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Photo of the Week, Walking Street, Pattaya
Probably the most seedy place on earth. Walking Street is definitely one of those streets to people watch! Looking quite tame in the photo, it is anything but! Find out what we got up to there, here.
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Top 5 Things to do In Bali, Indonesia
Now the first thing that will probably spring to mind when you think of top things to do in Bali is surfing. Unless your on holiday and are only spending time in Bail then there are better places in Indonesia to learn to surf (and a lot cheaper!). This is the top 5 things that…
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Photo of the Week, Jase takes a Dive!
This remains one of the funniest memories I have of my 6 moths in Asia. This is how I told the story at the time, read the full post here: “So we went to Seven Wells Waterfall down the road slightly early. It turned out to be fun and also very funny as Jason’s expense.…
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Top 5 Things To Do In and Around Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai has to be one of the most traveled places in Thailand. Backpacker heaven can be found in and around Chiang Mai with it’s laid back approach to life. There is so much to do in and around Chiang Mai that we stayed there for 3 weeks, and even after 6 months of traveling…
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Photo of the Week, Duck and Cover, Mui Ne
Mui Ne is a nice little town in the middle of Vietnam. The beach is amazing there and for us, it was the point at which we crossed from rainy north Vietnam into sunny south Vietnam. We decided to hire motorbikes out and visit the local sand dunes which are a must see. This photo…
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Photo of the Week, Gold Leaf Buddha, Golden Palace, Bangkok
This week I have selected something a little different. This is a small Buddha in the center of the Golden Palace, Bangkok. Buddhists take a small section of gold leaf and place it on the Buddha after praying. In my time in Asia I saw so many Buddha’s it was unreal but this was one…
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Buddhist Prayer Chant in Chiang Mai, Thailand
This video was taken at the very start of my South East Asia trip in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is of Buddhist monks praying inside a Wat. In Thailand the name for their temples are Wat’s. The Wat’s in Thailand are well worth a visit as they are lavishly decorated and Chiang Mai has some…
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Photo of the Week, Masked Children in Bali, Indonesia
Bali is one of the most amazing places I have ever been. The scenery is always stunning and the sun almost always shining, while I was there anyway! Taking a minute from looking at the rice paddies and amazing architecture some local children masked themselves in front of our tour guide for a quick snap.…
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Photo of the Week, Rabbit Island
This photo was taken on Rabbit Island just off the coast of mainland Cambodia. Rabbit Island, as you can tell, is a beautiful little island and you can still see Cambodia when you’re there. The hills in the background of this photo are Cambodia. When you arrive on Rabbit Island you instantly see that it…
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Snake Village, Eating the beating heart, Hanoi
In light of Gordon Ramsay’s trip to Vietnam last week I though I would release the video you have all been waiting to see! In his show he ate the beating heart of a snake, quite reluctantly I might add, somewhere in Ho Chi Minh City. We arranged to go to snake village in Hanoi…
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Fireworks display Singapore, Chinese New Year 2011!
Singapore had a lot of making up to do after the police detained me for over 2 hours at the border. I’m sure you have read what happened, but if not have a read here. To be honest Chinese New Year was not quite what I expected. I expected to have a new year a…
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Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, January 2011
What I did… Skip to the images… After a terrifying minibus journey where the driver did not drive below 120KMPH the whole way, round bends, up hills, down hills, the whole time, we got to the cold misty town. North Face jacket on! We had a walk around town to find our bearings and to…
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Damnoen Saduak & Kanchanaburi, Thailand, April 2011
What I did… Skip to the images… Up very early the next day and got a Tuk-Tuk to take me to Victory Monument, only it started going to wrong way! I told him again so he turns round but then decides we have to go to his house to pick up his phone. This act…
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Bangkok & Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 2011
What I did… Skip to the images… So I have made it from where I started to where I must bring this little adventure to a close, Bangkok. Bangkok is an amazing city and you could stay here for two weeks and still not do everything. I spent a week here and tried to cram…
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