12 January 2014 It’s almost 9 AM and it’s already hot. And I mean, real freaking hot. It’s 34 degrees outside, at nine in the morning. Crazy. Last night I went to bed at around 10, and it was still 36. We hit 47 at one point according to my phone (well it isn’t, Read More
30 March 2013 My very special birthday. Skydive @ Jurien Bay. And by order of appearance: Carlisle, Guiderton, Carlisle, Dwellingup, Carlisle.
12 December 2012 November 30 The contrast between Laos and Thailand is pretty obvious, aside the fact they drive on the left side of the road, and I can finally overtake without taking any risks. The most obvious is the state of the roads, we’ll be able to reach Chiang Rai in no time., Read More
29 November 2012 November 9th – 24th As the road crept its way North towards Vientiane, it did not improve one bit. Pothole after pothole, Troopy crawled to a slow 50kmh for miles and miles. You’d think it would get better as you get closer to the capital, but no, it was bad all, Read More
12 November 2012 October 28th – November 8th After crossing the Lao border and cursing the Custom Officers for their bribing, we made our way to the “400 islands”. They may not be exactly 400 islands, or at least not all of them are populated, but they’re all on the Mekong River. Ferries take, Read More
30 October 2012 October 17th – 28th The road from Kep to Phnom Penh isn’t very long, merely 200km, along the Mekhong. But it’s in a mediocre shape, and the closer we get to the capital, the more congested it gets. The thing is, yesterday, while I was enjoying a cold beer on the, Read More