Monthly Archives: June 2004

the long road home (part deux)

So an early morning taxi ride to KL airport by a driver who was drifting across the lanes and sniffing something from a bottle meant that I was on my way East. More precisely, to Kota Bharu, the nearest airport … Continue reading

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the long road home (Part 1)

Apologies for the long gap of 2 weeks and 8000 miles from the dodgy road in Laos to the general security of Sheffield! I was staying on “Big” Perhentian, where internet was expensive, slow (satellites) and generally a hastle. Also … Continue reading

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Laos and the End of the World

.. as the bullit struck I felt a millisecond of total relaxation before the pain. Only kidding. Normal service will be resumed very soon but I find myself in the Perhentian Islands (Malaysia) where the time goes slow, the internet … Continue reading

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On the Beaten track of Lao PDR

So Vientiene was a nice place. I spent most of Sunday looking around the Wats and the grand (and some not so grand) monuments scattered around on the city on my trusty chinese made (probably 50 years ago) bike – … Continue reading

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