2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/blairh/rss.xml The scribblings and general waffle of one Ulsterman's year long trip around the planet. The travelogue to end all travelogues. Bill Bryson and Michael Palin must be shitting themselves. http://www.getjealous.com/blairh http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=328373&go=blairh OK, nothing to do with travel here but something very very worthwhile. My friend Christine Nuttall, from back in the UK, is doing a half-marathon (Britain's famous Great North Run) for charity at the end of this September. In a recent email to me she explained the reason: "I'm running in aid of St Catherines hospice which is where my mum (Gillian) was when she passed away. They ar... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=328373&go=blairh Mon, 21 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=327266&go=blairh OK, OK, I promise . Absolutely no more sheep puns. Right. Down to business. Stunning, gorgeous, beautiful, awesome, magnificent, marvelous, grand, majestic, mind-blowing, overwhelming, striking Just some of the adjectives to describe the landscape of New Zealand. Oh wait wait wait here come some more Heart-stirring, impressive, spine-tingling, thrilling, fantastic,... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=327266&go=blairh Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=313662&go=blairh The word here is that this is one of New Zealand's most popular websites. 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Yes, thats right, motor racing where a whole bunch of ov... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=279141&go=blairh Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=263110&go=blairh 1. Good comes from bad. I fell several times when descending the Taal Volcano which lies on an island an hour and a half north of Manila. Its possible to hike up the side of this still-active volcano and stand on the top rim looking down into the bubbling lake below whilst taking in the strong smell of sulphur. The majority of the other tourists (i.e. Koreans) chose to ride little ho... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=263110&go=blairh Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=252297&go=blairh If youve decided to while away a few lazy minutes, hopefully at your employers expense, by reading about eating dogs, little foreign people who pick their noses, and pimp-waiters then Im delighted to say youve come to the right website! Welcome! Vietnam tales await you! Im in Manila at the moment preparing to pack my bags tomorrow and hit the road once more. My destination is that real... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=252297&go=blairh Sun, 3 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=246089&go=blairh Hope that 2007 has started well for you. Its time to get my Cambodian adventure up onto TInternet. However, be aware that this update is a bit of a mixed bag. Its not all fun and laughter and jolly japes for that youll have to wait until I tell you about Vietnam and the Philippines, which is my current location. Anyway, back to Cambodia After a border crossing from Laos which invol... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=246089&go=blairh Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=235776&go=blairh Well, I'm sitting here in Danang in Vietnam writing this most recent update after having passed through Laos and Cambodia following my departure from Thailand. As it would be very careless of me to 'lose' two countries it's time to appraise you of my recent travels and bring things up to date. First, Laos... Laos is a wonderful landlocked little country sandwiched between Thailand and Vie... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=235776&go=blairh Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=209764&go=blairh Thank you to everybody who has had a look at this blog and have also left messages - much appreciated and nice to read when you're on the other side of the world. I'm back in Chiang Mai, my Northern Thai base, after a side-trip to a small town in the far north called Pai. Pai is close to the border with Burma and comprises an interesting mix of hill-tribe people, travellers and devout Muslims... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=209764&go=blairh Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=204533&go=blairh "The Land of Smiles", the Thai Tourist Board's slogan, would probably better be applied to Northern Ireland today following our wee country's wonderful 1-0 victory over Latvia last night. I wonder how England, the Rep. of Ireland and Scotland fared in their matches... And now onto my travels so far. Welcome to the first entry on my new fangled blog on this interweb thingymajig. It's two week... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=204533&go=blairh Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT