June 25, 2004
Heh, have been reading many
Heh, have been reading many many replies for a book title. Man you guys are hard up for free stuff, eh? :) Right now, 'No Punctures, Please' tops the list... but if that wins no one gets a book :(...Read this update
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June 23, 2004
Hey all! Due to the
Hey all! Due to the overwhelming number of people who've suggested it (one), I have decided to write a book after the travels. Unfortunately i have no idea what to call it, so I'm opening it out to everyone to...Read this update
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June 17, 2004
Hi all. Sorry this
Hi all. Sorry this report is a bit late - got Typus Interruptus by the guy who ran the netcafe. Anyway its the 17th and we're in Bandung now. There's a sad lack of bandung here. Will write about...Read this update
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April 29, 2004
Kuala Besut, Trengganu, Malaysia
29 April 2004 - Kuala Besut, Trengganu, Malaysia. Day 396, Alex's 16772km (Krabi-Trang-HatYai-Changlun-Gurun-Baling-Gerik-Pulau Banding-Jeli-Kuala Besut) COASTAL ROAD TAKE ME HOME TO THE PLACE I BELONG 9 days of non-stop cycling have gotten us from Krabi to the East Coast of...Read this update
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April 14, 2004
Krabi, Thailand
14 Apr 2004 - Krabi, Thailand, Day 381, Alex's 15954km Together Again. Jo and Alex parted ways on the 20th of November last year, after an epic episode of cycling in the freezing rain in the dark, a broken rim,...Read this update
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March 23, 2004
Siam Reap (Angkor Wat, baby!!!)
210304 Siam Reap (Angkor Wat, baby!!!) After almost four months of lounging around in Singapore, I basically cannot tahan anymore, so much to the resignation of my parents to my way of life (I believe they actually said to me...Read this update
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January 21, 2004
Doctor just gave me a
Doctor just gave me a clean bill of health! Yes world, liver's intact (not that I drink), kidneys back to normal (not that I pee a lot), red blood cell count back up (yeah i donate a lot of those...Read this update
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January 04, 2004
hey all alex just updated
hey all alex just updated the expedition blog, and new pics will be up soon, so wait for wat? go to www.nopuncturesplease.com when yer boss aint lookin of course :) liver's almost good, kidneys back to normal, red blood cell...Read this update
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December 02, 2003
So after all that adrenalin
So after all that adrenalin pumping excitement, we were more than happy to tone down a bit. After spending a day in the historic (seriously. It dates back to 2000 B.C., and is a main centre for development of Buddhism)...Read this update
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November 15, 2003
14 Nov 2003 - Dassu,
14 Nov 2003 - Dassu, Kohistan (750m). Karakoram Highway (KKH). Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Day 228, 10946km They jumped out of nowhere. Appearing suddenly on the road 50m from Alex's speeding bicycle, the 3 men made a makeshift roadblock and...Read this update
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November 04, 2003
fever. cold. going up the
fever. cold. going up the karakorum highway soon. coldER. just got down jacket cheap 2nd hand made in China one. hopefully that helps. just got chinese visa without any drama (i'm sure some of you are saying *dammit*) with help...Read this update
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October 22, 2003
22 Oct 2003 - Quetta
22 Oct 2003 - Quetta (1690m), Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Day 206, 9555km We finally arrived in our first city in Pakistan, the dusty frontier town of Quetta, 3 days ago through the historic hallways of Bam, the wild and...Read this update
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October 06, 2003
Visa fiasco, part deux After
Visa fiasco, part deux After the runaround with my Iranian visa, you would expect that we'd be sick of red tape and such, and try to get our visas as easily as possible. But even with trying, visa applications have...Read this update
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October 03, 2003
Today I am staying in
Today I am staying in a caravanserai made for the shrine of the brother of one of Islam's religious leaders. In the middle of the courtyard of the caravanserai there is a cemetery, not 100m from where I'm typing. Ok...Read this update
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September 14, 2003
URGENT - URGENT - URGENT
URGENT - URGENT - URGENT If you are thinking of travelling into or through the Islamic Republic of Iran, PLEASE THINK AGAIN. The people here are very much the terrorists they are made out to be. From the day we...Read this update
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September 09, 2003
it's Jo, the suave international
it's Jo, the suave international tech support guy here... (yes i'm fixing computers all around the world - now in Iran) just a shout out to say i'm still alive, cos i havent checked mail in a while. Iran is...Read this update
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August 31, 2003
oh if you're looking for
oh if you're looking for my archives, its here. the links on the right don't work too well... something to do with the php that i'm too lazy to fix. :) jo...Read this update
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I love bureaucraptic gymnastics, don't
I love bureaucraptic gymnastics, don't you? after 2 weeks (a number totally made up by the Iranian consulates... I've heard of people waiting for any amount of time between 5 days and 3 weeks) of hanging around awaiting my precious...Read this update
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August 29, 2003
today is a day of
today is a day of relief. my Iranian visa is approved, BUT I can only collect it on Saturday. of course the guy tells me on thurs afternoon (fri is an iranian holiday, which also applies to its embassies) and...Read this update
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August 28, 2003
here's the latest post from
here's the latest post from brand new haven't released yet website, www.nopuncturesplease.com - go take a looksee and tell us wat u think! 25 Aug 2003 - Dogubayazit(1589m), Turkey. Day 148, 6304km We left Trabzon on the 7th and arrived...Read this update
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August 26, 2003
its seriously irritating. eastern turkey
its seriously irritating. eastern turkey as such a terrible internet connection, i can't even send and receive simple emails. 56k connections over seriously old and dirty telephone lines shared by 20 people 2000km from their backbone (which already has a...Read this update
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August 13, 2003
Today I ate cherries picked
Today I ate cherries picked from a tree just outside my bedroom window after 4 days of slacking and watching 4 movies in 3 days (we stayed in the theatre to catch 2fast2furious. Ah memories of watching American Beauty for...Read this update
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August 06, 2003
update on our progress, copied
update on our progress, copied from our... well updates. 04 Aug 2003 - Trabzon, Turkey. Day 127, 5680km We left Çaycuma on the 19th and spent our rest day in Amasra, thereafter arriving here in Trabzon on the 2nd of...Read this update
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July 24, 2003
Today i had banana flavored
Today i had banana flavored lemonade. it was damn cool sia am in Sinop on the northernmost tip of the Black Sea. Today was the first day we hit 100km - we're damn slackers. it rained a bit and was...Read this update
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July 20, 2003
today i ate a doner
today i ate a doner kebap off the street in Amasra Amasra's a sleepy little town on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, where the locals go to for their vacation. So there's a beach, beach bars and pubs, quaint...Read this update
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June 23, 2003
today i saw the Olympic
today i saw the Olympic Mountains from a plane. they're gorgeous. anyway big hoohaa up in Johann land. there i was, sitting in Tianfung's living room checking my mail and stroking his... cat. lo and behold, a simple email comes...Read this update
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June 01, 2003
today i watched a bear
today i watched a bear climb to the top of a tree woke up late and hurriedly packed (as usual) for my final run (on this trip) out of toronto. Said my goodbyes to Kathy (Marty's girlfriend) who together with...Read this update
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May 30, 2003
today (so far) i bought
today (so far) i bought a ticket to vancouver from toronto so far all the plane and bus tickets i got were bought the day before departure. i find it hard to answer people when they ask "when are you...Read this update
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today i got pickpocketed in
today i got pickpocketed in a standup comedy show in toronto goddamn bloody miserable. i had slightly more than CAD$400 in there, cos Gibb just gave me $300 for some stuff i bought for him in singapore, and i had...Read this update
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today i have eaten japanese
today i have eaten japanese food in toronto ok ok sorry for not updating anything. i'll write more soon in the coming days... i hope. anyway i'm in toronto now, after a week in windsor, ontario, and a weekend in...Read this update
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April 18, 2003
This feeling is unreal. I
This feeling is unreal. I still don't believe in a couple of hours time I'm going to be in New York, New York (a city so good they named it twice... not). Many of you will think that this is...Read this update
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April 05, 2003
after all that crap, cycled
after all that crap, cycled to bedok to pass that painting to ayam to take of. am gonna miss him, along with all my kakis. just helped kev fix NO2 to his car. WOOHOO! well its not fully fixed yet...Read this update
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April 04, 2003
feelin blue. I've never felt
feelin blue. I've never felt sad before in my life. sure I've felt depressed at the loss of a loved one, broken hearted when rejected, dejected when i lose at something i cared about... but i've never, ever felt sad....Read this update
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April 01, 2003
hey all. I'm selling away
hey all. I'm selling away my stuff before moving off, so see if anyone needs anything, yeah? come look at my e-garage sale and help out a poor guy who's goin to travel the world in search of a new...Read this update
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March 18, 2003
tourists don't know where they've
tourists don't know where they've been travellers don't know where their going...Read this update
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Meditation:- it beats sitting around
Meditation:- it beats sitting around doing nothing...Read this update
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March 15, 2003
took my first natural pro
took my first natural pro lead fall today. It wasn't the gut wrenching scary ass-shit feeling i was expecting. instead, i completely forgot i was on natural pro and only realised it when i looked back up after falling. ah,...Read this update
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March 13, 2003
Forget Miss Universe. THIS ONE
Forget Miss Universe. THIS ONE counts....Read this update
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March 12, 2003
I tell you, microsoft
I tell you, microsoft runs the world...Read this update
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March 11, 2003
guess its about time i
guess its about time i got one of these. wave to the world, jo. *wave* watch out for updates! :)...Read this update
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