01 New York (2)
02 Mexico + C. America (4)
03 Florida (1)
04 Brazil (2)
05 Peru (2)
06 Bolivia (3)
07 Argentina (2)
08 Chile (1)
09 New Zealand (2)
10 Australia (2)
11 Singapore (1)
12 Thailand (2)
13 Lao PDR (3)
14 Cambodia (2)
15 China (2)
16 Tokyo (1)
17 Final Stretch / Tramo Final (1)
* Photos from Beijing / Fotos de Beijing
* Tokyo in Colour / Tokyo en color
* Cityhopping in China / De ciudad en cuidad por China
* Back in Bangkok / De neuvo en Bangkok
* Cambodia's past and present / El pasado y presente de Camboya
* Onwards to Angkor / De camino a Angkor
* A little slice of paradise / Un pedacito de paraíso
* Still on "Lao Time" / Seguimos en "Hora Laoense"
* Crossing Borders / Cruzando Fronteras
* Thailand in Brief / Tailandia en breve
* A country within a city / Un país en una ciudad
* Queensland: The Sunshine State / Queensland, el estado del Sol
* Summer again / Verano de nuevo
* Free Fall / Caída Libre
* Land of Adventure / Tierra de Aventuras
* A Week of Rest / Una Semana de Descanso
* The Best for Last / Lo Mejor Para el Final
* Back to Civilisation / De Vuelta a la Civilización
* Last of Bolivia / Nuestro final en Bolivia
March 30, 2005
The last time we left Bangkok, we said that we'd be back; it's much sooner than we expected but here we are again!
After travelling around Lao and Cambodia at a comfortable pace, it started to look like we were going to have to rush through Vietnam to reach our next flight from Hong Kong. A quick review of some of the budget airlines around these parts gave us some food for thought though. And, when we spotted a couple of EUR 20 flights from Bangkok to Macau on AirAsia, we snapped them up in a flash. The entry visa for Vietnam was going to set us back about EUR 40 each anyways, so under the circumstances, this is a much better way for us to get up to Hong Kong fast (and we can always come back to see Vietnam on an other occasion).
It felt like home once we reached our safe-haven in Bangkok, Suk 11, so we settled in for a very nice week here once again. Like the last time, the time flew by with some very enjoyable meals and drink sessions with some of the other long-termers in the hostal.
We only did a small bit of sightseeing this time around as we'd already seen most of the spots that we wanted to last time.
We were lucky with the amount of events going on in Bangkok during this stay though. Two of the things that we made the effort to head out to were the Thailand X Games (Extreme Sports competitiion) and the Bangkok Motor Show. The Asian style of motor show was different to what we expected and we were treated to some weird spectacles of dancers inside huge plastic bubbles, live bands, people jumping up and down on trampolines while wearing skis and other strange things. Toyotas concept car the I-unit was also quite bizarre.
It really feels like we're coming to the home staight now... Our next move to Macau takes us out of South East Asia and onto the next leg of the trip. We've only got a few more hops, skips and jumps over the next month as we head back to Europe. Whether we'll be able to keep the site up to date as we change country every few days, will have to be seen.
**VERSION EN ESPAÑOL**
Cuando nos fuimos de Bangkok la última vez, nos prometimos volver algún día pero lo que no sabíamos que volveríamos tan pronto!!
Después de viajar por Lao y Camboya a un ritmo sosegado nos dimos cuenta de que si queríamos llegar a Hong Kong a tiempo para cojer nuestro próximo vuelo tendríamos que viajar con prisas. La única manera de no tener que explorar nuevos mundos a correcuitas fue dejando Vietnam para la próxima vez y buscando una ruta alternativa. Enseguida encontramos vuelos desde Bangkok hacia Macau (una isla cerca de Hong Kong) con Air Asia por tansolo 20 Euros cada uno! Eso significó que no solo nos ahorrábamos unos 40 Euros en las visas para entrar a Vietnam sino que también tendríamos más tiempo para ver Hong Kong y sus alrededores e incluso que volveríamos a ver Bangkok una vez más.
Una vez allí regresamos a nuestro santuario en medio de la ciudad, el hostal Suk 11 y esta vez nos sentimos ya casi como parte de la familia. Como ya habíamos visto la mayoría de lugares de interés turístico, dedicamos nuestro tiempo a la excelente gente que conocimos y a su vez fuimos a ver una feria de coches 'Motor Show' y los 'Thailand X Games' (competición de deportes extremos). El estilo de presentación de un producto en el salón del automóvil de Bangkok era completamente diferente al estilo que se utiliza en Europa. Hubo varias cosas que nos llamaron la atención y entre ellas estaban los bailarines bailando dentro de burbujas de plástico, tipos vestidos con mayas saltando en un trampolín con esquíes puestos y el estrambótico 'I-unit' de Toyota.
Una semana despúes llegó la hora de partir de nuevo, esta vez rumbo a China!
Another spot to chill out at Suk11 / Uno de los rincones que hay para relajarse en Suk11
MotoX at Thailand's XGames 2005 / Una exhibición llamada MotoX en 'Thailand's XGames
Some crazy kids at the XGames / Break dancing en 'Thailand X Games' (competición de deportes extremos)
Nate finds a car she likes at the Bangkok Motorshow / Nate encuentra un coche que le gusta en el salón del automóvil de Bangkok.
Toyotas crazy-looking I-unit concept car / El nuevo coche concepto de Toyota: el I-unit
Hey dudes - good news - corm and niamh had a baby girl, so me and pudge are uncles. She's called isabel, and came in at 8pounds 8 ounces.
Still checking yer blog on a daily basis to stave off the boredom of the Irish working life.
Smell ye later.
Eoiny
Posted by: eoiny on April 8, 2005 12:30 PMEs estupendo este super viaje que estais haciendo, lleno de emociones y de aventuras.
Y sobre todo, gracias por compartirlo, has sido fantastica la tarde que he pasado visitando la web.
Besos y saludos desde Premia...
That's great news Eoiny... Pass on our congratulations to Corm and Niamh.
Seeya next month at some stage!
Kev