Keep in touch

Hey you all out there that I have met in Thailand so far...

I'm tryin' to stay in touch, but its pretty difficult whan I have the incorrect email address passed on to me.

It's great that you are checking the website, but if you can mail me I can write to you personally.
There is a link to my hotmail account to the left of this blogg, but just in case, its

sity@hotmail.com

p.s. - I have tried emailing some of you a couple of times, but it fails, so sorry.

p.p.s. - As soon as I get a good internet connection, I promise I'll put the photos up

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Spirited Chiang Mai

I have had the most awesome time in Chiang Mai, the city is great, just like the people in it.
On my first day here I walked around the city and took in all the sites. I kept being stopped by the locals for a chat as they were curious as to where I was from, I even got stopped by a monk who took me to a Wat where we prayed together.... how awesome is that?!!!

I haven't updated you for a bit 'cos I have also beet trekking through the jungle, and then enrolled on a Thai cooking course for a day... I'm telling you I've never done anything like it... No, not cooking, I was referring to the trekking!

I'll get some photos up when I get a good enough connection.

Meet some really great people, and we got to know eachother pretty well, after spending a couple of days out in the jungle together... Hoping that we will all manage to keep in touch, (If any of you are reading this, just wanted to thankyou for making my trek so great)

Heading to Pai tomorrow and then probably Burma for a visa run :o/ will let you know what the plan is from there..

Hope you are all well

Take it easy
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Bangkok

After the bumpiest boat ride ever followed by an 8 hour coach journey, we finally made it to Bangkok.

We arrived pretty early in the morning so the place was quite tame, it was another story by 11 am I'm telling you!

We arrived on a pretty good day (apparently :o/ ) and managed to get a tuk tuk driver to cart me and my 2 friends round the city for 4 hours for 30 bart that's like 50p!!!

It was awesome, saw lots of sites and it was the best way to travel, went out for dinner last night and then went out and partied till around 6am this morning... Not feeling too hot at the moment, and once again drank way too many 'Big Changs'... lol... but am getting ready for another pretty long overnight journey into Northern Thailand. Made friends with a group of Thai girls... will put some photos up when I next get the chance.

Not quite sure where I'll be heading in the north but will update you when I do.

Take Care

2 Big Chang's and a packet of Oreo's

The title of this blogg refers to my diet over the past 7 days.

Probably less of the Oreos, and more of the Changs!!!

Finally got my act together and have made a plan to leave Ko Tao and head off the Bangkok on Saturday.

Not sure where exactly I go from there, but have picked up a new travel buddy so we'll have to see what we both want to do.

Ko Tao has been great and I have met some really cool people here who I am going to miss a lot.
Got a cool DVD of some of the Scuba Diving that I got up to and the people that I have met, so I guess you'll get to see that when I get back.

Hope all is well with you guys,

Guess the next time you will hear from me will be from somewhere in the North of Thailand.

Till then... keep it real
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'Ooh La La'

Well what can I say...

I know I have been off the radar for a while, but this place makes you forget... 'Hotel California' springs to mind.

Currently on a little Island called Ko Tao just off the east coast of southern Thailand.

What have I been up to...?

Signed up to do my 'Open Water' with my very hot diving instructor ;o) ... (Happened to pass with flying colours don't you know), and hit the Full Moon Party, it was an experience lets put it that way. Lost my shoes, and my mind!

Not sure how long I am going to end up staying here for, already 4 days over schedule, so we'll have to wait and see. Have met some awesome people, so have just been hanging out with them.

Guess I'll give you more of an update after I have finished getting my act together and have made a bit of a plan.

Till then
xx

'Hai' Hong Kong

After spending just over a week in Hong Kong we say goodbye tomorrow.

The last couple of days have been great. We really got to know the city quite well and spent some time exploring the more remote parts of 'Hong Kong Island', 'Kowloon' (I visited Kowloon park), 'The New Territories' and even the 'Outter Laying Islands'. We went to the bun festival on Lantau and even though the bun parade was more of a bun blowout than a parade... (no pun intended)... it was a good festive experience... Hanging out with the locals... lol.

I went to a place called Kadoori Farm yesterday and hiked for about 4 hours... hiked... me!!!
It was a complete accident... the place was sooo beautiful, and there were sooo many things to see, that time just ran away from me.

I'll be leaving Hong Kong tomorrow satisfied with the thought that I have made the most of my time here.... Really looking forward to Thailand... Guess that's where you will hear from me next..

Till then...

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Hectic Hong Kong

So,

After a short hop across the water, Matt and I found ourselves in Hong Kong... I'm afraid it was a case of feeling bit much like a 'Rabbit in the headlights'. Even after Bombay, nothing could have prepared us of this place. Its manic, and there are shops selling everything you can imagine covering every inch of the city. Housing is cramped (high-rise... very, very high-rise) and you would have trouble swinging a dead cat around our shared dorm room, but everything else seems to fit perfectly, they even managed to make space for parks in the heart of the city.

We spent our first couple of days site seeing and getting to know the city. Hung out with Brad for a while... (Australian that we met at out Taiwan hostel... nice guy) and went to watch Mission Impossible 3!!! ('No', my Cantonese hasn't improved that much, it was in English).

We've come at a really good time actually, it's festival week, so there's lots of stuff going on in and around Hong Kong... Its Bun Festival this week (A traditional festival to help keep the bad spirits and pirates away). There will be some parades and a bun climbing tournament. (Lots of people climbing up a bun tower to see who can get the highest bun... and 'no' I will not be participating... have enough trouble with my own buns, let alone anyone else's... ;o)

Anyway guess I'll give you an update when I can get to a terminal next... Have managed to put some photos up, so you should check them out...

(There's a special one in there for you Nikki, you'll know it when you see it...)

From Hong Kong

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