The Welsh guy had a job hiring out canoes along the beach. At first when I heard this I was jealous at both how easy it had been for him to find work as well as the thought that hiring...
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New Zealand
Northland – Paihia and attempting to be a real backpacker
Before we got to Paihia, we had a weird confused part of the trip where we had no idea where we were going or what we were doing. It mainly consisted of "oh nice beach, shall we stop there? but there...
Singapore
Singapore – New Year’s Eve abroad
It’s safe to say that the short journey to Singapore from Phuket, felt like a long one. Jet2, the Ryanair of the Southern Hemisphere, actually that’s not fair - the EasyJet of the Southern Hemisphere, wasn’t the best place to...
Thailand
Koh Samui – viewpionts, booze and wanky Australians
And on to Koh Phangan's more commercial and therefore generally more expensive sister island, Koh Samui. We couldn't afford anywhere as central here so stayed in a complex of huts up on a hill just outside of Cheweng Beach. Not...
Thailand
Temples and Buckets
The rest of our time in Bangkok was a hazy hot blur of temples and buckets. I don’t completely agree with the statement ‘once you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all’ when it comes to temples but there are definitely...