Arriving in Bali early Wednesday evening after a day of sitting around airports trying to delay the onset of boredom, trying not to spend all my money on wine and chocolate and trying not to smell like a poof’s palace (no offence, Graeme Brown) by dousing myself in all the perfume samples from duty free, … More Reflecting on Cambodia
Siem Reap and Kampot, Cambodia: Before I write about my trip to Angkor Wat on day 30, I’m skipping forward, as I feel I need to share with you the struggles of the last few days, mainly because the taste is still bittersweet and the feelings evoked on days 31 and 32 are still raw; … More Days 31 and 32 in South East Asia – It’s Not Always Sunshine and Lollipops
Siem Reap, Cambodia: This morning I got to Vientiane airport early, only to find it was pretty much a shed and there was nowhere to get a decent coffee. And I needed coffee. Badly. After checking my bags in and scoping out the facilities in the domestic terminal (of which there were hardly any, aside … More Day 28 in South East Asia – Hello Cambodia
Hué, Vietnam: My time in Hoi An had come to an end and I was sad to leave Goldern Lantern Homestay. It had been a comfortable and relaxing stay. The family who hosted me were absolutely lovely – very generous and always willing to help out; their two young boys the perfect mixture of mayhem, … More Day Nine and I’m Searching for Wine
Somewhere between Ho Chi Minh and Hoi An, Vietnam: The sleeper train to Da Nang wasn’t half as bad as I imagined it to be. Ok, so it wasn’t the ritz; the mattress was hard and the bed clothes a little musty; and because my backpack had taken up half the space of the bed, … More Day Six and a Change of Pace
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: After being in transit for what felt like an age, three flights and 18 hours later I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City; exhausted, in need of more than two hours interrupted plane sleep, and dying for a hot shower and a massage. Prior to making a decision on how … More Day One In South East Asia
A while back I wrote about writers block and how it can surreptitiously hit at any time, knocking you off your creative feet and sucking the wind out of your sails. I mentioned how for me, heading to the ocean seemed to ease the drought, and how for others, trying to retreat to your own … More The Travelling Creative: More Daytrippin’
About eight months ago I wrote a blog entitled “Things I’ve I learned About Hostels. Part One” in which I described all the things that can and probably will occur when you resign yourself to life on the road and inevitably, the hostel life – the good, the bad and the downright disgustingly ugly. Having stayed … More Things I’ve Learned About Hostels. Part Two.
So, I’ve been in Australia just over two weeks (neglected my writing for a while too, I apologise) and depending on the way you want to look at it, I’ve either done a little or I’ve done a lot. My first day was spent in a shopping mall sorting out all the boring things that … More Finding My Feet, Settling In and That Bel Far Niente
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