Old marrieds travel the world taking in Fiji, NZ, Oz, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and India.

• Phil_and_lisa's Profile
• About this blog

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.

• 1	Well its just 2 weeks til we set off and ... Home, United Kingdom on September 5, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 2	Way hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we're on our way ... New York, United States on September 25, 2002 0 comments 3 pictures

• 3	Bula! oh my god - we are in paradise! but ... Nadi, Fiji on September 28, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 4	So now we really feel like travellers as we ... Nadi, Fiji on October 5, 2002 0 comments 2 pictures

• 5	We've now arrived in new zealand so this is ... Nadi, Fiji on October 10, 2002 0 comments 3 pictures

• 6	Kia ora!! well here we are in nz after ... Auckland, New Zealand on October 11, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 7	First stop in our van (stan) was takapuna ... Cape Reinga, New Zealand on October 20, 2002 0 comments 4 pictures

• 8	20th october - touching the north got on a ... Stopped at Auckland, New Zealand on October 21, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 9	We're getting really daring now - we stayed ... Waitomo Gloworm Caves, New Zealand on October 23, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 10	Forgot to tell you about our day at the ... Picton, South Island, New Zealand on October 29, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 11	Well they said if you like the scenery in ... Kaikoura, New Zealand on October 31, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 12	Photos (now with explanations!) Kaikoura, New Zealand on October 31, 2002 0 comments 2 pictures

• 13	Kia ora folks well i'll be blubbered!! yep ... Kaikoura, New Zealand on November 4, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 14	After the truly magnificent whale watching ... Glacier Region, New Zealand on November 5, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 15	After the relatively easy going trip down ... Queenstown, New Zealand on November 6, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 16	Check out these photies! All over!, New Zealand on November 6, 2002 0 comments 3 pictures

• 17	We're alive!!!! we made it through and what ... Queenstown, New Zealand on November 7, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 18	Let me tell you a story after our exciting ... Te Anau, New Zealand on November 12, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 19	On our way to invercargill we stopped at ... Invercargill / Dunedin, New Zealand on November 13, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 20	The next place that took our fancy to stop ... Oamaru, New Zealand on November 14, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 21	I'm writing this travelog in a launderette ... Christchurch, New Zealand on November 19, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 22	Yes we are alive - just!!! on 20th we were ... Taupo / Rotorua, New Zealand on November 22, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 23	This could well be our last log in new ... Rotorua, New Zealand on November 23, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 24	G'day cobbers! firstly it felt very weird ... Melbourne, Australia on November 28, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 25	Thank goodness that's over! dorm sleeping ... Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on December 2, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 26	Oh my god! now when i was told i was going ... Melbourne, Australia on December 4, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 27	Our first overnight bus was a bit of an ... Camberra, Australia on December 8, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 28	(just a quick entry before we dash off to ... Sydney, Australia on December 13, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 29	10th december is a day i will remember for ... The Rocks, Sydney Harbour, Australia on December 16, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 30	11th december pip and i went to the ... Sydney, Australia on December 16, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 31	So where were we? ah yes walking from ... Sydney, Australia on December 20, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 32	Yes i know there is a lot to catch up on ... Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Sydney, Australia on December 21, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 33	Time to move on from sydney and start our ... Newcastle and Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia on December 22, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 34	When we arrived at coffs harbour we were ... Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia on December 26, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 35	Just a short one to finish the sordid coffs ... Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia on December 29, 2002 0 comments 0 pictures

• 36	Hi peeps uncle pip here with your regular ... Ballina, New South Wales, Australia on January 1, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 37	Happy new year!!! 1st january 2003! god ... Ballina, New South Wales, Australia on January 3, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 38	Sorry it has been so long since our last ... Surfers Paradise and Brisbane, Australia on January 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 39	On our last day in brisbane we went to see ... Hervey Bay / Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia on January 9, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 40	The following travelog contains information ... Myella Farmstay, Nr Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia on January 14, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 41	17th jan - we left dreary rockhampton early ... Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, Australia on January 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 42	See attached piccies Photos from NZ and OZ, Australia on January 23, 2003 0 comments 4 pictures

• 43	More piccies as promised! Sydney, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, Australia on January 23, 2003 0 comments 3 pictures

• 44	22nd january - we had a fairly good nights ... Townsville, Queensland, Australia on January 24, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 45	24th january - 55 hours travelling from ... Cairns / Kuranda, Northern Queensland, Australia on January 26, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 46	27th - lazy day! you wouldn't believe how ... Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland, Australia on January 28, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 47	29th jan - after playing at jacque coustou ... Alice Springs / Red Centre 3 day trip, Australia on February 3, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 48	4th feb - up early again for the next part ... Alice Springs to Darwin 3 day trip, Northern Territory, Australia on February 6, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 49	Part 3! 7th feb - this is where i get a bit ... Lychfield / Kakadu National Parks, Northern Territory, Australia on February 8, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 50	So what have we done since we finished our ... Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia on February 12, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 51	The great Asian adventure begins! Singapore, Singapore on February 16, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 52	Piccies from Oz Singapore, Singapore on February 17, 2003 0 comments 2 pictures

• 53	Chinese New Year Celebrations Singapore, Singapore on February 17, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 54	Singapore Slung Singapore, Singapore on February 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 55	Night Safari Singapore, Singapore on February 20, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 56	Malaysia here we come! Malacca, Malaysia on February 22, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 57	First days in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 25, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 58	Vip's in kuala lumpur Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 27, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 59	Brown water rafting in the jungle Taman Negara, Malaysia on February 28, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 60	Crossing cultures Taman Negara, Malaysia on March 3, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 61	First days in Kuching Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia on March 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 62	Jungle trekking again Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia on March 7, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 63	Cats and Steamboats Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia on March 8, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 64	Bites and Longhouses Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia on March 10, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 65	Day 2 Longhouse Trip Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia on March 11, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 66	Scone! Scone! Scone! Scone! Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on March 16, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 67	The halfway stage! Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia on March 18, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 68	Penang's "best" beach Batu Ferringui, Malaysia on March 21, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 69	Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 23, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 70	Flying without wings KL to Penang to Thailand, Malaysia on March 24, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 71	The beautiful beaches of the Andaman Coast Krabi, Thailand on March 25, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 72	Leonardo Bond Krabi, Thailand on March 27, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 73	One night in Bankok Bangkok, Thailand on April 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 74	Bangkok is closed mister. Bangkok, Thailand on April 5, 2003 1 comment 0 pictures

• 75	What Wat? Bangkok, Thailand on April 7, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 76	Ready Steady Cook! Chiang Mai, Thailand on April 11, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 77	Sawasdee Bi Mai! or Happy Thai New Year! Chaing Mai, Thailand on April 16, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 78	Suk sam wan ker! Chiang Mai, Thailand on April 20, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 79	Ta Ta to Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand on April 22, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 80	Throat lozenge anyone? Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on April 26, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 81	Meeting the monks Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on April 26, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 82	Laos' equivalent of the Kao San Road Viang Vien, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on April 27, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 83	Laos' only real city Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 2, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 84	White water rafting on the Nam Ngum river Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 85	Last days in Laos Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on May 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 86	Not a Good Morning Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam on May 5, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 87	3 local brews in one day...... Hanoi, Vietnam on May 11, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 88	Meeting Ho Chi Minh Hanoi, Vietnam on May 11, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 89	Our second honeymoon Halong Bay / Cat Ba Island, Vietnam on May 12, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 90	Hairy women Perfume Pagoda, Hanoi, Vietnam on May 12, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 91	LJ versus the buffalo Sapa, Vietnam on May 15, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 92	Ouch my wallet! Sapa, Vietnam on May 16, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 93	The average age was just nnnnnineteen Hue, Vietnam on May 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 94	Ouch my wallet part 2 Hoi An, Vietnam on May 26, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 95	Easy Rider Dalat, Vietnam on May 27, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 96	LJ versus the monkey. (Trip Day 1) Central Highlands, Vietnam on June 1, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 97	Playing touch-the-westerner (Trip Day 2) Central Highlands, Vietnam on June 1, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 98	How the other half live (Trip Day 3) Central Highlands / Dong Xoai, Vietnam on June 1, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 99	Cu Chi Coo - Trip day 4 Saigon, Vietnam on June 2, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 100	Big water babies Saigon, Vietnam on June 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 101	Another boat trip - same,same Chau Doc, Mekong Delta, Vietnam on June 6, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 102	Depressed? You will be! Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 7, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 103	Sun, sand, seediness and perverts Sihanoukville, Cambodia on June 14, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 104	Danger - Land Mines and Spiders! Kampot, Cambodia on June 15, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 105	Angkor What? Siem Reap, Cambodia on June 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 106	Just one more photo..... Siem Reap, Cambodia on June 23, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 107	Going 'home' Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Pai, Thailand on July 1, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 108	Tour de Pai Pai, Thailand on July 6, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 109	Craning your neck with refugees Mae Hong Song, Thailand on July 7, 2003 0 comments 2 pictures

• 110	Potty Problems Mae Sariang and Chiang Mai, Thailand on July 14, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 111	That's Grrrrrreat! Kanchanaburi, Thailand on July 16, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 112	A holiday from our holiday! Ko Samet, Thailand on July 24, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 113	Goodness gracious me! Calcutta (Kolkata), India on July 26, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 114	Carry On up the Khyber Doctor Chowringhee, Calcutta, India on August 2, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 115	Bye Bye Calcutta Calcutta, India on August 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 116	Come on baby light my fire Varanasi, India on August 5, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 117	Delhi Belly Delhi, India on August 10, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 118	Sherpa Johnsons go forth Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India on August 14, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 119	Is the Dalai Lama in? Mcleod Ganj, India on August 15, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 120	Another Indian horror story!!!!!!!!!! Delhi, India on August 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 121	Agro in Agra? Agra, India on August 20, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 122	The Pink City Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on August 23, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 123	The Blue City Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India on August 24, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 124	Pip of Arabia Jaisalamer, India on August 27, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 125	The Golden City Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India on August 27, 2003 0 comments 1 pictures

• 126	Return to the Blue City Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India on August 30, 2003 0 comments 3 pictures

• 127	Shaken not stirred Udaipur, India on September 4, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 128	Goa Goa Gone! Goa, India on September 15, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures

• 129	And so the end..... Bombay (mumbai), India on September 19, 2003 0 comments 0 pictures