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home-made fireworks in The Philippines

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Well when I get around to it I will write a proper blog about my last week of luxuary in Brentville, Philipines. But for now here is a little video of our firework we made from all the crazy and would be illegal in NZ, firework shops here. Always a good way to celebrate chrstmas! Off to Thailand tonight…enjoy

Annapurna video

Monday, December 25th, 2006

this is a little video from base camp in Nepal

I am living in a material world: Hong Kong

Monday, December 25th, 2006
Compared to India, HK was so clean, and shiny, and organised. The airport was big, travelators along the floor, toilets with toilet paper...I got confused and overwhelmed and filled in a departure card instead of an arrival card. So back ... [Continue reading this entry]

Welcome back!

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Rickshaw madam? Yes madam? Excuse me. Come into my shop, where are you from? Madam, madam! Rickshaw yes? You like silk, pashmina, sari? Yes madam? You smoke something? You like hotel, good hotel madam. Rickshaw? Welcome back to India, it hits ... [Continue reading this entry]

Elephants and more elephants

Sunday, December 17th, 2006
So ended up staying 4 nights at Chitwan because the less time here the more time in Delhi, and here was much nicer. Spent a lot of time just hanging out and spent the evenings having dinner by the campfire ... [Continue reading this entry]

And if you see a charging rhino…

Sunday, December 17th, 2006
My last day in Pokhara was very relaxed just hung out and watched TV, in the evening Manu gave me a cooking lesson in Nepali food, Dahl is so easy to make! So next year it will be dahl every ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mountains and Maoists: Annapurna Base Camp trek.

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
I’m bruised, blistered and very, very sore, but I made it!! Arrived back after 9 days of trekking in the Himalaya’s, we did it in 9 days rather than 10 cause we were so fast (well that and I was ... [Continue reading this entry]

Annapurna Base camp

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Day 1 Birethanti to UlleriHad to actually get to the start of the trek so a life-threatening bus ride which smelt strongly of vomit along winding mountain roads got us there, luckily, in one piece. Signed in at a few ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pokhara

Friday, December 1st, 2006
My few days in Pokhara have been lovely, staying with Hom, his wife and their gorgeous 3 year old daughter. Being looked after very well with my own room (with on suit), great food and rides around town on their ... [Continue reading this entry]

Kathmandu is a shop isn’t it?

Friday, December 1st, 2006
Probably what most kiwis/aussies think. In fact most of us are compleately kitted out in Kathmandu branded gear, I used to think it was just the name of a shop but no it is in fact the capital of Nepal. I ... [Continue reading this entry]