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November 30, 2004Surf, Sand and SunSo I just finished my 3 days of hanging out and surfing in Bali. The surf was great (even though I was told it was the worst in 3 weeks, it was fine for a beginner), although the place was...Read this update November 28, 2004Mt. KinabaluSo my legs are finally no longer sore from climbing up this mountain. On the 22nd and 23rd, I decided to climb up Mt. Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo. For those who don't know, it's SE Asia's tallest mountain at 4092...Read this update A little RantOk. remember that time I dropped my camera off in Kuala Lumpur and the came back a week later to pick it up, good as new. Well, neither do I, although I do remember the time I came back a...Read this update Posted by Drew on November 28, 2004 08:33 AM
Category: November 23, 2004Who wants a mustache rideAlright, so once I get back, and hopefully get a job, I will have to be pretty clean cut and nothing outlandish. I figure I'm traveling and I can't really take myself too seriously. So it all started at a...Read this update Posted by Drew on November 23, 2004 05:32 AM
Category: Hard Core Borneo StyleSo, I am sitting in Kota Kinabalu, wondering what I should do with my limited time. The first thing I did was book my accomodations at Mt. Kinabalu, for the 21st and 22nd (I'd come down the 23rd and leave...Read this update KLSorry I haven't posted in a while, as you may have read above I haven't been in places that have internet, let alone a regular shower. I'm just gonna make this a quick entry, cause we weren't there for that...Read this update November 16, 2004NightswimmingI actually heard that song for the first time on my best of CD...quite good. Anyway, I just came back from a place called Lake Toba which is on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The lake itself was created...Read this update November 10, 2004Erik's PhotosHere's most of the crew we hung out with on Koh Pha Ngan: Mark (US), Laura (Can), Jerome (Wales), Erik, Alex (Eng), Nick (Eng), Bronagh (Ire), Fletcher (Eng), Caoimhe (Eng), Keira (Can), Libby (Eng), Rich (Eng). So I finally...Read this update Monkeys and MotorbikesWell, last night was our last night with Fletcher (aka Darren) - he was off to do a trek up in the Cameron Highlands (Central Malaysia) while Erik and I decided to go to Langkawi Island for a night and...Read this update November 09, 2004PenangHi Everyone, So I am no longer in Thailand and now am in the wonderful world of Malaysia. It seems pretty cool so far, you can definately notice the difference when you cross the border, the transportation infrastructure here is...Read this update November 06, 2004More PhotosHi Everyone, Just putting up a bunch of photos from the past couple of days, the computer I am on does not have a CD drive, so I will have to wait to post some of Erik's. On Friday night...Read this update November 05, 2004Random StuffFigured I needed a couple more photos on my site, and at least one that is a big one instead of links to everything. This is us at a place called Apache's on Koh Phi Phi. The 2 guys...Read this update Posted by Drew on November 5, 2004 04:08 AM
Category: November 03, 2004A funny Halloween AnecdoteJerome, a guy from Wales, sent out an e-mail and had a pretty funny story from halloween back at home: My mum and dad were at home, mum kept answering the door to trick or treaters. She went out for...Read this update Posted by Drew on November 3, 2004 07:48 AM
Category: Planes, Trains and AutomobilesWell, actually Boats, Buses and minivans would have been a better name, but it just doesn't have the same ring to it. So, in Thailand, when you come you are issued a 30 day visa, and in order to renew...Read this update |
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