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| Bumpkins on Tour's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 LA in 3 days! Aug 11 '06 | United States | |
 The end is near! Aug 11 '06 "we couldn’t go to LA and not see Shrek!" | Los Angeles, California | |
Bula Baby!!! Jul 25 '06 | Fiji | |
Green Bus family! Jul 25 '06 "Jenn got up so much speed that she took out Te and ended up in the undergrowth!!" | Nadi, Fiji | |
 Nadi Bay Resort Hotel "Really nice place" | Nadi, Fiji | |
Mango Bay Resort "Flash packers- nice place." | Nadi, Fiji | |
Trekking and Tubing Jul 26 '06 "The 2 of us and Hannah were the first to complete the trek - in under 2 hours (girl power!!)" | Suva, Fiji | |
Raintree Lodge "Wet! Nice food though!" | Suva, Fiji | |
Totally Chilled! Jul 29 '06 "We had a kerosene lamp in our room for use after 10pm !!" | Nananu-i-Ra Island, Fiji | |
McDonalds Nananu Beach Cottages "Lovely place! Quiet at night though!" | Nananu-i-Ra Island, Fiji | |
Green bus family #2 Aug 03 '06 "Natural hot mud pools...surrounded by cows!!" | Nadi, Fiji | |
The Arts Village Aug 04 '06 "Nadi on the local bus to Pacific Harbour; it cost us $9 on the bus but would have been $100 in a taxi!" | Pacific Harbour, Central | |
Tsulu Beach Bunkhouse and Apartments "Great place with great facilities, shame more people don't know about it." | Pacific Harbour, Central | |
| Mana, Fiji | |
Ratu Kini Backpackers and Dive Adventures "Fun place lots of character" | Mana, Fiji | |
New Zealand Winter Jun 12 '06 | New Zealand | |
The Bumpkin Effect! Jun 12 '06 "A wet city without electricity isn't a particularly exciting place to be" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Sticks down!! Jun 14 '06 "9 Kelly place just incase some of you out there had fogotten- especially the crew from Melbourne..the night when Vicki fell on her face, oh did we forget to tell people about that?!!!!!" | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
Angora Bunny shearing!! Jun 19 '06 "We saw thousands of gloworms...... glowing" | Waitomo Caves, New Zealand | |
It smells here!!! Jun 21 '06 | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
Welington, we would have like to have stayed longer. Jun 24 '06 "The sun shone all day whilst we sat on the bus to Wellington!" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Base Backpackers "Base always provides a good standard hostel." | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Picturesque Picton (corny we know!!) Jun 25 '06 "Gorgeous scenery, spoilt only by the arrival of the big 'brick' ferry." | Picton, New Zealand | |
Atlantis Backpackers "Great place for a night, ample facilities not such great security!" | Picton, New Zealand | |
Ready for a 13km hike! Jun 26 '06 | Nelson, New Zealand | |
Paradiso Backpackers "Great atmosphere and cool rooms. Good value inc. free soup and breakfast!" | Nelson, New Zealand | |
Magic Bus......well worth it! Jun 27 '06 "The rocks look like stacks of pancakes (without the syrup :-) )" | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
Noah's Ark Backpackers "Excellent hostel, we especially loved the open fire!" | New Zealand | |
Glacier Hiking! Jun 30 '06 "Looking up at it then, it was pretty awesome to think that we were going to climb up it!" | Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand | |
Chateau Franz "Friendly hostel, free soup and popcorn an added bonus!" | Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand | |
Snowboarding and Skiing! Jul 02 '06 "We watched The Da Vinci Code which we both enjoyed and we pigged out on the home-made cakes and cookies on offer!" | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
The Purple Cow "Lovely hostel. Always packed out though so book well in advance!" | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
Gondola! Jul 06 '06 "It was one hell of a trek up to the top and the snow fall from the night before made it pretty slippery." | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
Deco Backpackers "Cramped!" | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
Rain rain go away!!! Jul 08 '06 "We weren't surprised to learn that we had experienced the worst weather ever known in Milford Sound!" | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
Bungy Time! Jul 09 '06 | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
Chocolate and Beer...what could be better?!?! Jul 10 '06 "they are foul but make incredibly good missiles." | Dunedin, New Zealand | |
On Top Backpackers "Very homely, an almost empty hostle." | Dunedin, New Zealand | |
Punting on the Avon Jul 13 '06 "Cathedral Square had a good atmosphere, with an open air market and the traditional trams still in use." | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Charlie B's Backpackers "Nice places, high security" | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Whale Watching! Jul 15 '06 "we woke up to pouring rain and thick fog!!" | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
Dusky Lodge "Lovely hostel; great selection of movies!!" | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
Quick stop over in Picton Jul 18 '06 "both felt pretty stupid when we opened the door and found we had been given a dorm to ourselves for the same price!!" | Picton, New Zealand | |
White Island just wasn't to be?!!! Jul 19 '06 "flocks of starlings kept us entertained for quite awhile!" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
Karibu Backpackers "Slightly out of town but really friendly place!" | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
Back Again! Jul 20 '06 "We climbed down (and back up!!) 200 steps to the base in the rain!" | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
Camper Fun. May 24 '06 | Australia | |
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. May 24 '06 "They are really cute and spent a considerable amount of time considering how we could smuggle one back to the uk!!" | Brisbane, Australia | |
Carry On Camping!! May 25 '06 | Brisbane, Australia | |
CRIKEY MATE!! May 26 '06 "It was a bloody freezing night and it took us a while to thaw out!" | Brisbane, Australia | |
NOOSA – HERVEY BAY May 27 '06 "We survived the night and woke up to find that we were parked right on the beach" | Noosa, Australia | |
Fraser In A Day. May 28 '06 "Fraser Island is a truly beautiful place and remains largely unspoilt by tourists, once again, whatever we write about this place will not do it justice – it’s a must see!" | Fraser Island, Australia | |
Hervey Bay - Sarina May 29 '06 "Time to call on that old camper van club spirit!" | Sarina, Queensland | |
Move Along Please!...bloody jobsworth! May 30 '06 ""Move along, please, no camping here!"" | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
All Aboard Eureka 2. Jun 01 '06 | Whitsunday Islands, Australia | |
Magnetic Island Jun 03 '06 "Vicki looked like Sheba...her hair flowing in the wind half naked on horse back as she strode ahead of us!" | Magnetic Island, Australia | |
Maggie's Beach House "Basic rooms good atmosphere" | Magnetic Island, Australia | |
Sky Dive!! Jun 04 '06 "We had 60 seconds of freefall, the sky was clear and we got to see the Great Barrier Reef!" | Mission Beach, Queensland | |
Canopy Surfing! Jun 05 '06 "Lucky us, 7 American college girls who spent most of the time bitching!" | Cape Tribulation, Queensland | |
Port Douglas. Jun 06 '06 "Wicked vans are not the easiest of things to hide!" | Port Douglas, Queensland | |
The End is Near.....at least for the camper van!! Jun 08 '06 "whilst I was bricking it talking to the policeman, Jenn was doing her best to camouflage herself in the back" | Cairns, Australia | |
Land of Oz! May 07 '06 | Australia | |
Neeeeeeeeeeighbours! May 07 '06 "by the time I had filled V in on the blanks from the night before it was time for lunch" | Melbourne, Australia | |
Base Backpackers "Friendly and very modern" | Melbourne, Australia | |
Sydney Sophistication! May 10 '06 | Sydney, Australia | |
Base Backpackers "Good clean place, full of travellers!" | Sydney, Australia | |
Escape to Blue Mountains! May 13 '06 "We decided to venture out of the big smoke and head up to the Blue Mountains" | Katoomba, Australia | |
The Flying Fox Backpackers "An absolute must!" | Katoomba, Australia | |
Koala hospital May 15 '06 "We spent sometime walking around the mangroves on nature walks and chilling by the water front." | Port Macquarie, Australia | |
Port Macquarie Backpackers "Very homely, really freindly owner" | Port Macquarie, Australia | |
Punch night! May 18 '06 "all you could eat for $6 so we made the most of the all you can eat offer as did every other penny pinching backpacker there!!" | Coffs Harbour, Australia | |
Aussietel "Friendly people but not the cleanest" | Coffs Harbour, Australia | |
mmmmmm nice cookies May 19 '06 "Nimbin (a town in the mountains that is stuck in the 60s - full of stoned hippies and a really good vibe)," | Byron Bay, Australia | |
Arts Factory Lodge "Too big to be personal, but nice" | Byron Bay, Australia | |
Just like Baywatch!! May 22 '06 "Back down to the beach the next day! Weather was warmer and waves were calmer - just!" | Surfers Paradise, Australia | |
Trekkers "Homely place full of great people" | Surfers Paradise, Australia | |
Bali Banter! Apr 22 '06 | Indonesia | |
Surfing and Shoppng...well shopping at least! Apr 22 '06 "The beach we think was nice...we couldn't really see it for all the beachsellers!" | Kuta, Bali | |
Bakung Sari Hotel "Great pool!" | Kuta, Bali | |
Vicki, Jenn, Rob......and Jack?! Apr 25 '06 | Bali, Indonesia | |
Malaysia in a week! Apr 18 '06 | Malaysia | |
Malaysia in a week Apr 18 '06 "Time to cross the border and say a fond farewell to Thailand!" | Malaysia | |
Love Lane Inn "Friendly but Prostitution in area is high" | Penang, Malaysia | |
Scones with jam and cream Apr 19 '06 "With no Pad Thai available we decided we ought to try the local Malaysian dish on offer - a steamboat." | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Daniel's Lodge "Good traveller vibe. Really helpful staff - great for advice about the area."" | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Burberry bonanza! Apr 20 '06 "But dont worry we managed to resist the overwhelming urge to indulge ourselves!!" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Backpacker's Travellers Inn "Staff were helpful and friendly although not always accurate on their directions" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Shopping Heaven!! If only we had the money!! Mar 17 '06 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bazaar but true :-) Mar 17 '06 "Jenn especially resisting the urge to sell her backpack in exchange for a new wardrobe!!" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Time to go Mar 20 '06 "if you come to Bangkok and miss this place then your nuts" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Thai Brides by the lorry load! Mar 21 '06 | Ko Samui Region, Thailand | |
| Ko Phangan, Thailand | |
Swimming with the fishes Mar 31 '06 "accomodation is often only reserved for divers......which we now are (or will be in a couple of days time!)" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Sairee Hut Dive Resort "cheap and cheerful....once you paid for the diving course!" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
 Diving "An amazing experience with great people who live to dive!" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Yay!! We Passed!! Mar 31 '06 "Yay we passed but ouch! Bank accounts have suffered for it and so have Jenn's ears! She now has a B1000 doctors bill and a fantastic cocktail of Thai prescription drugs!" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Night Boat! Apr 07 '06 "In any other circumstances being that close to a Thai would consider you married!!!" | Ko Tao, Thailand | |
Its raining!! We wanna go back to the East Coast! Apr 08 '06 "we could feel our tans washing away :-)" | Khoa Lak, Thailand | |
Sri Guest House "Nice people! Free upgrade" | Khoa Lak, Thailand | |
Krabi...Vicki learnt to cook! Well Pad Thai! Apr 10 '06 | Krabi, Thailand | |
Thai New Year! Apr 12 '06 "By Late afternoon we were thoroughly soaked and retreated to the safety of our shack!" | Ko Lanta, Thailand | |
Sanctuary "Very secluded, Lovely people" | Ko Lanta, Thailand | |
Chennai Mar 11 '06 | India | |
Back to School!! Mar 11 '06 "Angie, Markus, Jacob, Daisy, Jonny, Kris, Andy and Mirjam thank you for making it such a memorable stay!" | Chennai, India | |
| Fiji | |
Paradise Mar 01 '06 "The beach is lined with palm trees, shacks and beach sellers !" | Goa, India | |
TheTaj Mahal we made it at last! Feb 27 '06 | Agra, India | |
The Camel lost my flip flop! Feb 25 '06 | Pushkar, India | |
The Lake City Feb 23 '06 | Udaipur, Rajasthan | |
Jodhpur..and not the trousers!!! Feb 21 '06 | Jodhpur, India | |
The Pink City Feb 20 '06 | Jaipur, India | |
Finally arrived in Delhi Feb 17 '06 | New Delhi, India | |
Made it to the airport!!! Feb 16 '06 | Heathrow Airport, London | |
| Combe Saint Nicholas, England | |
