2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/niksie/rss.xml "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller <br><br> Send me nice messages and check on my status of being as I attempt to manage one giant trip around the world. There shall be laughter and tears, drama and boredom, friends made and friends lost, but underneath all the chaos, I'll still be sat in an internet cafe, uploading my photos, blogging my week and hoping you are all safe and well and having adventures of your own. http://www.getjealous.com/niksie http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=486051&go=niksie Since I've last written, i've quite my job, moved to Perth, got a new job, hated it, moved back to Melbourne and got 2 new jobs.....I've been busy!I moved out of Melbourne about 2 weeks ago because my job was too boring for words and I wasnt saving enough money - so I moved to Perth to be an Au Pair. Which was awesome....forabout 20 minutes. The kids were gorgeous - I'll get up some pics, as was... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=486051&go=niksie Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=475409&go=niksie I have learnt to love Melbourne. I have finally found a job (its crap - in an accounts dept of a law firm - i am officially boring!), got myself a social life (thanks in large part to the pubi live above) and even have a house to move to (not above a pub, but near some, so that makes it ok!).I spent a week in a hostel in town surrounded by drunk irish people and wishing I was somwhere else, so I ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=475409&go=niksie Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467121&go=niksie Right - It's gonna be a long one - you may wanna grab a cup of tea and a bun now, and maybe go to the loo first too...Ready....Settled......Lets go...Heading up from Fraser we went straight on up to Cairns. 3 very long gruelling days in the van that we werent sure would blow up or not. Fortunately it didn't and despite a brief spell of driving through terential rain (Jordan assures me it rains l... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=467121&go=niksie Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=463031&go=niksie So theres alot and nothing to write all at once - so this is what i've copied from Jordan then i'll update on my bit....We got to Hervey bay the day before to meet the rest of the group that we would be with when we got to the island. We were all split into 3 groups our group had 11 people in it, we got breifed on things to do and see on the island and about helth and safety as we would be camping... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=463031&go=niksie Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=457146&go=niksie ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=457146&go=niksie Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=454792&go=niksie I have officially made it to the lad of all things bouncy (kangaroos) fluffy (koalas) hot and wet (is everyone ehere a surfer?) - yup i'm in Australia! Wahoo!Actually, not quite wahoo, its v expensive here so the mastercard is taking a battering and it was 36 degrees yesterday so we're all melting, but otherwise - haveing a fabaroo time!We've bought a van - his name is Gironimo. So far he's bumpe... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=454792&go=niksie Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=449276&go=niksie I have now seen so many temples, that were the choice to watch golf for 4 days non stop or visit one temple - I'd choose the golf.We headed up to Mandalay on a decrepit old bus that took 15 hours, and stopped every 2-3. Including 1am and 4am. To keep us entertained and awake through the journey, it played a monk chanting on the tv. Needless to say we were very impressed(!) Very tired and irrit... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=449276&go=niksie Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=446397&go=niksie Well - guess who's in Burma!!We left Pai and headed to Chang Mai for a night (leaving Cazzz on a bus by herself to Bangkok) and the bus that took us made me sick - alot. We checked into the nosiest but cheapest hotel we could find and I spent the night trying not to vomit more and curled up on the bed. Jordan spent the night trying to find the biggest market in the world and failing. Next day w... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=446397&go=niksie Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=443925&go=niksie copied from Jordan's blog cos im a lazy bum to write this now.....After leaving Laos feeling very chilled and relaxed we arrived back in Bangkok for the 3rdf time, we had to stop here again to get our Burmese Visas's sorted, these took slightly longer than we thought, 3 days, so we took in some of the sight in Bangkok.... the main one being the temple of dawn and MBK! (MBK is a huge shopping centr... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=443925&go=niksie Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=438234&go=niksie sorry its been a while - i'll try to update in a fun and frindly fshion, but when you have to write 3 weeks worth of adventures as quickly as possible (cost of internet) on akey board that doesnt type every letter and onto a screen that moves - inclination is somewhat at a plateau....Anyways in order...Koh samui - benidorm for the younger set. Horrible! Glad we got out of there and back to or pe... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=438234&go=niksie Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT