round the world at last wahay tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-12:/blog/?domain=steveboy11 2006-05-31T11:34:28Z steveboy11 img/travel-blog-feed.png brisbane tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-05-31:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=13&entryid=13011 2006-05-31T11:34:28Z 2006-05-31T11:34:28Z caught the plane up to brisbane and martin and adrieene picked me up, we went to theres at cleveland, a suburb about half an hour away. after a couple of days chilling out there i went back to brisbane and stayed for a night at the palace backpackers where i happily chomped my may through a five dollar plate of steak and mash washed down with obligitary beer while watching the aus v greece match. next day a look around ... caught the plane up to brisbane and martin and adrieene picked me up, we went to theres at cleveland, a suburb about half an hour away. after a couple of days chilling out there i went back to brisbane and stayed for a night at the palace backpackers where i happily chomped my may through a five dollar plate of steak and mash washed down with obligitary beer while watching the aus v greece match. next day a look around brisbane, which to be fair didnt take that long, befor getting a bus to surfers paradise. booked into a place in coolangatta, which is the town for the Gold coast airport. Nia flew in and we had a great couple of days in surfers, seaworld is to be thoroughly reccomended. I now find myself in Byron Bay which is really nice, a strange blend of tourism, backpackers, alternative lifestyles and great surf. In fact ive just been surfing the last couple of days, went to head point today which is one of the the top ten surf breaks in australia, it seriously did not dissapoint!!

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]]> still sydney tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-05-23:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=12&entryid=12313 2006-05-24T02:35:35Z 2006-05-24T02:35:35Z ok, hows this for starters, met a beautiful girl, breakfast on bondi beach, sydney opera house, circular quay, darling harbour, ate kangaroo, ferry to manly beach, ferry to tarronga zoo,(koalas ahhhh), dinner in cafe sydney, horse riding, sydney bridge, sydney tower, cocktails in a revolving bar above the city, Hunter valley for the weekend...fantastic, partying, great food, great company....oh and a seafood platter at nicks restaurant. How good is sydney!!??! ... ok, hows this for starters, met a beautiful girl, breakfast on bondi beach, sydney opera house, circular quay, darling harbour, ate kangaroo, ferry to manly beach, ferry to tarronga zoo,(koalas ahhhh), dinner in cafe sydney, horse riding, sydney bridge, sydney tower, cocktails in a revolving bar above the city, Hunter valley for the weekend...fantastic, partying, great food, great company....oh and a seafood platter at nicks restaurant. How good is sydney!!??!

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]]> sydney at last tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-05-07:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=11&entryid=11099 2006-05-08T03:39:24Z 2006-05-08T03:39:24Z got to singapore again and headed straight to the "inn crowd " hostel at dunlop st. again. met a really good guy jacob and sean and his missus and had a few beers etc.. next day had to sort out ticket to sydney... the end result was that i had to fly all the way to bangkok turn around and fly back to sing for a connection to sydney, crazy,,,, still it was ok and finnaly arrived in sydney. Was ... got to singapore again and headed straight to the "inn crowd " hostel at dunlop st. again. met a really good guy jacob and sean and his missus and had a few beers etc.. next day had to sort out ticket to sydney... the end result was that i had to fly all the way to bangkok turn around and fly back to sing for a connection to sydney, crazy,,,, still it was ok and finnaly arrived in sydney. Was meeting a friend in the evening and so did a deal with a hostel just to use the room for the daytime, so that i could shower etc... got a hair cut, well needed and met up. sydney is pretty good, should have got here years ago, so anyone reading this who is under thirty( for visa purposes) get your thumb out and get over here.

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]]> bangkok tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-22:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=10&entryid=9858 2006-04-23T03:24:10Z 2006-04-23T03:23:33Z got on a bus from phuket town to bangkok, took about thirteen hours , but the seats fully reclined, a/c and movies all for 550 baht so well worth it, dropped us all off right at the Ko Sahn Road, which is the mecca for travellers in the city. Staying at a lovely little place from the lonely planet book called the dd inn, worth 750 baht a night as the rooms are all a/c, spotlessly clean, free swimming pool ... got on a bus from phuket town to bangkok, took about thirteen hours , but the seats fully reclined, a/c and movies all for 550 baht so well worth it, dropped us all off right at the Ko Sahn Road, which is the mecca for travellers in the city. Staying at a lovely little place from the lonely planet book called the dd inn, worth 750 baht a night as the rooms are all a/c, spotlessly clean, free swimming pool on the roof and includes a stuff your face buffet breakfast!!! Bangkok i was told, was really mad and hectic!! maybe its not to me after New Delhi, for as i sat in a tuk tuk yesterday i could have easily just nodded off for a while!!! There seems to be a whole generation of backpackers that dont seem to leave this road and thats a pity as theres so much to see in the city, went to the muay thai kickboxing, wat poh(a huge 45 metre golden buddha) and gonna catch a boat uptown today!! Still resisting the urge for dreads etc..makes me laugh whenever i see people "turning native"!!
would you do yhat at home. maybe/maybe not!!oh well everyone to theyre own , although i do sometimes feel like suggesting soap to them...oh and by the way if anyone is over here, then please to remember that when off the beach wear a top or shirt as the thai people take offense, they would never say as they are far too polite, but try to have a little respect for theyre ways!!!cheers from grumpy old man..lol

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]]> thailand tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-18:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=9&entryid=9509 2006-04-19T06:07:40Z 2006-04-19T06:07:40Z ok, so i caught a bus from penang in malaysia up to krabi, bit of a long journey , but everyone on board was ok...than caught a ferry over to ko phi phi, the island where the Beach was filmed . have to admit it is absolutely stunning although quite expensive and touristy, so any backpackers beware!!! the scenery makes up for it and you have to go snorkelling amongst all the fish ... ... ok, so i caught a bus from penang in malaysia up to krabi, bit of a long journey , but everyone on board was ok...than caught a ferry over to ko phi phi, the island where the Beach was filmed . have to admit it is absolutely stunning although quite expensive and touristy, so any backpackers beware!!! the scenery makes up for it and you have to go snorkelling amongst all the fish ...

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]]> malaysia tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-11:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=8&entryid=8925 2006-04-11T11:17:13Z 2006-04-11T11:17:13Z been travelling by bus from singapore to kl via a smaller city called melaka, kl is absolutely huge with your usual range of western bars and eateries, actually managed to have a pint of Abbot Ale today, so now stevie is a happy bloke!!! people are very friendly and the whole place seems to be a mecca for mobile phones and laptops, just missed the grand prix also. heading to a tea plantation town for the next couple of nights ... been travelling by bus from singapore to kl via a smaller city called melaka, kl is absolutely huge with your usual range of western bars and eateries, actually managed to have a pint of Abbot Ale today, so now stevie is a happy bloke!!! people are very friendly and the whole place seems to be a mecca for mobile phones and laptops, just missed the grand prix also. heading to a tea plantation town for the next couple of nights where its supposed to be a little cooler, as its about 38 in the shade at the moment and im sweating in places that i didnt think possible!!!!

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]]> singapore tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-11:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=7&entryid=8923 2006-04-11T11:13:06Z 2006-04-11T11:13:06Z got to singapore, i think its probably the cleanest most organised country in the world, $500 dollar fine for dropping a cigarette but and chewing gum is not allowed in the country. stayed here for three nights at the "inncrowd" hostel, thoroughly reccomend this place. ... got to singapore, i think its probably the cleanest most organised country in the world, $500 dollar fine for dropping a cigarette but and chewing gum is not allowed in the country. stayed here for three nights at the "inncrowd" hostel, thoroughly reccomend this place.

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]]> delhi again tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-05:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=6&entryid=8416 2006-04-05T08:40:15Z 2006-04-05T08:40:15Z well ive just spent a couple of weeks down in goa and just want to mention a few people, steve and sheilagh( hope ive spent her name right) a really nice couple, who are a really good match and i hope she shares steves wish of spending time in goa each year, oh by the way steve im still trying that elastic band trick! ALSO TO A GUY CALLED GORDON IN BENAULIM< UNCANNILY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES to myself and a really ... well ive just spent a couple of weeks down in goa and just want to mention a few people, steve and sheilagh( hope ive spent her name right) a really nice couple, who are a really good match and i hope she shares steves wish of spending time in goa each year, oh by the way steve im still trying that elastic band trick! ALSO TO A GUY CALLED GORDON IN BENAULIM< UNCANNILY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES to myself and a really genuine guy< cheers mate and good luck with the new missus! BACK IN DELHI AT THE MOMENT AND ALTHOUGH I SAID IT WAS A LITTLE CRAZY , IT ACTUALLY FEELS QUITE FAMILIAR NOW, THAT SAID IM OFF TO SINGAPORE THIS EVENING FOR A DAMN GOOD PAMPERING, no more treading over the spit of betel!!! a quick note to say that if anyone reading this is not sure about travelling solo, dont be!!!
being solo gives you the opportunity to meet all people of all walks of life, something you may not do if inn the security of someone else..!! AS FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE< I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THEY AS A RACE are one of the kindest going, yep even the scammers and con artists, at the end of the day most of them are only conning you out of pennies and usually with a smile...

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]]> goa tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-26:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=5&entryid=7963 2006-03-27T06:13:50Z 2006-03-27T06:13:50Z well i left delhi and flew down to goa and have ended up for a week at a place at Colva Beach, which is nice, full of ex-pats. a few travellers , but im gonna head down to a place called Palolem about 30 miles south, which sounds a lot better. beaches here are fantastic , but the local entertainers are hilarious as they all seeem to do elvis and the bee gees , quite a sight , i ... well i left delhi and flew down to goa and have ended up for a week at a place at Colva Beach, which is nice, full of ex-pats. a few travellers , but im gonna head down to a place called Palolem about 30 miles south, which sounds a lot better. beaches here are fantastic , but the local entertainers are hilarious as they all seeem to do elvis and the bee gees , quite a sight , i can tell you!

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]]> goa tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-19:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=4&entryid=7629 2006-03-20T06:53:03Z 2006-03-20T06:53:03Z got a flight to goa, spice jet is the indian ryanair, got of the plane and was hit by 32degrees. got a cab down to Colva Beach which is absolutely beautiful abd beers only 20 pence a pint....got a feeling that i might stay here for a couple of weeks!!! ... got a flight to goa, spice jet is the indian ryanair, got of the plane and was hit by 32degrees. got a cab down to Colva Beach which is absolutely beautiful abd beers only 20 pence a pint....got a feeling that i might stay here for a couple of weeks!!!

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]]> taj and all that tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-19:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=3&entryid=7628 2006-03-20T06:50:43Z 2006-03-20T06:50:43Z got on a bus to agra at about 4 in the morning and was shifted around three times on different buses, apparently this was to ensure that i was on the most comfortable. when i finaly ended up on a nice bus, it was full of one family, who adopted me for the day, showing me the taj mahal and insisting i eat with them. they would not let mepay for anything, quite staggering as they are so poor, ... got on a bus to agra at about 4 in the morning and was shifted around three times on different buses, apparently this was to ensure that i was on the most comfortable. when i finaly ended up on a nice bus, it was full of one family, who adopted me for the day, showing me the taj mahal and insisting i eat with them. they would not let mepay for anything, quite staggering as they are so poor, dont think id be treated this way back home.

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]]> new delhi madness tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-16:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=2&entryid=7556 2006-03-17T02:39:15Z 2006-03-17T02:39:15Z well bejesus, what can i say, everything that you hear of this place is right and then some. Seems that everyone is out for a quick buck, not suprising when u think they have nothing compared to us. had my first authentic curry last night, dosent seem to be too painfull yet, a four dish meal was only 40 rupees, (i think my local curry house has been ripping me off!). Rickshaws in delhi are bonkers, i think they ... well bejesus, what can i say, everything that you hear of this place is right and then some. Seems that everyone is out for a quick buck, not suprising when u think they have nothing compared to us.
had my first authentic curry last night, dosent seem to be too painfull yet, a four dish meal was only 40 rupees, (i think my local curry house has been ripping me off!). Rickshaws in delhi are bonkers, i think they want to kill each other!!! Off to the Taj Mahal today, do my diana pose and then flying down to Goa on Sunday to live in a hut and act like a hippy.

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]]> nearly ready tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-03-12:/blog/?domain=steveboy11&thisblog_entryid=1&entryid=7410 2006-03-12T16:18:42Z 2006-03-12T16:18:42Z well ive just finished living with the girls and am now ready to fly off to new delhi...a little nervous, but hey here we go!! ... well ive just finished living with the girls and am now ready to fly off to new delhi...a little nervous, but hey here we go!!

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