomato sauce and mayonnaise" | Manila, Philippines | |
Kuta Kalling Mar 13 '07 "...Bali introduced us to the sounds of the wet season..." | Kuta, Bali | |
Bali's Cultural Centre Mar 15 '07 "...we were concerned that Kev the Kea would be stolen..." | Ubud, Indonesia | |
Kedi-vegas Mar 17 '07 "A bribe would have been forked out otherwise" | Kintamani, Bali | |
Nyepi Mar 19 '07 "...became quick friends with Kev the Kea - they wanted to keep him!" | Candi Dasa, Bali | |
Island Hopping Mar 20 '07 "...fiery enough to make Adrienne's eyes water" | Denpasar, Indonesia | |
One Bad Cup Of Java Mar 21 '07 "Sean suggested that they beat the crap out of him" | Probolinggo, East Java | |
Methinks Angkor Instead Mar 22 '07 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
We're Outta Here! Mar 24 '07 "who wants to sit next to white people?" | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
What a Relief! Mar 24 '07 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Reliving The Spice Trade Mar 26 '07 | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Traveller's Lodge "Much Better" | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Sunny's Inn "Noisy!" | Melaka, Malaysia | |
Singapore Fling Mar 28 '07 "After jay-walking many times..." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Ali's Nest "Cheap in an Expensive City" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Customs on Holiday Mar 31 '07 "...it did have it's cringe-worthy moments." | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
Fireflies at Night Apr 01 '07 "...stuck knee deep in muddy estuary..." | Kuala Selangor, Selangor | |
Proper BOH Apr 02 '07 "...we are fully addicted..." | Tanah Rata, Pahang | |
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Apr 04 '07 "Hello Adrienne. I danced with you." | George Town, Penang | |
Island Time Apr 05 '07 "Beautiful, white, soft (hot) sand, calm, blue waters..." | Langkawi, Malaysia | |
Island Thai-m Apr 07 '07 "...a snake slithering across our path..." | Ko Lanta Yai, Krabi | |
Karsting About In Krabi Apr 10 '07 "The deep fried strips of dough with condensed milk were awesome!" | Krabi, Thailand | |
Diving Into The New Year Apr 11 '07 "...Adrienne was picked up and dumped into a big bucket of water!!" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Where's The Dirty, Smelly City? Apr 19 '07 "...drips of sweat racing each other down our backs..." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
One Life For Every Sleeper Apr 21 '07 "Our rickshaw driver nearly died..." | Kanchanaburi, Thailand | |
Still No Stinky, Smelly City Apr 23 '07 "The ride was scary, white knuckles holding on at corners taken at break-neck speed." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
What Wat's What? Apr 25 '07 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? Apr 27 '07 "At least even the poorest looking houses had satellite dishes!" | Chiang Khong, Thailand | |
Scorched Laos Policy Apr 28 '07 "Adrienne's masseuse was one of the topless women!" | Sing, Louang Namtha | |
Birthday Bus II May 02 '07 "...four industrial sized boxes of condoms..." | Oudomxai, Laos | |
| Louang Prabang, Louangphabang | |
Bombies For All May 06 '07 | Phonsavan, Xiangkhoang | |
Tourist Trap May 08 '07 | Vang Vieng, Laos | |
Imperialists, Puppets and Mercenaries May 11 '07 "Much shouting ensued and we left without paying..." | Vientiane, Laos | |
Si Phan Don May 14 '07 "As long as we had a hammock each, it didn't matter." | Don Det, Laos | |
Irrawaddy Dolphins May 16 '07 "...watched the dolphins playing in the Mekong at sunset." | Kratie, Kracheh | |
Wat's At Angkor? May 17 '07 "...just more ruins." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
On The Rails In Phnom Penh May 20 '07 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Entering the Mekong Delta May 22 '07 "Thankfully some bananas, incense (and a prayer) to Buddha solved this problem." | Chau Doc, Vietnam | |
Homestay May 23 '07 "...kind of like a bad mixture of onions and egg." | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
Coconut Candy! May 24 '07 "Memories of last nights ice dessert flashed though our minds." | My Tho, Tien Giang | |
Streamy Saigon May 25 '07 "...a dead rat, toilet paper and HMS Hyperdermic Needle..." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Lil' Ol' Dune Buggy May 28 '07 "...fishing village was an olfactory experience..." | Mui Ne, Vietnam | |
Dalatful May 30 '07 "don't screw up, don't screw up..." | Dalat, Vietnam | |
$3 Boat Trip Jun 02 '07 "...Sean sculled about an eighth of the supplies..." | Nha Trang, Vietnam | |
Tailoring Mecca Jun 04 '07 "Total cost: NZ$390" | Hoi An, Vietnam | |
Old Capital Jun 07 '07 "Another country, another addiction." | Hue, Vietnam | |
DMZ II Jun 09 '07 "...accessed by helicopter or hard-arse, rock climbing, uber-commandos." | Dong Ha, Vietnam | |
Bloody Beautiful Jun 10 '07 "...large puddle of mud that even challenged our guide's abilities, made it a bit hair-raising for a couple of minutes." | Ninh Binh, Vietnam | |
We Got Marmite! Jun 12 '07 "There was no way we were going to let a Vietnamese Mini-Me blackmail us!" | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Not Quite Ninh Binh Jun 14 '07 "...nothing that a bit of vegemite or marmite can't fix!" | Halong Bay, Vietnam | |
Bac Ho (Uncle Ho) Jun 16 '07 "If you've seen wax statues (like Madame Tussaud's) then you'll know what his corpse looked like!" | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Another Day, Another Country Jun 19 '07 "Four hours supporting your own back!" | Pingxiang, Guangxi | |
Meet George Jetson Jun 19 '07 "we wouldn't have been surprised to see a Spacely Sprockets factory or the Jetsons whizzing around." | Nanning, China | |
Back to the Future Jun 21 '07 "they only left us when we got into a lift and physically pushed them out." | Shanghai, China | |
One Grain of Salt Please! Jun 25 '07 "we were confronted by swarms of Chinese tourists wearing caps and following flags" | Hangzhou, China | |
The Venice Of China Jun 27 '07 "Adrienne managed to pick up a rice addiction in Asia..." | Suzhou, China | |
Just A Quickie Jun 29 '07 "...white devil speaking Chinese!" | Shanghai, Shanghai | |
Once Were Warriors Jun 30 '07 "As you exit the station, the first view of Xi'an is primo." | Xi'an, China | |
Old School Charm Jul 03 '07 "...Chinglish worked in our favour." | Pingyao, Shanxi | |
Home of the 2008 Olympics Jul 05 '07 "It's good, she says, just for us." | Beijing, China | |
Secret Wall Jul 09 '07 "Stones crumbled under our feet and, onto one girl's back!" | Great Wall, China | |
Peking Duck Jul 09 '07 | Beijing, China | |
Luck Be A Lady Tonight Jul 11 '07 "...onwards to Mongolia. Hurrah!" | Erlian Yanchang, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) | |
Ugly Buildings, Nice People Jul 12 '07 "...a friendly Finn who owned a surprisingly large number of knives." | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
Golden Gobi "Good atmosphere" | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
10 Days In A UAZ Jul 14 '07 | Dalandzadgad, Omnogovi | |
Ice In The Desert! Jul 16 '07 "...there were too many burrows for them to hide in!" | Yolyn Am, Omnogovi | |
| Ih Hongor uul, Omnogovi | |
Flaming Cliffs Jul 19 '07 "Rebel dog forces captured Mark's shoe overnight..." | Bayanzag, Omnogovi | |
Goats Drink Vodka! Jul 20 '07 | orhon waterfall, Ovorhangay | |
See Ya Chinggis Jul 23 '07 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
My, Mr Lenin. What A Big Head You Have! Jul 25 '07 "...our conversations were limited to a Soviet era phrasebook..." | Ulan Ude, Irkutsk | |
We Found The Middle Of Nowhere! Jul 27 '07 | Zima, Irkutsk | |
The Right Place This Time Jul 28 '07 "Vodka and/or beer with your cornflakes..." | Tomsk, Tomsk | |
Train Riding Jul 30 '07 "On Tuesday morning we crossed the border from Asia into Europe." | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
More Ice in Summer! Jul 31 '07 "...full of ice, it's all over the walls and they've even made carvings out of some of the blocks of ice." | Kungur, Perm | |
The Place, Not The Person! Aug 02 '07 "For the first and only time, it was the wrong train." | Vladimir, Vladimir | |
Church-Land Aug 03 '07 "The most impressive was the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin..." | Suzdal, Russia | |
Fleeting Frolic Aug 03 '07 "Houses sprinkled amongst wooded hills reminded us of home but with a definitely Russian flavour." | Vladimir, Vladimir | |
Yay! We Weren't Arrested! Aug 04 '07 "St Basil's Cathedral beckoned us with it's dazzling colours and onion-esque architecture." | Moscow, Russia | |
You've Got A Real Purty City Aug 05 '07 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Tere Estonia! Aug 09 '07 "...ghosts in Old Town." | Tallinn, Estonia | |
Home in Haldreka Aug 15 '07 "Who knew that curds could be so tasty?" | Haldreka, Hiiumaa | |
Kiriks and Giants Aug 18 '07 | Kassari, Hiiumaa | |
Week Two Aug 20 '07 "...it was a mad scramble to switch off the power to the house..." | Haldreka, Hiiumaa | |
A Day Off Aug 23 '07 "..a perfect opportunity to refuel our MTV generation minds..." | Tallinn, Estonia | |
Exploring The Peninsula Aug 24 '07 "...a sea of trees surrounded by a forest of water..." | Kopu, Hiiumaa | |
Rain, Rain, Go Away... Aug 27 '07 "We're pleased to report that there were no injuries or deaths." | Kardla, Hiiumaa | |
Day Trippin' Sep 01 '07 "...a bottle of French bubbles..." | Suuremoisa, Hiiumaa | |
Locked Out Sep 03 '07 | Haldreka, Hiiumaa | |
Rugby... in German? Sep 08 '07 | Korgessaare, Hiiumaa | |
Beach hopping Dec 25 '06 | New Zealand | |
Christmas Dec 25 '06 | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Art Deco Capital Dec 27 '06 | Napier, New Zealand | |
Sunny BOP Dec 28 '06 | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
Camping in Beautiful Opito Bay Dec 30 '06 | Whitianga, New Zealand | |
Stopover Jan 02 '07 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Gorgeous Weather in the Bay of Islands Jan 03 '07 | Paihia, New Zealand | |
Another stopover Jan 06 '07 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Surfin' in NZ Jan 07 '07 | Raglan, New Zealand | |
Belindsay's Backpackers "A beautiful house for a good price!" | Raglan, New Zealand | |
Glow worms! Jan 08 '07 | Taupo, New Zealand | |
Home again Jan 09 '07 | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Standalone Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
Dolphins Beach House Feb 06 '07 "Good place to stay, great atmosphere, cool people." | Noosa, Australia | |
