tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41622941106603183832012-02-17T01:33:27.467ZStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952222842489235102noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-82512354083819451052007-08-17T21:11:00.000Z2007-08-17T21:15:05.185Z

Hello again everyone. We are in fact home now, but thought we should get you filled in on the last few days of our travels before we arrived back on U.K. soil on the 15th! We were so tired when we got home from the airport that we didn't feel up to finishing the blog and then we've been in demand visiting relatives and having the unfortunate task of unpacking our bags (at least it was for the

Katienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-83966157894474837002007-08-11T03:03:00.000Z2007-08-11T03:50:29.509Z

Hi everyone, sorry it's been such a long time between posts again, we were going to post the night before last, but we ended up spending all our time looking at quotes for rental cars instead! So we've finally found a minute to update you all again on what we've been up to. Luckily it's not too long for you, as we hardly did anything on our last few days in Hawaii!SATURDAY 4th AugustThis

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-30219164663662795702007-08-04T02:23:00.001Z2007-08-04T03:44:18.068Z

Hello once again everyone! You'll be pleased to know that there probably won't be too many more posts for you to get through now, as we only have about 11 more days of traveling to complete before we touch down in the UK once more! Crazy to think that we've been traveling for over 4 months now, it's all gone so fast, but when we try and think back to stuff when we first left home, we have a

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-16242506343553375012007-07-26T04:30:00.000Z2007-07-27T05:06:27.620Z

Hello again everyone, we're trying to be a bit better with blogging more regularly so that you don't have as much to trawl through each time! We've done a few bits since we last blogged, but not too much, so we'll just jump right in, to a hopefully relatively short post for once!!SUNDAY 22nd JulyLast time we posted we were due to go to the Tamiki Maori concert and hangai (a meal where the food is

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-48528050828809158242007-07-22T04:56:00.000Z2007-07-22T06:18:28.384Z

Hello again everyone - we can't believe how busy we've been since we last posted on the blog, which does unfortunately mean there will (as usual) be several reams for you to all plough through, we hope you're not getting too bored hearing about all of our antics! Well, we suppose there's nothing for it, except diving straight into telling you what has stopped us from posting sooner, so here goes

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-46109674610238042742007-07-12T06:22:00.000Z2007-07-12T07:43:28.581Z

Hello again everyone! Sorry we haven't posted for a while, New Zealand has been distracting us too much! We've had beautiful blue skies, barely any cloud and although it's pretty darn nippy (we're lucky when it gets to 4 degrees) it's been wonderful! So, we'll just get on with letting you know all that we've been up to.FRIDAY 6th JulyToday we were generally quite lazy, which was kind of forced

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-65401775848210805602007-07-05T06:03:00.000Z2007-07-12T07:43:59.626Z

Hi again everyone, we've actually managed to get to the internet quite soon, so that for once our blog shouldn't be too much like an essay! We've also managed to have some time away from the KiwiExperience bus as well, which has been wonderfully refreshing! So we'd best just get on and let you know what we've been doing over the past few days.MONDAY 2nd JulyIt was a late start this morning, as we

Katienoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-38087936260146785132007-07-01T05:52:00.000Z2007-07-01T06:46:43.496Z

Kia Ora! We've finally made it to New Zealand - crazy stuff, as it's always felt like this part of the trip was miles away! Well, we've got rather a lot to get you updated on (sorry - the internet hasn't been readily available), so we'd best get cracking!MONDAY 25th JuneWe decided to spend today mainly in China Town, so we had to hop on the underground to get there and then began our day of

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-52608492663658375622007-06-24T12:11:00.000Z2007-06-24T13:52:59.596Z

Hello again everyone, we can't quite believe that it's been so long since we last blogged (very sorry about that, as it'll mean that this will most probably be a longer than normal blog for you to plough through)! We've been up to a fair amount, so we'd best just get on with things really!TUESDAY 19th JuneWe spent the morning exploring China Town, where we saw two Chinese Temples and also a

Katienoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-36971941206759950992007-06-18T08:45:00.000Z2007-06-18T09:33:10.490Z

Hello again everyone, we've got a fair bit to update you on, as the internet was so expensive in Taman Negara! We've just arrived in Kuala Lumpar today and are getting ready for some city sight seeing again (it will be so nice not to have to be climbing up and down loads of hills for a while)!THURSDAY 14th JuneToday was fairly boring, as we ended up spending almost the entire day on one bus or

Katienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-90706383269569001962007-06-13T08:32:00.000Z2007-06-13T09:18:50.676Z

Hello once again, we're back and updating you on the past few days. It's been so nice being in the cool refreshing air of the highlands, but all too soon we'll be back in the hot humid air of the lowlands. We've been pretty energetic over the past few days and are rather achy and sore now, but we're bearing up! Here's what we've been up to anyway.SATURDAY 9th JuneToday was quite good. We

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-68834478498507861562007-06-08T09:01:00.000Z2007-06-08T09:55:29.637Z

Hello again, as promised, we're in Malaysia for this blog - how exciting, another country! We've got a fair amount to catch-up with, but hopefully it shouldn't be too long a blog (maybe).MONDAY 4th JuneIn the evening on Sunday we didn't really do anything. We'd spent the afternoon having lunch at Cafe89 and then trying to find an ATM and last of all we booked a day trip to go Island hopping on

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-52275015411328193782007-06-03T07:29:00.000Z2007-06-03T08:00:42.779Z

Well, for once, this should honestly be a short blog, as we've hardly done anything since we last posted! So sit back and relax!FRIDAY 1st JuneWell, after a lazy afternoon yesterday, spent reading on the beach and then going to bed very early as we were so tired, today was spent much in a similar manner of relaxation! We rented some fins and snorkels so that we could explore the reef a little

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-58104404246739386752007-05-31T08:04:00.000Z2007-05-31T09:03:58.159Z

Hi everyone, we're back again! Now, you're all going to have to prepare yourselves for a few rather dramatic shocks during this blog - so keep yourselves as calm as possible, you have been warned!SUNDAY 27th MayAs you know, we made our way back to Bangkok today. The hostel we were staying at in Kanchanaburi kindly called for a taxi to take us back to the bus station, almost as soon as we

Katienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-15867462433010568842007-05-27T02:15:00.000Z2007-05-27T02:55:07.691Z

Hi everyone! We've found time to update you all quickly before we leave Kanchanaburi (we'll be off packing our bags once we've finished blogging) and so here's a fairly short (for once) update of the past few days.THURSDAY 24th MayAfter having a relaxing evening last night we decided we would try and get up early today so that we would hopefully have some time wandering around when the heat

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-52591251785593111442007-05-23T11:51:00.000Z2007-05-23T12:34:26.795Z

Hi again, we're back in sunny (but now also rainy) Thailand - Bangkok at the moment, to be precise. We can't believe that we are now entering the last month of our stay in South East Asia - it's crazy, as it just feels like it's going so fast! Anyway, we'd best update you on our last few days in Hong Kong, so here goes!MONDAY 21st MayWe actually managed to get ourselves up relatively early this

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-57709454748883273612007-05-20T08:48:00.000Z2007-05-20T09:26:45.055Z

Hi everyone, we don't have too much to update you on today and it might be pretty brief as it's so expensive to access the internet in Hong Kong (slightly regretting deciding to stay for a whole extra 3 days, as it's wrecking our budget)!THURSDAY 17th MayWe started off the day with a refreshing bicycle ride - we had some rather ancient mountain bikes, but luckily they weren't uncomfortable ones,

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-648990275850750022007-05-16T09:55:00.000Z2007-05-16T10:36:32.188Z

Hi everyone, we've got a few days for you to catch up on. We've been out in the stix for a while and so not been able to do it sooner, but it's not too long, so bear with us!SATURDAY 12th MayNot a lot happened today. We popped out to grab some brunch- style food, as we had our first lay-in since the Intrepid Tour started! We wandered around the streets near to the hotel and when we got back we

Katienoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-62743960056643732822007-05-11T09:02:00.000Z2007-05-11T10:10:48.796Z

Hello again everyone! It's been ages since we last posted - sorry about that, but we're out in the stix a lot of the time on this part of the tour and so we haven't had much opportunity or time to be honest! We'll fill you in now though and we're sorry if it takes a while!SUNDAY 6th MayWe started off this morning by meeting a few of our group and Nok to go to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum together.

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-73098425865790570652007-05-05T10:16:00.000Z2007-05-05T10:44:29.974Z

We think this blog is actually shorter than any others, as we haven't really done anything for 2 days, apart from sit on a bus! So you shouldn't need too many cups of tea or coffee to get you through this one!WEDNESDAY 2nd MayAfter blogging you, we went back to the hotel and had a wonderfully refreshing shower - it's amazing how human it makes you feel again! Then we met up with Chris, Kim,

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-13178221981041377552007-05-02T08:17:00.000Z2007-05-02T09:09:08.396Z

Right, incredibly annoyed at the moment, as we've just spent over an hour writing a post and the stupid computer decided to delete it for no flaming reason at all, so we've now got to try and remember what we wrote before and write it all again! So this version may be a bit briefer than normal as we're working against the clock and actually want to do other things than sit in an internet cafe for

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-51958243821286424202007-04-29T03:43:00.000Z2007-04-29T04:19:52.676Z

Hello again everyone, we've got a free day today, so we've actually got a chance to update you all, without having to have left it for almost a week! We've not been doing a huge amount over the past few days, so hopefully this will be a slightly shorter blog than normal?!THURSDAY 26th AprilThis morning we got up fairly early, and after having breakfast we paid up for the meals we'd had from the

Katienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-37965960391703304922007-04-25T10:45:00.000Z2007-04-25T11:44:35.729Z

Hello again everyone - I hope you've enjoyed your 'breather' from not reading incredibly long blog posts from us - but you know what?! We're back and with avengance - this one is going to be HUGE and we apologise before-hand, we hope you enjoy it though!FRIDAY 20th AprilAfter blogging to you all, we headed out to grab some lunch, we were complete heathens and had another MacDonald's - I felt so

Katienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-28169607163722336702007-04-20T04:08:00.000Z2007-04-20T04:48:00.994Z

Hello again everyone, we've got a few days to get you updated on, but it's also the very last blog we will be posting from sunny old Beijing, as we're off on our flight tonight to Bangkok. We'll be departing Beijing at 20.05 (or 13.05 GMT) and arriving in Bangkok at 23.45 (or 17.45 GMT). I'm certainly not looking forward to flying again - getting to feel all paranoid for 4 hours and 40 minutes

Katienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-20203012242411259912007-04-17T10:00:00.000Z2007-04-17T10:34:38.715Z

MONDAY 16th AprilToday we finally arrived back in Beijing. The train journey wasn't too bad, I'm sure the train was noisier than last time and we also had the experience of sharing our cabin with 2 complete strangers. They were an 'older' Dutch couple, they were quite friendly and we sat and made small talk - we told them what Beijing was like and they told us what the South East of China is

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-89176602480811427002007-04-15T03:56:00.000Z2007-04-15T04:42:48.358Z

Hello, it's Katie typing again today and I'm afraid we have 3 days of travelling to inform you all about today, so this might take a while! But it shouldn't be too painful, as at least I can read all of the keys on my keyboard (unlike poor Steve the other day)!FRIDAY 13th AprilToday we decided to head towards the Small Goose Pagoda, we managed to get off at the correct bus stop today, and

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-71907915387463040872007-04-12T08:31:00.000Z2007-04-12T09:32:04.992Z

Hello everyone! Here's a new update, although you have Stephen typing today on a keypad that has all the letters rubbed off so expect some mistakes!!WEDNESDAY 11th AprilToday we were booked in for the Eastern tour which the hostel runs. We left at 9 in the morning and our first stop was a 'factory/giftshop' where they made terracotta warriors and ceramics using the traditional techniques. It was

Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952222842489235102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-48863477015743726522007-04-10T09:43:00.000Z2007-04-10T10:09:50.356Z

Hello again everyone! As a quick thought, for some reason Steve and I are unable to view our blog via the Chinese internet and so we are unable to read all of the comments you have left us at the moment! But we can keep on posting, so if anyone needed a response or anything to their comments, then send us an e-mail instead, otherwise we'll have to wait until we're goodness-knows-where before we

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-74910123913927166152007-04-09T08:21:00.000Z2007-04-09T08:57:20.142Z

Right-e-o we're afraid we've got a few days to catch up on again, so it's going to take a while - we hope you have a cuppa to keep you going through this one!SATURDAY 7th AprilToday we weren't up hugely early (we managed to forget to set an alarm), but we were soon out of the hostel and heading off to the Summer Palace. In our usual sense of adventure, we decided to use the public transport

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-14237207839823827502007-04-06T12:04:00.000Z2007-04-06T12:43:39.087Z

Right folks, this one will probably be VERY long, as we are going to be writing about yesterday and today!THURSDAY 5th AprilWe didn't have a hugely early start today, which was pretty lazy considering we had ended up going to sleep at 7.00pm last night! But anyway, we finally managed to drag ourselves out of bed at 7.30 this morning and decided to head back towards Tian Anmen square so that we

Katienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-30688397258100046832007-04-04T08:40:00.001Z2007-04-04T09:10:12.243Z

What a couple of days it has been for us!! It all started at 6.45am on Tuesday morning, when we were rudely awoken by our alarm clock after a rather naff sleep! We managed to drag ourselves out of bed and get our last few bits together before we left at about 8.30. The traffic got a bit congested at times, but before we knew it Steve and I were jumping out of the car outside terminal 4 and being

Katienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-66829788494943757192007-03-27T19:06:00.000Z2007-03-27T19:13:27.247Z

Guess what?! I managed to pack my bag today, and it all fits - I can even remain upright when I'm wearing it!!! I can't believe how exciting it's all getting now, I've been bouncing around the house all afternoon! We've just finished going through all our documents and photocopies as well, so there's not much left to do before we go- apart from getting Steve to pack his bag!6 days to go now!

Katienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162294110660318383.post-40612518691375085612007-03-22T21:04:00.000Z2007-03-22T21:06:55.081Z

Just a quick test post to see how this works, better get the hang of it soon as we leave in only 11 days!

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