This was the first time I hhave used a budget airline and it was OK. You get what you pay for.. in my case nothing. I had to pay $15 for my bag but it is already paid for from KL to Shenzhen go figure. They could at least show a movie on the front wall jeez that wouldnt break the bank. Cos Im on budget airline I had to got through customs annd imigration at KL cos they dont check bags through. I had to collect bags and check in again. Had Maccas at the airport. "...

15/8/09 Yesterday I booked flights. The cheapest flights I could find on the net were over $3000, then, last week Air Asia offered dirt cheap prices to Asia but the tickets had to be booked on line and by today. I could not get my prefered dates and had to search the site for ages but finally found flights that suited me. I booked Perth to KL then to Shenzhen in southern China and return. Total cost was $235 then when I was booking I had to "buy a seat" (go fig...

Well thats the end of my tour of the Plaza´s of southern Peru. Contrary to what I have read on many blogs and forums it is very safe. You cant walk for more than a couple of minutes without seeing a cop or security. All are heavily armed, even in the small towns. The bus network must be one of the best in the world. From the absolute heaps of rubbish that run up and down the main streets of Lima to the opulent tourist busses. The city busses run up and down ...

Im back in Lima, spit everywhere, pidgeons and more cops than you can poke a stick at. The difference between the cops here and in Puerto Maldonado, here they have a bus in P.M. they get around in a truck. I am staying in Hotel Espana again and Aprille it DOES have hot water, and a comfortable bed, it should for 20 bucks a night. I decided to get a new pair of pants to wear home. By the time I pay to have something washed Im half way to buying new. I walked the f...

Im in Puerto Maldonado, its a port city on the Rio Madre de Dios which is a tributary of the Amazon, and it is everything a port city should be. Its dirty, smells like a sewer, theres bikes everywhere, dirt roads that turn to mud in the rain and night markets. This is the third world country I came to see. Its hot as hell and raining. You wish for rain to ease the humidity. I went for a walk and walked straight into a protest. I put my fist up and said Viva Revol...