2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/adamrob/rss.xml Hello!! Many thought we'd never actually go... so we've set this site up to prove we well and truly have! So if you're interested in how we're getting on, or just bored at work, have a mooch around at our photos and blogs of our travels. We'll try to update as and when we find internet cafes with decent connections! Enjoy! Love Adam and Rob http://www.getjealous.com/adamrob http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564488&go=adamrob Arriving in Australia was, for some reason, a surreal experience. Perhaps it was because it was the end goal for the time being - the final destination after months on the road. The place we would now just stop and get into a bit of a routine again! The flight times were pretty hideous. We left Singapore in the afternoon, arrived in Melbourne in the early hours of the morning and then had to wait ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564488&go=adamrob Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564471&go=adamrob Ok.... So it"s been a while... some would argue too long to bother now. But we"re desperate to finish the last couple of blog entries for a sense of completion! So here we are well into life in Sydney, now struggling to remember the details of the last couple of weeks on the go. Nonetheless, we"ll give it a shot! Notably, our last couple of nights on Koh Lanta was over New Year. We ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=564471&go=adamrob Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551700&go=adamrob We over-nighted for one night in Bangkok (we love that city) on the way down to our Thai island getaway for Christmas and New Year. As it was Sunday we decided to go to Chatcuchak weekend market - which is the biggest in Asia. It is seriously huge... a bit like an Asian version of Camden. Needless to say we got nothing we went for and everything we didn't go for... namely fake clothes and accessor... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551700&go=adamrob Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551686&go=adamrob Back in Hanoi we had a day to take in the sights before our flight back to Bangkok the following morning. So with very heavy eyes following a very bad train journey back, we set off to explore Hanoi.Hanoi itself has a distinct Asian buzz to it - it might be all the thousands of motor bikes that make crossing the road a complete leap of faith, but also the hectic markets stalls on all the roads. Ye... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=551686&go=adamrob Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=549980&go=adamrob Over the past few months we've seen our fair share of rice paddies in India and through Asia. However, none of these quite compare with the beautiful terraced rice paddies that stretch far and wide across the Sapa hills and valleys.Sapa is in the the far north west part of Vietnam which we reached by train on one of the most comfortable sleeper trains we'd experienced so far! With limited time lef... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=549980&go=adamrob Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=548455&go=adamrob Halong Bay earnt its mythical title from a local legend which says that the amazing limestone karsts that jut out of the sea were created when a dragon descended upon the it gouging out masses of rock from the mountainside with its thrashing tail as it went. Geologists would tell a different story, but either way Halong Bay is one of the most beautiful natural sites in the world, and unsuprisingly... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=548455&go=adamrob Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=546843&go=adamrob Over the past week and a bit we've traveled a fair bit of south and central Vietnam, taking in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Dalat, Hoi An and now we are in Hue waiting for our night train to the north. Our overarching impression so far is that it's quite a hard country. What do I mean by that? Well, not necessarily hard to travel but the people are not as welcoming as the other Asian countries we've... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=546843&go=adamrob Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544430&go=adamrob Our feelings were mixed about staying in Phnom Penh. A lot of other travelers we'd met seemed to suggest not to bother as it was a horrid city with not a lot going for it! However, we didn't have much choice as we had to get our Vietnam visas organised which would take 3 days because of the weekend. Besides, there were also some things that had to be seen.Perhaps the biggest thing 'the Penh' is f... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544430&go=adamrob Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544429&go=adamrob Fortunately we'd managed to get ourself on a flight out of Laos to Cambodia the day before the Thailand airport protests kicked off, otherwise it would have been a couple of days extra travel to reach Siam Reap overland. Siam Reap is home of the magnificent complex of Angkor temples, and the star attraction Angkor Wat. This part of Cambodia served as the seat for the Khmer empire which reigned fro... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=544429&go=adamrob Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=541346&go=adamrob Southern Laos - A Gnat's Narrative: Visited Laos' capital, Vientiane where there was very little to do but take Adam to the hospital to have his arm checked out Took the night bus from Vientiane to Pakse in all its tacky glory Spent a couple of nights touring the south in search of the 'real' Laos.. think we found it in Champasak.. but still not sureGiven that we had effectively entered L... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=541346&go=adamrob Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT