Tubing

Tubing yesterday was pretty cool. I met up with Matt and Ollie at 11.00 and we headed over to the start at about 12. We were the first people there but only for a few minutes, it soon filled up. It is basically 5-10 bars on the riverside each with a swing or zip line into the river. When you are done at the first bar you just head a few metres down the river to the next one.

Naturally I decided that I was going to do an amazing jump on my first go. It turned out to be the second biggest swing and I let go right at the top. Bad idea. I went flying through the air and was so shocked by how much air time I had my jaw dropped open and I chipped my tooth when I hit the water! It doesn't hurt, I dont think it is bad, just annoying. The day went on like that drinking a beer at each bar and doing jumps into the water untill people moved onto the next bar. It is just a huge piss up with swings into the water, certianly not the safest combination but definatly good fun.

I am determined not to get stuck here though. I will go tubing today and then leave tomorrow. I wanted to get my Vietnam visa for tomorrow but it is a national holiday so I have to wait till after the weekend. While it is tempting to stay here, I feel that as long as I have to spend more time in Laos I should see another part of it. So I am thinking maybe go to Luang Prabang tomorrow and have a proper look around there [not getting hit my bikes]. Maybe go farther to north if I can cope with the horrible roads.

I met a guy last night who has given me loads of info on Vietnam and the cool stuff to do. I will write it down here incase I loose my piece of paper.

Hanoi:

Hanoi Backpackers - The best place to stay, meet loads of people instantly and they organise great trips to Ha Long Bay for a few days and trips to the snake village.
Snake Village - A place that you go ina group of 6 or so, organised by Hanoi Backpackers. They cut a cobra open, put the heart in a shot glass with rice whiskey and you can feel the heart beating as it goes down. Then do the same with the bile. It sound horrible but should be an awesome experiance!

Hue: Dont go, nothing good is there

Hoi An: Just really beautiful, no tourists and very quiet. You can get cheap tailor made clothing here. I tihnk I will definatly get some things made, everyone I have met got something and wishes they got more.

Nha Trang: A party town, go to Sailors club on the beach and Why Not bar which is open till late.

Dalat: Another beautiful town with great landscapes, quiet but nice to relax.

Saigor: Go2 bar! Chu Chi tunnels is a sort of trip where you learn about the war and get to fire an AK47 or M16 at the end for a small fee.

It all sounds so good I am very excited about it now. I was a bit apprehensive before but Dan has given me confidence and alot of advice! I will probably take 3-4 weeks for Vietnam most people seem to think that is fine.

I am going tubing again in a minute, definatly going to try and spend less money than yesterday!

Into Laos

The bus to the boarder left at 12.30 and took about 6 hours. The bus was full and all the people were really cool. We stayed in a boarder village but I cant remember the name. The guesthouse sorted out our Laos visas so we didn't have to do anything.

The first day of the slowboat was not bad, it was not rammed so we had a bit of space and it only took 6 hours even though we were told it was 8! The stopover town doesn't have electricity on the mains, the guesthouses just have thier own generators which usually turn off at 10.30. I ate with 3 geordie lads, a geordie couple, 3 Swedish girls, an Irish couple and 2 Israli guys. So we had a very large and multi national group. It was a really cool night and we all chipped in to keep the generator running for another 2 hours so we could play music.

The second day was not as good at all, it was 9 hours and the boat was literally half the size as the day before with the same number of people. I was so tired from the night before but couldn't get any sleep at all. Then the boat broke down. The mechanic tried to use an empty coke can as a tool so we didn't have much faith in him. Luckily another, empty boat came and rescued us and we continued in that. It had no seats but was far bigger so we had loads of space to ly down and sleep.

We got to Luang Prabang at about 6 and tried to find out about buses straight to Vang Vieng [we being the 3 geordie guys and Swedish girls, they are travelling together and I am tagging along heh] because I need to meet Ollie and Matt, they are only here for one more day! Everyone we asked gave us different information so we paid a bit more and got a private minibus which I thought was a bit dodgey but turned out to be OK, if rather expensive.

Before it left we went to get some food and as we were going in I saw Bill from Pai! He was staying there for just a day untill his flight to Vietnam. He said it is definatly worth flying to Vietnam because the roads are dodgey, alot of the bus companys are dodgey and it is alot of hastle and takes days.

When we left the resturant I was half way accross the road when I met Scott from Bangkok and Pai! I tried to cross back and see him and walked directly into a bike coming from behind me!! I think he had seen it coming and slowed down so it wan't that bad, he was a cool guy, sounded American/Canadian. After appologies I went over and spoke to Scott. I asked him if he was going to Veitnam and if he was flying, he said he is not but someone he was with said thier friend was flying because of bad things heard about overland. I said goodbye to Scott and will probably see him again here in a few days.

So we got in at 3am to Vang Vieng and he dropped us off at his friends guesthouse which was very nice but very expensive. As it was 3am we didn't have much choice so we just went with it for one night.

The town in very small and quiet, it reminds me a bit of Pai at the moment but way more tourists and busier. I ran into Naomi from Pai, she was going tubing today but I am not sure if I want to because the bike incident ripped the scab off my grazes from mountian biking. I think I will have to risk it though, everyone says it is the most fun thye have while travelling. I have some celine solution and savlon cream so as long as I clean my cuts as soon as possible I think it should be OK.

Ollie and Matt got here yesterday and facebooked me to say they are here but not where they are staying! I havn't got hold of them today so I think I will check in with the geordies tonight again. They have met up with 3 of thier mates from home as well, so we should have a good group tonight. I am not going to drink too much because I want to save up for tomorrow. If I only go tubing one day because of my cuts I want to make the most of it haha.

Ben messaged me on facebook and said june-august are the best times for the alps in the summer so I still have a month untill it gets good there. I do want to make the most of it while I am here so I will just take as long as I like and go to Les Gets when I am done here. I will ask Ollie and Matt how long they were in Vietnam for and how long they think is good. About a week in Cambodia should be fine and I will do the same in Laos I think. I kind of wish it could have worked that I had time to go to northeast Laos but I dont think I will now because I cant face the roads for that amount of time.

I think I have just a few options for jobs in the alps, basically cleaning or driving the shuttle to and from the airport. There was a job for a DJ advertised on a Morzine but I dont think I have the music of any DJ experiance unfortunatly!

Anyway I have just seen the guy I travelling from Koh Tao to Bangkok with so I will go say hi. Byes

Chang Mai again

Yesterday was a very expensive day. I paid 150B for the minibus to Chang Mai, then I paid 2010B for mountian biking today. I have to pay a further 1700B for the slow boat tomorrow and 1500B for my visa to Laos, on top of all my food and drinks. I havn't bothered to work out how much it was because it still hurts haha!

So yesterday I met so many people. First I saw Jacob and his friend from Koh Pa Ngan and arranged to meet them at a reggie bar at 7.30. Then I saw Chris from Pai in the street and had a few beers with him. We left a little late to go to the bar and got there at 8. The other guys were nowhere to be seen so we had a few drinks. Then Lisa, Katie and thier friend who I also met on Koh Pa Ngan also turned up! It was kind of awkward [i have been trying to spell it for 5 minutes giving up now] because they obviously were not my biggest fans on Ko Pa Ngan. When me, Dan and Fergus gave them our emails for facebook invites I was the only person not to recieve one. I think we will all be tubing at the same time anyway, they left for Laos today.

I spoke to Ollie Wilmot on facebook yesterday and I am now going straight to the tubing place to meet up with him for his last few days in Laos.

So mountian biking was today and it was great! I got picked up around 9.50 and got taken to the biking centre where we got helmets and bikes. It was me and one other on teh downhill track #4, the others were doing XC rides.

The other guy had all his own gear and was on his way to Whistler for the season. I was definatly the worst of the group but I forgave myself because I havn't riden in 18 months and never properly on a full susser. Our guide was called Jay and he was a very good rider and bike mechanic. I was really sketchy to begin with and fell off a few times, nothing bad just slow-speed loosing balance or locking the front wheel. My second crash [about 15 minutes into the ride] I managed to destroy the brake lever so Jay took his front brake off and gave it to me, just riding without a front brake.

The track was really cool but quite challenging for me, as I got into it it became easier and more fun though. There were 3 sections that really stood out, the first was just because I hd gotten into the flow, the track was not too steep or slippery and there was a cool drop to do as well. The second was about half way through the ride just before I got too tired where it was not too steep but fast with cool, quick turns through the trees and super fast berms. The last really great section was because it was just like bissoe back at home, really red dusty terrain that was smooth to ride and had some naturally formed jumps.

The only bad thing was thier safety equipment was quite poor and everytime I fell off the knee pads just slipped off and I got grazed anyway! Nothing major just a few scratches which was expected.

So now [as after every ride] I really want to to more biking because it is so awesome, even if I am so unfit on the bike and my forearms were burning after just a few minutes today. I will get used to it again quickly. I want to look into possibly going to Les Gets in France and working in a bike shop or something for a few months after Asia. The other guy [Drew] in our group today works in Whistler in a bike shop, gets loads of cheap gear and can afford to ride all summer because of it. A flight to Whistler would be too much and accomodation is very hard to get but France is really close and quieter I would imagine.

Anyway it is something to think about. I am heading to Laos tomorrow which should be cool. Tonight I will go to the night bazar, Drew said it is worth a visit. Then to the Chang Mai Saloon which was recommended by Rhys, you can write stuff on the walls and it is full of peoples travel stories etc.

Pai and treking

Before I forget, I met a guy from Arcada on the bus to Bangkok from Koh Tao!!! How weird is that?

So I came straight up to Pai after one night in Chang Mai. It is a really cool little town, nice and quiet right near the boarder to Burma, northwest of Chang Mai. It is a really dodgey 3.5 hour minibus journey on horribly windy roads but well worth it when you get here.

I met a girl called Naomi[?] on the minibus and stayed at Mr Jan's guesthouse with her, it seemed really nice but we both had cockroaches in the bathroom!!! I was attacked in the shower. Luckily I was signed up for a 2 day trek leaving at 8.30 the next day so I didnt have to stay there long. I started taking my Malerone too, which has made me have really vivid dreams, quite weird.

So I turned up for my trek and met a German couple first, it turned out they had split up but booked the trip before the break up but at the time I was none the wiser. Then Olivier and Bill turned up and we hit the road. Olivier is French and Bill is from LA, they were cool guys too, had just met a few days earlier and come trekking in Pai together. They had done a Chang Mai trek too and from what they said I was pleased I came here to do mine and pleased I only did a 2 day 1 night job.

When we first set off I was feeling like I had made a mistake, it was very very hot, I was sweating like it was going out of fashion and the walking was hard work. The first day was not great, just walking. We got to the tribal village at around 2pm and just chilled out there untill the evening. The tribe was not at all what I was expecting. I had imagined lots of tatoos and piercings and minimal clothing, living in caves with the possibility of a sacrifcial ritual of some kind to celebrate our arrival. Apparently they couldn't have cared less about us being there and the only difference between them and any other Thai people was the lack of electricity and thier hand made wooden huts. Oh, and they spoke a different language.

Olivier and I just mulled around taking photos for the afternoon while out guides [I forgot thier proper names but one had the nickname 'small banana'] cooked the supper. Olivier has a Nikon D40 digital SLR, it is the same as Ben's I think. Anyway I love taking photos with it and I am 50% sure I will definatly buy a D-SLR in Hong Kong where it should be nice and cheap. I also had my first 'proper' Thai crouch toilet, which I have been trying to avoid for as long as possible. It was surprisingly not that bad but I will spare you teh details!

Today was much better, the walking was easier and the scenery was nicer. Yesterday we walked through alot of burnt down forest because the tribes burn it to grow thier crops on. So the landscape was barran and dead. Today it was all lush green forest with loads more wildlife and some amazing sounds, giant crickets are so loud!! One of the animals [no idea what] sounded like an electric sander haha! So yeah, I tihnk they took us on an easier path today because the Germans were struggling alot and we did alot of waiting for them yesterday. It was nicer anyway and we had more stops, learned how to make bamboo cups from the giant bamboo [see facebook photos, I cant work out how to put them on here]. Small banana also dug up some dung beetle larva which we boiled for lunch. It was truely horrible, the taste was alright but it was very oily and slimy but the bones [you eat it whole, head and all] were nastey and crunchy. After a small amount of walking in the afternoon we ended up at a huge cave which was kind of cool but I was so tired after all the walking that I didn't really take much notice and my camera flash wasn't good enough to get any snaps.

I am sharing a room with Olivier tonight, Bill left for the Laos boarder a little while ago and Olivier and I are both catching the 09.00 into Chang Mai tomorrow. I am going to get my washing done as all my clothes are dirty now, book mountian biking for the day after and my slowboat trip to Laos for the day after that.

I am spending way less money here, I paid only 100B each for my 2 nights in Pai and 200 for my night in Chang Mai so far. Food is a little cheaper too and water is half the price of the islands!! I think Laos may be even better but probably wont be as well stocked.

So Pai has been generally awesome, hopefully Chang Mai can be just as great, the same for Laos too!

Chang Mai

So I arrived in Chang Mai after a horrible journey. It wasn't that bad really, I was just really hungry because I ddfin't have enough food on the train.

I found out aboutthe slow boat to Laos and I will need to leave here on the 27th if my visa expires on the 28th. So today I am going straight to Pai for a few days to do a trek, my minibus leaves at 12:30. It is malarial there so I will start taking my pills now untill I leave Cambodia, I may stop in Vietnam, it depends where I stop.

Hopefully I can get on a trek starting tomorrow and be back in Chang Mai on the 24th/25th, have a few days here, maybe go mountian biking, then get on to Laos.

Pro at Yoga

So Thursday morning I turned up for yoga on the beach. I was the only person that turned up so I had a 1on1 for 2 hours. I was quite cool but I prefered the lying on the floor 'relaxing' much more than trying to do impossible posses and hold them for 'just a few more breaths'.

As soon as I sat down the instructor told me I dont do much sport. Aparently she could tell because sportsmen can't sit cross-legged. It is good for yoga though because it means my muscles have not become too contracted and can stretch more.

Some of the posses, the balance ones in particular were quite easy but others were impossible. Apparently I have high blood pressure because I got dizzy doing the shoulder stand. I don't know what the type of yoga was called, apparently there are many variations but it was fun overall.

In the afternoon I rented a mo-ped with Johnny, the Canadian I met when I first arrived on Koh Tao, and Laura, a scottish diver who is in the room opposite me. Laura and I wanted quad bikes but they only had manual ones sowe thought we would save ourselves the embarrisment of trying to work out the gears and get automatic mo-peds like Johnny.

So we set off down a random road which very quickly turned into an unpassable and trecherous[cant spell] path. Unfortunatly we had made it to the top before realising that it got worse and that it was going to be a very dodgey ride back down!! We were basically on slicks and Lauras back break didn't work at all and her front one just locked up all the time. We made it down in one peice and decided to stick to the main roads. After cruising around a bit we stopped for a bit of mini golf which was very funny [ I won :P], it even had a castle!!

Yesterday I went on a boat trip around the island, which I thought was kinbd of a sight seeing tour but turned out to be a snorkalling day. None of my equipment fit properly and I ditched my fins after 5 minutes but it was still pretty cool. It turns out I am not as good at sun-creaming my own back as I thought though. I got a bit burnt right in the middle of my back.

So now I am waiting for my taxi which will take me to the pier for me to begin my journey to Chang Mai. It will be sad to leave, Koh Tao is easily the best place I have been to so far but the show must go on and even though I have only drunk once while here, I have still managed to spend alot of money.

Bring on Chang Mai, wish me luck for my 30 hour journey!

Sick day =[

So I have a throat infection. It has been hurting for a few days but I thought it would go away on its own. I have a 5 day antibiotic course for 200B. It is less than my 50 pound excess so I wont bother telling my insurance company, unless someone advises me oterwise. I also ate some dodgey cheese or a shake yesterday and have a really bad stomach, it hurts loads. I may go to a yoga class today but I may just do nothing again, I wll see how I feel later.

Fish suppers and international water fights

So it has been a while since I posted and there has been lots going on.

I left my accomadation on Haad Yao to move to Lees Garden in the south to try and hook up with Ben and Ollie. Unfortunatly I didn't see them but it was a really nice location and all the guys there were really nice. As it was new years eve some Swiss guys took it upon themselves to make a delicious seafood BBQ and feed everyone who was staying at Lee's Garden!! It was so delicious and I dont usualy like seafood. Obviously I ddin't touch the shrimp but I tested out the fish, crab and mussels. All the oysters were long gone before I got there. Then we had some fireworks and firecracks which were cool!

The next morning I left for Koh Tao, I was in an open back pickup which is what all the taxis on koh Pah Ngan are like. On the new year they throw water at each other all day so me and all my belongings were soaked by the time we got to the pier.

The ferry was fairly quick and not at all rough. I met a Canadian on the pier here and went to find accomadation wit him. The whole island is packed because of the new year so i t was quite hard. We eventually got somewhere in the middle of nowhere but we had to give our keys to the cleaner because she hadn't finished. We were supposed to go back in a few hours but I got carried away with the water fight and partying so I forgot untill 2am. Naturally I couldn't get the key at that time so I had a nice sleep on the beach!! It wasnt too bad though because there was a nice hammock and there were still loads of people at the party up untill sunrise.

I am just chilling out today, enjoying the sun. I may go snorkelling tomorrow =]

Ko Pah Ngan

Well, I made it to the Island yesterday morning after a very long trip!



The bus was OK, I met up with some Canadians and thier friends [1 Brit and 1 Dutch]. They were all really cool and the bus journey went fairly quickly.



When I got here I was going to meet up with Ben and Ollie again, they have rented a 4X4 and offered to pick me up. Unfortunatly I get no signal on the island!! So I can't get hold of them, hopefully we will meet at the Full Moon Party tonight.



As soon as I arrived I found my bungalow to be very grotty and not at all how I imagined it. There is all sorts of wildlife in there and the hammock was not comfy at all, not that it matters as I broke it within 10 minutes. I just fell through!

So within 10 minutes of arriving I met Fergus and Dan who are also from the UK, they have been in Australia for a few months and have just come over from Koh Tao which they said was awesome for a bit of quad biking.

I have just been chilling out with them really, we went snorkaling yesterday which was awesome, just off the shore from our beach.

The full moon party last night was pretty cool, I met the Canadians from the bus and the 2 Belgium guys from Khaosan road but I didn't manage to find Ben and Ollie or Emily =[.

I didn't over do the drinking so I am feeling pretty good today, just tired and I can remember the whole night.

I am definatly going to Ko Tao next, I don't know if I will scuba dive [10,000B] or just chill, maybe get a quad bike or something.

Last few days

Well, I didn't meet those guys at the night market after all but I ran into them on Khaosan roadand we went for a drink and to 'The Club' it was a good night and the club was actually pretty cool.

3 of those peple left for the islands yesterday morning, so it was just me Lucas and Oliver left in Bangkok. Lucas also met up with some girls he met in Chang Mai a few weeks ago.

The girls wanted to go to the weekend market so we split up and went on the boat to Chinatown. It was certianly an experiance if not one I enjoyed. The 'walking street' was just a very narrow lane rammed with people buying and selling things that noone could ever need or want. Other than that it was completly empty. We walked to the train station and got the metro to somewhere I cant spell and then walked to Nana.

Oliver had read in his travel book of somewhere called Nana Plaza which is basically a 3 story courtyard full of bars with exotic dancers. A tuktuk driver said it was 100% ladyboys, so we just had a quick look around and left. It was the middle of the day so there were not many people around, it looked pretty nasty to be honest so I am pleased we didn't go at night!

We left there and had a McDonalds, I think we all regretted it but it was a spur of the moment thing to shelter from the rain. We got into an amazing Tuk-tuk that had been heavily modded with a HUGE and loud exhaust and an epic soundsystem. We speed off with it at full volume and got all sorts of jelous looks from other tuktuk drivers and passengers.

He dropped us off at a shrine which is supposed to be lucky. A Burberry shop was suposedly built right next to it just before it became a massive fashion icon. There were tons of people lighting incense and praying to it.

Next we walked to the MBK shopping centre because Lucas wanted to get some shopping in before he went home. We met up with the girls at the night bazar which is just another one of Bangkoks huge number of markets.

It was a pretty cool day all in all but my feet were definatly feeling it by the end.

This morning we all met up for breakfast. Oliver is going this evening and Lucas is going tomorrow morning. I will see Oliver at the full moon party I am sure but Lucas is going home to Germany so I probably wont see him again.

It has been raining the whole morning so we are going to one of the Hostels for a film. I am feeling a little guilty about spending my last day in Bangkok inside but I have got to see a fair bit of the sights and this will at least save money.

I also just rang the bank. The reason my card was blocked was because I had tried to withdraw more than my allowed 250GBP a day [I thought I had only tried 10,000 but aparently it was 20,000] so the machine had rejected it. When I tried again on the same machine just seconds later it assumed it was fraud [there is apparently alot in Thailand] and blocked the card. It should be working fine now, I will try it later.

I leave for the islands tomorrow at 7pm from the main train station, hopefully I wont get robbed on the bus!! My bus and ferry fare was 1100B and the accomadation is 500B per night which is apparently not bad for the islands. I dont know how long I will stay there yet but I have booked the minimum 4 nights for now. I will have my own bungalow on the beach which should be cool but it is the other side of the island to the party so getting there and back will be a bit of a mission. Ah well, I will sort it out when I am there.

This is probably my last post form Bangkok so goodbye, see you in the south.

Money Woes

Well, I just spent 3100B on my bus and accomadation at ko pan yang [still cant get the Thai spellings right] so I have no cash left. I tried to withdraw some from the ATM and it didn't work. I have tried every ATM around with no luck! I don't know if they dont work on the weekend, as some Thai people suggested, or they only accept Mastercard/Visa. Either way my card is not working today or tomorrow at least!

So yeah, I am happy I have my USD in cash with me. I am going to take them all and change for Baht, I should get around 4900B which will easily see me through to Tuesday when my card arrives.

I booked my bus for the Tuesday evening so if my card is late I will be a few Baht down :S Well, I better change my USD before the shop closes ...

Lacking Inspiration

So I met up with Ollie and Ben last night which was cool. I spent all my money the night before so wasn't drinking but it was nice to catch up and get advice from Ollie who has already done the whole thing.

She randomly ran into a friend of hers she had met earlier on her travels, who was from Bristol and is heading to Australia today. The guys she was with were a cool bunch and I am going to meet up with them this evening for the night market, the second biggest market in the world. I tihnk I will buy some Thai trousers, I was eyeing them up last night but wasn't sure if they were for guys or girls, apparently they are unisex so it's all good.

I saw Dorian again, he is leaving today so I said goodbye. He was the cool Candian guy I met in the internet cafe. I am trying to rush this before my time runs out...

The Palace, or not.....

So I decided to actually see some sites after waking up at 2pm yesterday I headed over to the oldest Wat [I think it means temple] in Bangkok. It was amazing with gold Buddas all the way around the inside. Loads of people just chilling out there in the shade. It was very peaceful. They have meditation classes there which I may go to as I have just found out I am staying in Bangkok untill Tuesday because that it how long it takes the courier to get here with my card!

I tried to go to the Grand Palace yesterday as well, they didn't let me in with shorts on so I am wearing trousers today. There was a very nice couple from Exeter [everyone I meet seems to be from the Southwest!!] who didn't get in either so I walkedwith the to the sleeping Buddah instead. I havn't taken many photos because I don't know what the deal is with taking photos and if it is rude or not....

I got in touch with Ben yesterday on my UK phone because my Thai one refuses to work!! I bumped into a very nice women in the 7/11 who had helped me not get ripped off by the taxis on my first day. She told me that you have to dial 001 then 44 to get through to the UK, I was so excited I forgot to even thank her and just ran off to testit out. It didn't work =[. I am sure I am doing something wrong though.

Anyway, I should be meeting up with Ben and Ollie today. They are shopping on Ko Sanh [I really should find out how to actually spell it instead of guessing differently each time] Road so we will hook up, I need a hat.

I am spending far too much money, as much as 20 quid a day here!! I have heard this is one of themost expnsive places to be but it is still alot of money. To be fair I have been buying stuff each day like my lush new Ray Bans [fake, of course]. I am pretty sure I got girls ones but I am hoping no-one notices.

Ihave met loads of amazing people here already, most of whom are going to the full moon party too! Unfortunatly my STA card arrives on the 7th and the party is on the 9th so I probably wont get there in time to find accomadation :S I may not even get there in time for the party because of how long it takes to get a train ticket and I cant afford one untill I get the card, doh!! Maybe I will just use my solo card to get some cash out and buy my train ticket for the night of the 7th and pray that the card arrives on the day it is suposed to.

Maybe I wont go to the Grand Palace today after all. I think I will not go out tonight, try and make up for all the money I spent last night, see the Palace tomorrow and do the canal boat trip too, which I have been told is the best thing to do in the city, along with the Palace.

I woke up at 2...

Well, so far it has been pretty good. I have met a bunch of people, it is inevitable around here. I met a man from Wellington last night who paid for all my drinks and taxis which was nice of him!!

I woke up at 2 this morning. I wont have time to see many sites today but ah well. I feel rested, haha! I havn't been eaten alive by mosquito's yet either.

I can't really think of anything to say right now so I will keep this short.