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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: The World Author: Louis 1 Comment
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Q: Give the reader some background on what inspired you to take this vacation, trip around the world, and so on?
A: Why not?
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
London | Oct 13 '05 | 'Launch pad...'
"'Mission to Heathrow...'" |
2 |
Singapore City | Oct 14 '05 | 'Singapore Slicker'
"After travelling for a whole day, I'd finally arrived in Singapore to find i didnt have a room..." |
3 |
Melaka | Oct 17 '05 | 'Melaka Melee'
"'Ground roots Malaysia with dusty air, buses and pictoresque colonial sites...'" |
4 |
Kuala Lumpur | Oct 18 '05 | 'Krazytown KL'
"'This place gives a new meaning to 'organised chaos' and ignoring the fact i saw local mowed down by a moped and dragged lifeless from the road by his collar, Malaysia is a searing contradiction of rich and poor with poverty seemingly hidden by the towers...'" |
5 |
Penang | Oct 21 '05 | 'Peace in Penang'
"'after leaving KL's stench of cars, mopeds and touting; we were refreshed by the friendly and genuinely helpful Penangians...'" |
6 |
Phuket | Oct 23 '05 | 'Phuking Phuket'
"Exactly what it says on the tin, 'ibiza in thailand'...like Blackpool but with decent sand." |
7 |
Ko Phi Phi Don | Oct 24 '05 | 'The Perfect Beach'
"'It's hard for a beach virgin to absorb how breathtakingly beautiful it is here and be impressed the unwavering determination to rectifying the tsunami damage still with smile-adorning-faces; i wish i could have stayed longer...'" |
8 |
Ko Samui Region | Oct 26 '05 | 'Kreature Komfort Ko Samui'
"'Coming from Ko Phi Phi; everything afterwards fell to a distant second...'" |
9 |
Ko Phangan | Oct 27 '05 | 'Moon Party Town'
"'Besides the vomiting backpacker, there wasn't the anticipated stench of overindulgence when we arrived, just another stunning beach'" |
10 |
Bangkok | Oct 29 '05 | 'The City of Angels'
"If you can displace yourself from the pollution and vice of Khao San + Patpong, Bangkok offers a range of less obvious culture, lovely food and happy bustling people" |
11 |
Ayutthaya | Oct 30 '05 | 'Ancient Ayutthaya'
"'An ancient capital preserved as a testimony to the survival of Thailand from invasion...'" |
12 |
Kanchanaburi | Nov 01 '05 | 'A bridge too far'
"'With jungle hiking to stunning waterfalls, elephant trekking, bamboo rafting, death railways and tiger temples: Kanchanaburi is a lot more than a bridge...'" |
13 |
Siem Reap | Nov 05 '05 | 'Angkor Wat: A Beauty'
"'My marvel of the Khmer empire was realised in the incredible manifestation that is the glorious Angkor Wat...'" |
14 |
Phnom Penh | Nov 08 '05 | 'Pol Pot's Phnom Penh'
"Full of life, though the scars of the Pol Pot regime are importantly though reluctantly remembered and retold by a generation still directly affected..." |
15 |
Sihanoukville | Nov 11 '05 | 'Sun, Sea, Sand, Sihanoukville!'
"'My favourite place in the world. The whitest beaches ive ever seen, the best characters ive ever met, the best time ive had (No wonder i accidently spent a week too long here)" |
16 |
Phnom Penh | Nov 18 '05 | 'Preparation Phnom Penh'
"'Having been banned from returning due to some water festival; ive finally left the beaches behind and dive headlong into Vietnam...'" |
17 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Nov 19 '05 | 'Shooting in Saigon'
"'Escaping from the choking pollution of the roads filled with motos, one can find the heart and soul of Saigon in the alleyways, the blood vessels of this bustling city which offers so much intriguing history, people and life on a plate'" |
18 |
Nha Trang | Nov 22 '05 | 'Nha Trang, No Fun'
"'Disappointing; this place could really be beautiful but this relies heavily on the good weather...without, there really isnt much point in being here...'" |
19 |
Hoi An | Nov 23 '05 | 'Heritage Hoi An'
"'Walking down the preserved streets, its easy to imagine being in this Ancient town 150 years back...'" |
20 |
Hue | Nov 25 '05 | 'Hue's Listening?'
"'At the physical and cultural border of North/South Vietnam, Hue's been the focus of conflict and integration manifested in the melting pot of remnants left...'" |
21 |
Hanoi | Nov 28 '05 | 'Hurry Hanoi'
"'History Culture Pollution Communism Food Beauty; Hanoi delivers in droves...'" |
22 |
Halong Bay | Nov 29 '05 | 'Halong Bay-ewty'
"'Overnight cruising here to soak up the jaw-dropping beauty and sample the fish in the bay...A paradise unmasked by the fading morning mist of ignorance'" |
23 |
Hanoi | Nov 30 '05 | 'No more Good Morning, Vietnam's'
"'my tour of SE asia coming to a regrettable end...'" |
24 |
Hong Kong | Dec 01 '05 | 'Honkers'
"'Time to catch up on some nutrition, sleep and unjustified spending...'" |
25 |
Sydney | Dec 08 '05 | 'Sublime Sydney''
"'only one day and easily the best city ive set foot in...'" |
26 |
Los Angeles | Dec 10 '05 | 'City of Angels: Part deux...'
"'California here we come, just like where we started from...'" |
27 |
Boston | Dec 14 '05 | 'Boston: Back in Cambridge...'
"'Cambridge in a parallel universe, where i infiltrated and sampled the higher living, crashed inumerable parties and the Faculty Club; its well fun here if you don't have to study...'" |
28 |
New York | Dec 20 '05 | 'New York, New York!'
"'i survived the New York transit strike 2005...'" |
29 |
London | Dec 25 '05 | 'Finally Home...'
"'and there you are: ive survived!...'" |
Chin Hwa says:
Nice - I think you've got a book in the making here...