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American Idiot
... maybe clogging the propellers, but no such issues, the boat hammered along, unhampered.
This happy idyll was temporarily ruined by the American woman coming and sitting next to me, her name was, well, let’s call her Darlene Pigknuckle (to avoid any libel charges) and she hadn’t got a happy bone in her body (sorry if you ever find this Darlene, but it’s true). She started off with the usual traveller chat, ‘where are you ...
10 things I Love/Hate about Motorbiking
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6. Tired at arrival.
While I have tried to get a bit of shut eye while driving if the road is pretty straight, it isn't the best of ideas so I usually end up tired from driving by the time I get where I'm going. Nothing a cold beer doesn't shake off though.
5. Traffic
In the cities, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, the traffic is just crazy, loud and everywhere, from the footpath to the alleyways, everywhere there are ...
A day in the middle of nowhere
... local delicacies which we were unsure of what they were, even after imitating the sound of the animal we thought it was from. We managed to find the only western bar in Ha Tien, Oasis, ran by a very affable English owner who stated he was one of only two expats who lived in Ha Tien. While there, we bumped into the remainder of the bus who were staying in Ha Tien, an English couple who was telling ...
Another border town
... pretty tricky to find anything going on at all and some of the food offerings really turned the stomach! We had some fried rice and 'French fried', as they call them here, before stocking up on snacks and retiring to our room. Spent the evening watching HBO, eating crisps and catching up on the journal (sometimes you just have to). We knew the boat left at 10 in the morning for the island so we could lie in till 8 ...
Klang Barang!
... the first time ever, I have no accommodation guaranteed and no requirement to be anywhere at a pre-determined time and it’s a lot of fun!
Snook is a dump. Ironically the shuttle bus from the airport to the town centre was held up by a tuk tuk advertising Jotun, a Norwegian paint manufacturer. "Douze points" to Norway as there is certainly a need to give Snook a lick or two of paint.
Snook is rumoured to have very nice beaches but from what ...