Old marrieds travel the world taking in Fiji, NZ, Oz, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and India.
About this blog
Welcome to Phil and Lisa's epic story of our year long trip round the world and back(maybe?). We've given up our jobs, rented out the house and sold the cats to passing gypsies. Who knows what will happen?
This is our diary, our letters home, and info for other travellers so take from it what you will.
We hope you enjoy reading about our adventures as much as we have enjoyed having them.
Trip Start
Sep 19, 2002
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Trip End
Sep 22, 2003

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There are 129 entries in this blog
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Well its just 2 weeks til we set off and ... -
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Way hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we're on our way ... -
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Bula! oh my god - we are in paradise! but ... -
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So now we really feel like travellers as we ... -
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We've now arrived in new zealand so this is ... -
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Kia ora!! well here we are in nz after ... -
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First stop in our van (stan) was takapuna ... -
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20th october - touching the north got on a ... -
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We're getting really daring now - we stayed ... -
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Forgot to tell you about our day at the ... -
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Well they said if you like the scenery in ... -
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Kia ora folks well i'll be blubbered!! yep ... -
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After the truly magnificent whale watching ... -
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After the relatively easy going trip down ... -
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We're alive!!!! we made it through and what ... -
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Let me tell you a story after our exciting ... -
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On our way to invercargill we stopped at ... -
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The next place that took our fancy to stop ... -
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I'm writing this travelog in a launderette ... -
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Yes we are alive - just!!! on 20th we were ... -
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This could well be our last log in new ... -
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G'day cobbers! firstly it felt very weird ... -
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Thank goodness that's over! dorm sleeping ... -
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Oh my god! now when i was told i was going ... -
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Our first overnight bus was a bit of an ... -
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10th december is a day i will remember for ... -
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11th december pip and i went to the ... -
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So where were we? ah yes walking from ... -
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Yes i know there is a lot to catch up on ... -
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Time to move on from sydney and start our ... -
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When we arrived at coffs harbour we were ... -
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Just a short one to finish the sordid coffs ... -
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Hi peeps uncle pip here with your regular ... -
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Happy new year!!! 1st january 2003! god ... -
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Sorry it has been so long since our last ... -
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On our last day in brisbane we went to see ... -
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The following travelog contains information ... -
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17th jan - we left dreary rockhampton early ... -
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See attached piccies -
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More piccies as promised! -
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22nd january - we had a fairly good nights ... -
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24th january - 55 hours travelling from ... -
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27th - lazy day! you wouldn't believe how ... -
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29th jan - after playing at jacque coustou ... -
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4th feb - up early again for the next part ... -
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Part 3! 7th feb - this is where i get a bit ... -
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So what have we done since we finished our ... -
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The great Asian adventure begins! -
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Piccies from Oz -
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Chinese New Year Celebrations -
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Singapore Slung -
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Night Safari -
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Malaysia here we come! -
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First days in Kuala Lumpur -
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Vip's in kuala lumpur -
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Brown water rafting in the jungle -
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Crossing cultures -
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First days in Kuching -
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Jungle trekking again -
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Cats and Steamboats -
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Bites and Longhouses -
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Day 2 Longhouse Trip -
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Scone! Scone! Scone! Scone! -
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The halfway stage! -
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Penang's "best" beach -
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Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix -
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Flying without wings -
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The beautiful beaches of the Andaman Coast -
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Leonardo Bond -
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One night in Bankok -
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Bangkok is closed mister. -
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What Wat? -
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Ready Steady Cook! -
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Sawasdee Bi Mai! or Happy Thai New Year! -
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Suk sam wan ker! -
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Ta Ta to Thailand -
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Throat lozenge anyone? -
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Meeting the monks -
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Laos' equivalent of the Kao San Road -
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Laos' only real city -
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White water rafting on the Nam Ngum river -
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Last days in Laos -
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Not a Good Morning Vietnam -
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3 local brews in one day...... -
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Meeting Ho Chi Minh -
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Our second honeymoon -
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Hairy women -
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LJ versus the buffalo -
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Ouch my wallet! -
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The average age was just nnnnnineteen -
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Ouch my wallet part 2 -
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Easy Rider -
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LJ versus the monkey. (Trip Day 1) -
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Playing touch-the-westerner (Trip Day 2) -
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How the other half live (Trip Day 3) -
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Cu Chi Coo - Trip day 4 -
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Big water babies -
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Another boat trip - same,same -
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Depressed? You will be! -
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Sun, sand, seediness and perverts -
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Danger - Land Mines and Spiders! -
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Angkor What? -
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Going 'home' -
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Tour de Pai -
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Craning your neck with refugees -
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Potty Problems -
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That's Grrrrrreat! -
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A holiday from our holiday! -
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Goodness gracious me! -
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Carry On up the Khyber Doctor -
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Bye Bye Calcutta -
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Come on baby light my fire -
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Delhi Belly -
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Sherpa Johnsons go forth -
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Is the Dalai Lama in? -
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Another Indian horror story!!!!!!!!!! -
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Agro in Agra? -
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The Pink City -
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The Blue City -
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Pip of Arabia -
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The Golden City -
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Return to the Blue City -
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Shaken not stirred -
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Goa Goa Gone! -
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And so the end.....