BritishJen's Travels

a female from San Francisco

A dear family friend quoted this to me the last time I saw her - "I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might-have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.” (Milton Bearle). I don't want to be a might-have-been, especially when it comes to travel . . . . Need I say more? I hope you enjoy my travelogues and if you want to reach me you can email me at britishjen55@yahoo.com...read more »

BritishJen has visited 12 places in 89 cities in 9 countries and has written 1 travel blog with 155 entries.

BritishJen's Travel Blogs & Reviews

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August122007

Travels to SE Asia, possibly China and India for ?? Months!

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And She's Off . . . . . Barely San Francisco, United States \| Aug 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Visit to the Ladies Room Tokyo, Japan \| Aug 13 '07 \| 0 reviews
From Penang to Madras . . . . . Hostels, Not Cities Singapore \| Aug 14 '07 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Madras Hotel \| Hotel "Madras Hotel - LIttle India" Review: Penang Hotel \| Hotel "Penang Hotel - Little India"
Malaka, One of the Most Sought After Destinations LP? I Think You Ar... Melaka, Malaysia \| Aug 16 '07 \| 2 reviews show reviews Review: Ole Sayang \| Restaurant "Ole Sayang" Review: Kencil Guesthouse \| Hotel "Kencil Guesthouse - Melaka"
Kuala Lumpur - I Should Have Skipped It Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia \| Aug 18 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Backpacker Travellers Inn \| Hotel "Backpacker Travellers Inn"
Off to Cooler Weather Cameron Highlands, Malaysia \| Aug 20 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Cameronian Inn \| Hotel "Cameronian Inn"
To the World's Oldest Rainforest Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia \| Aug 22 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Tembling Riverview Hostel and Chalets \| Hotel "Tembling Riverview Hostel and Chalets"
Finally to a beach! Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia \| Aug 24 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Paradise Island Resort \| Hotel "Paradise Island Resort"
Final Stop in Malaysia Kota Bharu, Malaysia \| Aug 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
From One Country to Another Sungai Kolok, Thailand \| Aug 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
Diverted from Krabi to the Beach Ao Nang Muang, Krabi, Thailand \| Aug 29 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: PK Mansion \| Hotel "PK Mansion"
Rock Climbing Isn't for Wussies! Railay, Thailand \| Aug 31 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Railay Viewpoint Resort \| Hotel "Railay Viewpoint Resort"
Stilted Ko Panyi, Thailand \| Sep 02 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Water Village Home Stay \| Hotel "Water Village Home Stay"
The Man with the Golden Gun Than Bokkharani National Park, Thailand \| Sep 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Staying at One of the Best Deals in Southern Thailand, According to LP Surat Thani, Thailand \| Sep 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Only Half Mooning It! Ko Phangan, Thailand \| Sep 04 '07 \| 1 review show reviews Review: Same Same Lodge & Restaurant \| Hotel "Same Same Lodge & Restaurant"
Just Being Lazy Ko Phangan, Thailand \| Sep 05 '07 \| 0 reviews
Turtle Island - But Yet to See a Single Turtle! Ko Tao, Thailand \| Sep 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
Licensed to See the Underworld Ko Tao, Thailand \| Sep 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
Underwater Playground Ko Tao, Thailand \| Sep 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Life Beyond Diving Ko Tao, Thailand \| Sep 15 '07 \| 0 reviews
Is There a Farang in the House? Chumphon, Thailand \| Sep 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
And There Goes Prachuap Khiri Khan! Hua Hin, Thailand \| Sep 17 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wats, Monkeys and Caves Petchaburi, Thailand \| Sep 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Bridge Over River Kwai and So Much More Kanchanaburi, Thailand \| Sep 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Cooking with Noi Kanchanaburi, Thailand \| Sep 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Petting Tigers! Kanchanaburi, Thailand \| Sep 20 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Sites Around Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi, Thailand \| Sep 21 '07 \| 0 reviews
City of the Apes Thailand \| Sep 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
I Made At Least Two People's Day Thailand \| Sep 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
Watted Out! Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand \| Sep 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
So Much For Sun, Mosquitoes Instead Ko Chang, Thailand \| Sep 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
What a Total Scam! Cham Yeam, Cambodia \| Sep 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
Quite the Surreal Night Krong Koh Kong, Cambodia \| Sep 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Trip to "Snookerville" Sihanoukville, Cambodia \| Sep 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
Lekima Puts a Damper on Things Sihanoukville, Cambodia \| Sep 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
Ghost Town Kampot, Cambodia \| Oct 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Goodbye to Cambodia, For Now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam \| Oct 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Getting to be Good at Frogger! Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam \| Oct 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
Not a Good Idea If You Are At All Claustrophobic Cu Chi, Vietnam \| Oct 05 '07 \| 0 reviews
Easy Riding Da Lat, Vietnam \| Oct 06 '07 \| 0 reviews
Little Sossusvlei Mui Ne, Vietnam \| Oct 10 '07 \| 0 reviews
Just Passing Through Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam \| Oct 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Visting the Mekong Delta - Part I Can Tho, Vietnam \| Oct 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Visting the Mekong Delta - Part II Chau Doc, Vietnam \| Oct 15 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Pleasant Surprise! Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| Oct 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
Visting The Mekong Delta - Part III Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| Oct 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Visit to See the Rare Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphins Kratie, Cambodia \| Oct 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Friendly Faces, Old and New Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| Oct 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Just Chilling! Siem Reap, Cambodia \| Oct 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wat Amazing Sites! Part I Angkor, Cambodia \| Oct 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wat Amazing Sites! Part II Angkor, Cambodia \| Oct 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wat Amazing Sites! Part III Angkor, Cambodia \| Oct 26 '07 \| 0 reviews
Getting to Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand \| Oct 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
One Night (and Day) in Bangkok . . . . . Bangkok, Thailand \| Oct 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
Monk Chat and the Night Market Chiang Mai, Thailand \| Oct 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
Suprised To Have Backtracked to See More Wats - Hadn't I Seen Enough... Sukhothai City, Thailand \| Nov 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Little Piece of Pai Pai, Thailand \| Nov 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
How Much Do You Want?? Chiang Rai, Thailand \| Nov 07 '07 \| 0 reviews
Just a Pit Stop Huay Xai, Laos \| Nov 08 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Very Slooowwww Boat Not to China, but to Luang Prabang Pakbeng, Laos \| Nov 09 '07 \| 0 reviews
Recovering From the Boat Ride Luang Prabang, Laos \| Nov 11 '07 \| 0 reviews
Catching Up! Hanoi, Vietnam \| Nov 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Group Outing Luang Prabang, Laos \| Nov 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Seeing the Sites in Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Laos \| Nov 13 '07 \| 0 reviews
The Mysterious Jars Phonsavan, Laos \| Nov 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Not a Booze Cruise, but a Booze Tube! Vang Vieng, Laos \| Nov 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
Not the Motorcycle Diaries, but the Motorcycle Blog Entry! Vang Vieng, Laos \| Nov 17 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Day of Relaxation Vang Vieng, Laos \| Nov 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Glad It Wasn't My Bag! Vientiane, Laos \| Nov 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Can You Describe This Word and Use It In a Sentance . . . Vientiane, Laos \| Nov 20 '07 \| 0 reviews
How Can It Be the Biggest Festival in Laos, But No One Can Give Me An... Vientiane, Laos \| Nov 21 '07 \| 0 reviews
So This Is What the Festival Is About! Vientiane, Laos \| Nov 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
Another World Heritage Site Champasak, Laos \| Nov 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wrong Side of the River Champasak, Laos \| Nov 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
Just Get Me To a Hammock! Don Det, Laos \| Nov 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
Riding Around the Island Don Det, Laos \| Nov 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
My Shortest Entry Ever! Don Det, Laos \| Nov 26 '07 \| 0 reviews
Can I Get There From Here? Pakse, Laos \| Nov 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
Despite It's Name It Is Not a Crappy Town Attapu, Laos \| Nov 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
After Three Days, Finally Made It to Vietnam Quy Nhon, Vietnam \| Nov 29 '07 \| 0 reviews
Little Beach Town, Off the Tourist Track Quy Nhon, Vietnam \| Nov 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
North or South? Nha Trang, Vietnam \| Dec 01 '07 \| 0 reviews
Should Have Listened to Me! Nha Trang, Vietnam \| Dec 02 '07 \| 0 reviews
Wishing For Some Sun Nha Trang, Vietnam \| Dec 03 '07 \| 0 reviews
And There Was No More Sun :( Nha Trang, Vietnam \| Dec 04 '07 \| 0 reviews
For Someone Who Hates Shopping . . . . . Hoi An, Vietnam \| Dec 05 '07 \| 0 reviews
Not So Purple To Me! Hue, Vietnam \| Dec 11 '07 \| 0 reviews
Catching Up! Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 12 '07 \| 0 reviews
Sensory Overload! Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 14 '07 \| 0 reviews
Beautiful Karsts - Part 1 Halong Bay, Vietnam \| Dec 15 '07 \| 0 reviews
Beautiful Karsts - Part II Halong Bay, Vietnam \| Dec 16 '07 \| 0 reviews
Beautiful Karsts - Part III Halong Bay, Vietnam \| Dec 17 '07 \| 0 reviews
Just 5 Minutes . . . . Sapa, Vietnam \| Dec 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Unguided! Sapa, Vietnam \| Dec 18 '07 \| 0 reviews
Guided! Sapa, Vietnam \| Dec 19 '07 \| 0 reviews
Back to the Old Quarter Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 20 '07 \| 0 reviews
Where To Next? Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 21 '07 \| 0 reviews
Managed to Get a Little Culture In! Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 22 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Christmas Eve Pub Crawl Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 23 '07 \| 0 reviews
Not a White Christmas, But a Vietnamese Christmas Hanoi, Vietnam \| Dec 24 '07 \| 0 reviews
Off to Borneo (The Malaysian Part) Kuching, Malaysia \| Dec 25 '07 \| 0 reviews
Orang Utans and Cats! Kuching, Malaysia \| Dec 27 '07 \| 0 reviews
All I Wanted to See Was One Proboscis Monkey Up Close :( Bako, Malaysia \| Dec 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
How Does That Song Go? "All By Myself . . . " Sabetong, Malaysia \| Dec 28 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Malaysian New Year's Eve Kuching, Malaysia \| Dec 30 '07 \| 0 reviews
Last Couple of Days in SE Asia Kuching, Malaysia \| Dec 31 '07 \| 0 reviews
A Very Long Day to Get to India Singapore, Singapore \| Jan 02 '08 \| 0 reviews
Easing into India Fort Kochi, India \| Jan 03 '08 \| 0 reviews
A Glimpse Into the Backwaters Fort Kochi, India \| Jan 04 '08 \| 0 reviews
A Blog Day Fort Kochi, India \| Jan 05 '08 \| 0 reviews
Not Even One Cuppa Tea! Munnar, India \| Jan 06 '08 \| 0 reviews
Off to See Some Wildlife, Hopefully! Kumily, India \| Jan 07 '08 \| 0 reviews
Does a Giant Squirrel Count as Having Seen Wildlife? Kumily, India \| Jan 08 '08 \| 0 reviews
Absolutely Filthy! Kochi, India \| Jan 09 '08 \| 0 reviews
What, No Turn Down Service? ;P Gurgaon, India \| Jan 10 '08 \| 0 reviews
He Managed to Hold Up Really Well! New Delhi, India \| Jan 11 '08 \| 0 reviews
Round and Round in Circles New Delhi, India \| Jan 12 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Joys of Extending My Visa - Part I New Delhi, India \| Jan 13 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Joys of Extending my Visa - Part II New Delhi, India \| Jan 14 '08 \| 0 reviews
Please Let Us Get Seats! New Delhi, India \| Jan 15 '08 \| 0 reviews
Sometimes Being Able to Communicate Helps! New Delhi, India \| Jan 15 '08 \| 0 reviews
What, No Boats? Varanasi, India \| Jan 16 '08 \| 0 reviews
A-Maze-Ing Varanasi Varanasi, India \| Jan 17 '08 \| 0 reviews
Man of Strange Noises Satna, India \| Jan 18 '08 \| 0 reviews
Leave Your Modesty At The Door! Varanasi, India \| Jan 18 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Kama Sutra Temples Khajuraho, India \| Jan 19 '08 \| 0 reviews
A Long Trip to Agra Jhansi, India \| Jan 20 '08 \| 0 reviews
Mausoleum of Love Agra, India \| Jan 21 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Deserted City Fatehpur Sikri, India \| Jan 21 '08 \| 0 reviews
A Beautiful Example of Symmetry Abhernari, India \| Jan 22 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Pink City Jaipur, India \| Jan 22 '08 \| 0 reviews
Photo Please! What, By Mail?! Amber, India \| Jan 23 '08 \| 0 reviews
Best Home Cooked Food, Even If It Takes A Long Time! Bundi, India \| Jan 24 '08 \| 0 reviews
$20 For Throwing Flowers into the Lake? Pushkar, India \| Jan 25 '08 \| 0 reviews
An Excellent Fort in the Blue City Jodhpur, India \| Jan 26 '08 \| 0 reviews
But Really We Would Like to Stop in Osian! Osian, India \| Jan 28 '08 \| 0 reviews
Me and My Camel Maria, I Mean Murda! Jaisalmer, India \| Jan 29 '08 \| 0 reviews
Giant Sandcastle Jaisalmer, India \| Jan 30 '08 \| 0 reviews
1,444 Pillars, No Two Alike Ranakpur, India \| Jan 31 '08 \| 0 reviews
I Need to Get Myself a Spice Box! Udaipur, India \| Feb 01 '08 \| 0 reviews
City of Lakes Udaipur, India \| Feb 02 '08 \| 0 reviews
And The NY Giants Are the World Champions! Udaipur, India \| Feb 03 '08 \| 0 reviews
Two AC Is So Much Better! Aurangabad, India \| Feb 04 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Oldest Caves I've Ever Seen Secunderabad, India \| Feb 04 '08 \| 0 reviews
Much Preferred Over Delhi Mumbai, India \| Feb 05 '08 \| 0 reviews
Thieves Market and a Bollywood Movie Mumbai, India \| Feb 06 '08 \| 0 reviews
The Largest Slum in Asia Mumbai, India \| Feb 06 '08 \| 0 reviews
Catching Up With An Old Co-Worker Mumbai, India \| Feb 07 '08 \| 0 reviews
My Body Gives Up! Polem, India \| Feb 08 '08 \| 0 reviews
Beach Time Polem, India \| Feb 09 '08 \| 0 reviews
I Want To Go Back :( Anjuna, India \| Feb 11 '08 \| 0 reviews
Market Day Anjuna, India \| Feb 12 '08 \| 0 reviews
A Very Peachy Beachy Valentine's Day! Polem, India \| Feb 13 '08 \| 0 reviews
Mehndi - Doesn't Take An Hour To Dry! Polem, India \| Feb 14 '08 \| 0 reviews

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