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There is an insane amount I miss about travel
When you travel every day it’s always absolutely a new experience, even when you don’t do an awful lot. From walking down a Melbourne art-covered laneway, to grabbing your first Bahn Mi in Vietnam for the equivalent of 50p.
Each and every experience is new. I’ve met some of the greatest people this year, and encountered a stupid amount of hospitality and I can’t thank you all enough. The Elliott Family, Shirley and the Honor’s, Mike from Washington D.C.
All and everyone of you. Thank you.
The Bula Loop: Two Weeks Home
I've been home for around 2 weeks now. The main thing I notice about home is nobody else, nothing else has changed whilst I've been gone. A few new bars in the local town, maybe the market place has expanded a little - but that's it. Nothing of major importance. I see the same faces, out and about around the area. The same people in the same routine day in, day out. I love and am loving seeing my family and my new Nephew, and playing with the dog, and hanging out with my friends. Wishing others farewell and safe travels on their trips, I immediately feel the need to move around. After being away for such a long time, constantly being on the move. It feels so strange to be staying in one place, but also, so comfortable. I'm keeping busy, working, seeing and talking to people I haven't seen for a long time. For now, I'm not itching. But soon enough, I expect to be.
The Bula Loop: Post #08; Thailand
From Vietnam, we arrived in Bangkok. Immediately flying down to Surat Thani. From there, a bus to the ferry port and then finally the ferry to our first Thai island: Koh Samui. We only stayed in Koh Samui the one night, meeting our friends who had made the trip from England the same day to spend time with us in Thailand. We grabbed some food, went to bed. The next day, we got breakfast at the hotel, had a lie on the beach for a while and awaited our next ferry taking us to the next island on our list: Koh Tao. Once arriving on Koh Tao we headed straight to our hostel, which was gloriously clean and air-conned. We spent a while relaxing in the room before heading out for dinner and drinks. On our last day on Koh Tao we grabbed a taxi to a hotel with a pool and spent all day around the pool, and the beach. Ah, relaxation. From Koh Tao, to Koh Phangan we had successfully made it to the original Full Moon Party island. Again, headed straight for the hostel but were unfortunately less impressed with the rooms. The room I stayed in can only be described as a shed. There was no air-con so it was baking hot, an almost useless wall fan, and unwelcome cockroaches in the bathroom. So, suffice to say the more time I didn't have to spend in here: the better. When we arrived the best part of the hostel was the restaurant, and that stayed almost consistently in first place during our entire stay. We spent on our and second days on the beach, where even more friends from home came out to meet us. The big and main reason we were here however, was for the Full Moon Party. We came, we saw, we drank buckets of booze and partied until 7am. That's it for Koh Phangan. Onward to Koh Phi Phi. Our hostel on Koh Phi Phi was great. Very modern, air-con. We had a porch. Everything was looking up, except for the possibility of us being in the second Cyclone of the trip (it had been threatened, but luckily never came to fruition). There was lots of rain, lots of wind, thunder and lightening, but we still had a fantastic time, watched musicians playing in bars. Getting coffees, hiking up to viewpoints on top of mountains and even wandering round the main town on Phi Phi which was only a short Taxi Boat away. Away from the islands our next stop, and my final destination of the trip: Bangkok. I spent all-in-all 5 days in Bangkok and I can honestly tell you I didn't see much of the city. I stayed with my uncle and we partied each night until the early hours. I managed to visit DOME, the Skybar from The Hangover 2 accidentally, and visited Cloud 23, an equally beautiful Skybar not too far away before having a night on Ko San Road. - The only tips I can give you for Bangkok & Thailand as a whole is: Bangkok has some very very good Japanese restaurants and a big Japanese culture. Especially near Sukhimvit 23. - Always ask to see your room at any hostel before you pay for it.
The Bula Loop: Post #07; Cambodia & Vietnam
The last couple months in Asia have been amazing. Let's start with Cambodia. We reached Phnom Phen, Took a Tuk-Tuk to our hostel (which was my first experience of a Tuk-Tuk) and spent only night at our hostel travelling onward to Siem Reap the next day. #Side note: I found Cambodia's roads to be complete organised chaos at the best of times, never more so apparent than in Phnom Phen during rush hour. We arrived at Siem Reap the next day, to find a city full of energy. Our hostel was located a 2 minute walk to the night market, which we wandered around many times and enjoyed the sites and foods on offer. The next day we hired a Tuk-Tuk driver for the entire day, who took us round Angkor Wat, surrounding Temples, Ruins & Religious Sites. Hiring a Tuk-Tuk for the day was incredible. It worked out at only £6 each for the entire day. From Siem Reap our next stop was Sihanoukville. This place is worth a visit for the beaches alone. We booked a night bus, due to take us directly over the border to Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam. Do NOT, take the night buses in Cambodia. It is not worth the money for the hassle it will cause. We were picked up at the time we were told, put on a sleeper bus for around 10/15 minutes, which then we had to get off and board another bigger better sleeper bus. Things were going well. We all got a bed each. Then after a couple of hours, we reached Phnom Phen (the wrong direction to where we had specifically booked and paid more for) and asked to sleep on the bus companies office floor until 6am. It was currently Midnight. The next morning the bus we had to get to the Vietnamese border seemed to take an age. With the drivers picking up beggars and homeless as we went also. It was also a regular bus instead of the sleeper we had been promised. Hours and hours later we finally make it through to Ho Chi Min City. We get a taxi, he takes us to our hostel. The sky opens and what can only be described as a Monsoon approaches and soaks us through. That day, was not a perfect day. Things to try in Cambodia - If you've never been a passenger in a Tuk-Tuk. Do it. - Luk Lak (it's the national dish, very tasty) Ho Chi Min City will always a special place in my heart as the city I fell in love with Bahn Mi. Bahn Mi is a traditional Vietnamese Sandwich. They're amazing! Whilst there we visited Central Post Office (it's an absolutely gorgeous building) The Vietnam War Museum. Which is worth a visit, but reads to a westerner as very biased towards the west, France & America In Particular. Next stop was Nha Trang. Although only a flying visit we sampled the beautiful beach, and spoke with lots of locals. All of which are super helpful and friendly with any and every interaction. From Nha Trang: Da Nang. With a fantastic day of train travel in-between, it really is a great way to see the scenery and what Vietnam has to offer. We stayed at the 1812 Boutique Hostel in Da Nang, it was very closely located to the beach, and near an easy to get to connecting road which is simply a straight line all the way to Hoi An. Although I did personally not visit Hoi An, what I did do was rent a Moped and drive along the same road to Phuong Hoa Hai to visit a fantastic look out point of the city and to see the Buddhist temples and caves up in the hills. From there we took the same road back, past our accommodation and onward through the long stretches of open road, through the hills to the Lady Buddha statue. The only female Buddha in the world. It was an absolute incredible day, I won't forget in a hurry. Our last stop in Vietnam was the capital of Hanoi. The best way to travel any city is by foot, it's the cheapest, and you're much more likely to stumble upon the unexpected, meet a helpful stranger or waltz into an exciting neighbour you never knew existed. This was true of Hanoi for certain. We walked around its many cobbled streets and stumbled upon the beautiful architecture of the French Quarter. France's influence on Vietnam is never more apparent than in Hanoi. We had a long walk around the river, met two Vietnamese boys who wanted to talk to us, while we walked, to help improve their English speaking skills. We visited the Ho Chi Min Memorial, which is heavily guarded at all times, and then the night market in the evening were we tried Ice Cream Rolls (I had Matcha flavour) and a highly recommend giving it a taste - yummy! Vietnam and Hanoi were in short, very good to us and it's a place we'll never forget. Next time, our last stop on or trip: Thailand. Don't leave Vietnam without: - Tasting Vietnamese Coffee, a Bahn Mi (with Ham) and Pho. - Travel by train (we got soft sleeper carriages, you get a full sized comfy bed and the food cart is never far away) - Visit the dragon bridge in Da Nang - Rent a Moped/Bike and see the open road
Ho Chi Min Memorial #uncleho #hochimin #vietnam #viet #backpacking #travel #rtwtravel #rtw #rtwtrip #tortugabackpacks #lads #tourism #tourists
Ice Creams Rolls.. Mental #Vietnam
Me Buddah's #ladybuddah #buddah #buddhism #vietnam #asia #rtw #rtwtrip #rtwtravel #travel #backpacking (at Chùa Linh Ứng-bán Đảo Sơn Trà Đà Nẵng)
#Dog & #Monkey play fighting! #Vietnam #planetearth #seetheworld #backpacking #animals #animalplanet #friends (at Chùa Linh Ứng-bán Đảo Sơn Trà Đà Nẵng)
#Vietnam (at Ninh Quang - Ninh Hoa)
Enjoying our last Vietnamese Coffee's in Nha Trang, onward to Da Nang! #vietnam #rtwticket #rtwtrip #rtwtravel #trip #travel #backpack #backpacking #seetheworld #planetearth #coffee (at Nha Trang, Vietnam)
Bit better than the #royalmail #Saigon #postoffice #vietnam #hochimin #travel #rtwtravel #rtwtrip #rtwticket (at Saigon Central Post Office)
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The Bula Loop: Post #07: Singapore & Malaysia
We travelled the correct direction, I'm almost certain of that. As far as Asia goes, Singapore is the most 'westernised' country of all of them. When travelling from Auckland over to Singapore we had to stop off in Taipei on the way. This was the best sleep I've ever had on a flight, as there was so little people I was able to spread out across four seats and have a proper nights sleep. It was amazing! We arrived in Singapore and went straight to our first hostel: The Bohemian Chic Hostel: it's in Chinatown. It's cheap, very good value. Great air conditioning (it was very humid during our Singapore) and really good wifi too. We stayed here for two nights, with a different hostel inbetween. The other hostel we stayed at was in the heart of a Boat Quay, which is where a lot of great eateries, sports bars, hotels and restaurants are. This was one of the most unique hostels I've stayed in this entire trip. Each person sleeps in separate 'space pods'. There is blue neon lights everywhere. Each pod has switches to turn these on and off. There's a TV in each pod, there's good Wifi and free breakfast in the morning. So it's one win after the next! Anyway, enough about Hostels. Singapore was a very cool place, with lots to see. You can pay a ticket price and go up to the deck at the top of the Marina Bay Sands Resort Hotel, or you can scrap that price all together: head straight up into the bar at the hotel. Get a drink, sit outside and have the same views: for the price of a drink. After which you need to head to The Gardens at Marina, walk around. Take in the nature and the beauty and look in awe at the Supertrees. They're huge, they're technological and they're very very cool. There are many sights in Singapore, taking a trip to Sentosa to visit Universal Studios or even take some time out at the beach. From Singapore we moved ahead to Kuala Lumpur and stayed with a friend for a couple days. We stayed in the area of Bangsar for a few days, saw the Twin Towers, visited the Batu Caves (beautiful Indian Temples with great Dahl for lunch and lots of monkeys to see) and even had a night on the town! I would suggest saving yourself for KL (as it's known to the locals) rather than Singapore if you can doe this. It's still expensive, but much cheaper than Singapore. As per Jessie's instruction, we got the Imperial Nice bus to KL from Singapore and absolutely recommend it. All their buses are equipped with Wifi, lots of leg room and your own personal screen full of movies! Some of their buses even have fully fledged massage chairs! Thanks again for hosting us Jessie! From KL we moved further north to Georgetown, Panang. It's a city bustling with life at all hours of the day, with a big art scene there's always something good to look at no matter where you are. The place I can't recommend enough in Georgetown is The China House. It was recommended to us by 4 separate people and even picked up on by Lonely Planet. It's a café, an art space, a restaurant, a coffee and cake shop - and it's awesome lovely food, with a huge array of cakes to choose from too. Go. Go. Go! If that doesn't sound too good, there's a bunch of really great street stalls to all over the place too, and at £1, £2 and £3 meals there's really no room for complaints. It's amazing! From Panang we made it back to KL for one night, directly next to the night market as we waited for our flight to Cambodia the next day, and that's all in my next blog. Until then..
Jus' seein some ruins and temples and that #cambodia #travel #travelman #trip #travelgram #rtw #rtwtrip #rtwticket #rtwtravel #bulaloop #asia #lads #boys #englishmen #englishman (at Siam Reap, Combodia)
We visited #chinahousemy in #Georgetown - #Malaysia today. Give this place a visit when you get a chance. Great #coffee #cakes and food of all kinds #rtw #rtwtrip #rtwticket #rtwtravel #trip #travel #travels #travelman #travelgram (at ChinaHouse)