Newsflash: Following a record-breaking two month spell undetected by any local authorities, our researchers are relieved to report that backpackingbadger is indeed alive and well although reports of blog fatigue are arousing some suspicions... Well well well. It's been almost 2 months - and in case any of you are wondering, no, I'm not actually in Litang, China. But for the purposes of this blog, let's just all pretend that I just arrived back after an epic thre...

Newsflash: Following in the footsteps of the 'Man of the Millenium' Gengis Khan, it appears that backpacking badger finally crossed the Chinese Border into Mongolia, allegedly accompanied by an Olympic bobsleigher of Puerto Rican descent. Reports of excessive vodka consumption have been corroborated by local authorities. So I finally made it to Mongolia! And here's what I learnt: Mongolians have warped tastebuds. It's a fact. Here's just a tempting taster of t...

Newsflash: Due to the advanced surveillance and satellite images provided by the People's Republic of China, backpackingbadger's exact location has been pinpointed to the Tibetan town of Shangrila. Reports of high-altitude wheezing and an unprecedented increase in inner 'Chi' continue to perplex local authorities. So life is good in sunny then rainy, scorching then freezing China. I've met some pretty 'interesting' characters during my three weeks here - this i...

Newsflash: Despite some questionable reports that backpackingbadger is at large in the People's Republic of China, our increasing surveillance efforts indicate that she is in fact still roaming the hills of Northern Thailand and is increasingly losing her grasp of the concept of time... So folks - my two weeks exploring Northern Thailand has somehow mysteriously, and completely unbeknownst to me, elapsed into 4 weeks as my plans get hazier and hazier by the seco...

Newsflash: Rumours are abound that backpackingbadger has become a surrogate citizen of Indonesia following reports that her stay is close to exceeding three months. Experts monitoring such physiological matters as sweat production have noticed a marked increase in perspiration, allegedly due to the fact that she is currently working on a farm while simultanously getting beaten up by surfboards. Ok ok ok. Yes. It's been a long old while. I've been enjoying the...