I'm thinking about making myself a T Shirt that clearly states "No, I do not want a motorbike. No I do not want any sunglasses. No I do not want any photo copied unreadable books. No I do not want a boat trip. Or a room to rent for an hour. Or any cigarettes. Thankyou." But, that would mean I wouldn't get the joy of repeating myself on a 5 secondly basis... seems here, especially in Saigon, that the general idea is that even if you don't want something,...

Xin chao! Kia ora from Vietnam where noodle soup is eaten for breakfast, people actually do wear conical hats and the weather is, well to describe it most accurately I quote the englih guy at the guest house "It painfully reminds me of a typically english day..." aka its grey and drizzly! But - I MADE IT HERE!!! And that in itself is something to 'be glad about'! I absolutely loved Laos! Everything about it - from the amazing fruit stalls making fruit ...

Would you rather.... (a favourite travelling game of mine): sit in a slow boat in front of an intoxiated englishman who tried to drink from 2 beer bottles at once and therefore spilt beer all down himself and smelt worse than the mat on the floor of the beachhouse bar OR sit next to 3 large chainsmoking german guys who played their ipod so loudly i could hear every word? listen to the constant stream of complaints from the whiny american woman, from the hards...

"Wat Pho is closed today until 1pm, so is the Grand Palace. You will have to wait 4 hours. Oh, I have an idea! Why don't you take this reckshaw (conviently is situated right on the nearby road) and for only 40 baht you can visit the Lucky Budda statue and a clothes making shop. The driver will wait for you outside the shop - for free! Good idea yes?" Well, it was quite convincing! I did realise after a few moments that if they were in fact closed, the...

Hello to adventure 08-09! The days of counting down have finished and I am currently sitting in my hostel in Bangkok... I can`t say that that trip here exactly went smoothly. The flight to Sydney was amazingly bumpy and the landing was terrifying, one of those ones where the whole plane goes from side to side, and I was definitely not the only one gripping the armrests with white knuckles! I consoled myself with the fact that at least I will get my meal first, ...