2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/twocretins/rss.xml Thomas and Matthew are going round the world. Thomas and Matthew don't have a clue. Find out what we've cocked up here, and feel free to drop us a message on the message board. No fear. No Idea. Tom Peck - peck@cantab.net, Matt Margrett - mattmargrett@hotmail.com http://www.getjealous.com/twocretins http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=224713&go=twocretins It was with only seconds to spare in South East Asia that Thomas, Matthew and Richard had their first real encounter with the regions most iconic creature. In the three months wed spent there wed crept quietly past komodo dragons, dove with sharks, exchanged glances with wild orang-utans, but here, lying prostrate on the top bunk of our four man sleeper cabin from Hanoi to Beijing, was the mos... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=224713&go=twocretins Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=206906&go=twocretins The bus trip from Hue to Laos capital, Vientiane, was one plagued by deprivation; a lack of seats, a lack of suitable road surface, and when it came to a gushing river carrying with it a multi-faceted plethora of filth along with multiple flood warnings, a lack of bridge. Most disturbingly, however, was that for the driver of what optimists would describe as our vintage vehicle, there was a di... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=206906&go=twocretins Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=199424&go=twocretins Vietnams capital is an unashamed and unavoidable homage to the diminutive hero that imbued a whole nation with real hope, a man whose sparsely populated head could only boast a pitiful handful of wispy grey hairs, but whose bold forward thinking and courageous revolutionary tactics inspired a people to believe that after years of oppression and injustice, victory, and with it glory and global rec... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=199424&go=twocretins Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=195482&go=twocretins After a thirteen hour, colon shattering bus ride, that, after a lengthy absence, landed us firmly back in the Third World, we disembarked in the fairly large Cambodian town of Siem Reap, home to the colossal ancient Khmer capital of Angkor, one of the worlds great architectural marvels. Now, the Lonely Planet recommends four to five full days if one wishes to really get under the skin of this ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=195482&go=twocretins Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=185525&go=twocretins Perhaps as an ode to Matthews romantic predicaments in Peru, our first stop in the Kingdom of Thailand was the sparklingly beautiful beach side town of Krabi. Towering limestone cliffs shot from an emerald lagoon, where long tail boats cruised from one dreamy white sand beach to the next. If one was prepared to ignore the phalanx of karabiner-toting D of E dickheads who persisted in clambering ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=185525&go=twocretins Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=183335&go=twocretins A short boat trip from the tiny Indonesian island of Pulau Batam and we had arrived in Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles' bastion of the Empire, where chewing gum is akin to an open air heroin addiction and bungee jumping is considered to be the work of Beelzebub - an opinion with which Matthew and Thomas could certainly concur. The cleanest streets in the Commonwealth are also home to one of the m... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=183335&go=twocretins Fri, 19 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174892&go=twocretins Had it not been for the palm-fringed beaches, the crashing surf and the fireball sunsets, Thomas might have mistaken Bali for Shepherd's Bush. Never had he encountered so many Australians, at least not since he had been in Australia - admittedly only the day before. With Richard arriving in two days, and Matthew having been effectively incarcerated in the Antipodes by the grossly incompetent pas... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174892&go=twocretins Mon, 1 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=169051&go=twocretins Byron Bay is regaled as a haven for surfers and hippies, where people are so laid back they're virtually comatose, the kind of spot where people turn up for a weekend break and find themsleves twenty years later having never left, adorned head to toe in linen, making daisy chains and dutifully applying sun-in to the heads of their young family. With Thomas' distinct lack of balance when it comes ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=169051&go=twocretins Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=167968&go=twocretins With Robben Island and Alcatraz already under the belt, Matthew was pretty confident he knew what to expect from Australia, the hat-trick completing sealocked prison of the tour. As he and Richard strolled the sunsoaked streets of Sydney, everything seemed to be in order; Harbour Bridge: megalithic, Opera House: captivating. But there remained a lingering doubt, a sense that something wasn't qui... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=167968&go=twocretins Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=159781&go=twocretins After a scenic six hour crossing through the Cook Straits, and a not so scenic six hour struggle to maintain the progress of our breakfast through the digestion system, our ferry docked in New Zealand's South Island. After collecting our second hire car, and reuniting ourselves with the duclet tones of the 80's party megamix tape, we headed for the Abel Tasman National Park, arriving late in the ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=159781&go=twocretins Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT