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Lia suhn hoa-y Cambodia!

Alex_RTW — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: Alex_RTW.
After the traumatic journey back to Phnom Penh from Kampot, we checked in to the California II for the final time and received the usual, unusual welc...

Buddhas, Daisho-in

Alex_RTW — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Miyajima , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Gone to �pot...

Alex_RTW — Sun, 5 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Kampot, Cambodia. By: Alex_RTW.
After all the excitement of our trip to Siem Reap and the Angkor temples, we found ourselves back on familiar territory when we checked back in to the...

The Angkor Temples marathon

Alex_RTW — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: Alex_RTW.
The flight from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap was no more hair-raising than any of the other short hops we�d taken so far in the trip - it only seemed that ...

Do you Khmer often?

Alex_RTW — Sun, 8 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: Alex_RTW.
Emerging from the plane to take our first steps on Cambodian soil, we were hit by intense heat and humidity which made Bangkok seem positively bracing...

Battered in Bangkok

Alex_RTW — Thu, 5 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Bangkok, Thailand. By: Alex_RTW.
Even though our Great Adventure ended a couple of months ago, we've decided to complete the journal, so stay tuned for tales from Bangkok, Cambodia an...

Quokkas, Roos and Cottesloe Too

Alex_RTW — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Perth, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
The Exclusive Backpackers in Perth offered a pick up from the station, but when we phoned, they were playing hard to get so we were forced to take a t...

The Indian Pacific

Alex_RTW — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Western Australia, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
Only the truly masochistic would board the Indian Pacific in Sydney, emerging three days and several time zones later in Perth. Having been on maratho...

The Great Ocean Road (Part 3)

Alex_RTW — Sun, 6 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Great Ocean Road, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
The stretch of coastline around the Apostles is being continuously shaped by wind, rain and waves, creating a huge natural sculpture park from the lim...

Hitting the Road (part 2)

Alex_RTW — Thu, 3 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Great Ocean Road, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
After a couple of days chilling in Torquay we hit the road again, passing through nearby Anglesea on the way to our next stop � Airey's Inlet. Barely ...

Hitting the road (part 1)

Alex_RTW — Wed, 2 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Great Ocean Road, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
Our early arrival aboard the Spirit of Tasmania ferry meant that we pitched up at the Britz office early. Yet another miscalculation made hiring a cam...

Konnichiwa!

Alex_RTW — Mon, 17 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Kyoto , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Speedier than the Shinkansen!

Alex_RTW — Sun, 16 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Hotaka , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Thumbs up for Fuji San!

Alex_RTW — Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Matsumoto , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Holllyhock Festival

Alex_RTW — Fri, 14 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Kyoto , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Gion Geisha

Alex_RTW — Wed, 12 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Kyoto , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Contemplative Koi

Alex_RTW — Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Miyajima , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Japanese Buddies

Alex_RTW — Sun, 9 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Kyoto , Japan. By: Alex_RTW.

Fantassietastic! - Having a Devil of a Time

Alex_RTW — Mon, 3 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Queenstown, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
The route cross-country from Coles Bay to Queenstown seemed straightforward enough, and for the first hour that proved to be the case. It was only whe...

Warning - Hazards Approaching!

Alex_RTW — Sat, 1 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Coles Bay, Australia. By: Alex_RTW.
We knew Coles Bay was near when we first caught sight of the Hazards, a humpbacked mini-range of pink granite hills which are the defining feature of ...