Kota Bharu. Taxi men insist that we MUST leave now if we are going to get the boat. Otherwise we'll be late. Bulls***. We wait an hour for the bus station to open. I chat to a Malay guy called Nick who helps us out a lot. Tells us what time where? etc. He even called his brother who lived on the Perenthian Island for a time to check. Nice guy. Say our goodbyes to our new friend Nick, and catch a local bus to Kuala Besut; the port. 1 hour of bumpy driving. Hounded...

.ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.EC_hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} 23rd August, Last day in Iksan. No sleep thanks to several goodbyes. Little functioning all day. Panic over laptop not being sent safely (I jammed it into a box full of forgotten clothes and bubble wrap and gave it to a friend claiming that the weight was due to books! Informed that our Korean manager has done us a "favour" and reserved se...

The Great Wall........ Today is the day that I step upon one of the most magnificent man made constructions in the world! Plenty of photo opportunities right? So, what's the most important thing? What am I going to wear?? 6:55am Our guide arrives; Lin L-I-N Lin. A small group of people join us, 3 of which are Koreans. We collect everyone, and pass the "Bird's Nest". It's absolutely outstanding. I wanted to get closer and really see how it worked. It l...

Arrive into Beijing, neither impressed nor unimpressed. From my friends comments from a recent visit to Beijing re: the airport I was expecting a grand and humungous spectacule. That I was not greeted with, instead there is a shuttle bus that drove us to a grey building. One may even draw comparisons to a concentration camp.....across the run way you can see what I imagine/hope will be the airport we fly out of as the architect looks grand and humungous. Get ...

"Greetings everyone, I thought that perhaps the time had come to write another "not much content" filled email to let you know what's going on in my neighbourhood these days.....but to be quite honest I am not sure as to what to write seeing as I can't remember what I have already written before, how long ago it was and/or what I have done since that point. I'll attempt the mission all the same. So, right at this moment in time I am at my first ele...