Travel Stuff.....wanna hear about it?

I'm home- but i have more pictures.

2006-03-13T04:25:00.000-08:00

So I'm home- the big holiday is over and it's the big come down to reality. There's stuff to be done! Right as I got to my last $10 work has come to the rescue and put me back on the schedule- thank god, buddha, marilyn manson...whoever. It's always funny when you come back though because nothing ever seems to change....even if things have, it seems like you were there the whole time.

I'm being encouraged to keep this blog going. Apparently some people take an active interest in my life (good for you, so you should!).

My next trip isn't too far away either. I'm going to be venturing down to 'The Can' (Canberra) to visit the RELIES!! yipidy skipidy! More likely that I will spend the most of the time drinking beer and betting on the dogs with my brother

YAY . By the way David- if you are reading this- I'm coming down sooon.

Signing off.

There's no chang, like Koh Chang

2006-02-21T19:01:00.000-08:00

So i'm in Koh Chang now- back in thailand - with my head still on my shoulders. Cambodia certainly was an experience. We got ripped off, scammed, piledged and still managed to have a good time. The Angkor Wat temples are amazing.

We met up with Mary and Mike on Koh Chang and we've been scooting around on motos (except for Mary, who crashed hers about 5 flat seconds after we hired it- she was okay though- she has some nice bruises). We've ridden elephants, and today we are going snorkelling. All in all it's been a lot of fun. You'll be pleased to know that last night I also got my drink in a coconut which I've been talking about HOORAY!!!

Anyway, i'm going to throw some pics up for you to see. Hope all of you are well.

Cheong Ek Genocidal Area

Vivki's elephant relieving itself in the jungle

Tomb Raider!!!

In cambodge

2006-02-18T19:06:00.000-08:00

We are in Cambodia at the moment and its amazing- must go now but i will write more later. Today we are going to Koh Chang.

It was a nice day for an Ice Bar....now i'm in the tropics

2006-02-14T03:45:00.000-08:00

So I have left Sweden (where everyone really is blonde and beautiful and says - jah jah a lot). Had a great time, and met some great people. Went to a karaoke bar and asked a handsome swedish man to sing me abba (and he did - YES!!). Went to a bar made of ice....drank vodka- also very nice.

Then I went to England. Big suprise that it was raining? Surely not. They claimed it had not rained since Christmas- WHATEVER!!! Drunk some pints and watched some olympics. It was very nice and relaxing and i and nice to see some familiar faces.

Now- I am in Thailand. Staying on Ko San Rd....in a dodgy little hotel room. Perfect. Good thing i have locks.. It definately is a far cry from the dusit tani mum and dad.

Tomorrow we are off to Cambodia (wish us luck)- should be an excellent experience.

But now- i'm going to go and find me a curry!!

DELICIOUS!!

WHO wants a fake ralph lauren shirt? hmm?? hands?

I have arrived in Stockholm, Sweden.

2006-02-08T11:17:00.000-08:00

No pictures this post, but I just thought I would let you all know that i have arrived in Stockholm. It's nice and snowy and the buildings look beautiful. I firmly believe though, that children should be kept underneath the plane...not with the traveling public. It's because of this I am now going to go to bed- so I can get a full day of sightseeing in tomorrow.

Ciao for now..

It's another snowy morning in Keystone today

2006-01-29T06:31:00.000-08:00

I was supposed to work at 6:30am this morning- turns out I'm not but i stayed awake to take a picture just as the sun rose. It's another snowy day in Keystone. Looks like we have gotten about 2 inches. You can see Keystone mountain off in the fog.

It's a Medical Emergency!

2006-01-28T20:33:00.000-08:00

My friend Kristen works as a Emergency Medical Technician for the resort. Whilst on a walk with her, we stumbled across an ice sculpture bear which had fallen and broken in half. The picture is Kristen trying to revive to poor bear.

It's a GOAT HO-DOWN!!

2006-01-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

Here's a picture of a typical band which plays at the Goat. The guy on the far right started the band and used to be a part of a group called 'Left Over Salmon'..if you are into that sort of stuff. I guess my question though is about the girl. At what point to you pick up a washboard and think 'Hey, think I am going to go and play this in a band!'.....hmmm... southerners..

There is a lot of snow this year!

2006-01-23T07:42:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic to show just how much snow there is this year. Keystone and Summit County have had more snow then they have had in more than 40 years. I took this picture on the way over Loveland Pass- just after I took this picture we found a car which had spun out and had just about fallen off a cliff. Its back tires were hanging off the edge of the road- and there were 4 guys carefully trying to get out of the car before it fell off and rolled down the mountain...SCARY!!

Here's Ben one night at Parrot Eyes where i insisted that we join the 'worm club'. So now I know- Tequila worms taste like ass!!

Snow is fun!

2006-01-23T07:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple of pics which were taken on my birthday. I got nearly a foot of snow for my birthday and i spent it in the trees riding around with a group of friends. It was a great day. There are huts hidden in the trees- you sit down and slide into them- they are really kewl. One of the pics below is of Jess and old man Tim witting inside a hut off Tiger Run.

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Karaoke night is the highlight of the weekly social calender

2006-01-23T07:14:00.000-08:00

The state of affairs in Keystone is so bad that people dance in a Mexican Restaurant for fun. Thursday night is the highlight of the weekly social calender, with a bit of karaoke and a lot of drinkypoos.

Here's a pictures of Ric, Karina and Jess singing a bit of Guns'n'Roses!

Indiana Road Trip

2006-01-23T07:01:00.000-08:00

Whilst in Chicago i rented a car and took a trip to Terre Haute, Indiana to see one of my old friends from when I was an exchange student. The drive was sooooo dull. I got one of thos nifty little GPS in car navigation units which worked a treat for the trip down there. It was a really quick trip. I drove 7 hours through snow to get there, got there at 3am, then was back on the road at 3pm heading back to Chicago...this is where my nifty little navigation system failed me...or should I say thrifty rental cars. They failed to give me the charger and the bag of 'stuff' that was supposed to go with the unit. So as I arrived just in time for chicago peak hour traffic, my GPS died. i had no idea how to get to where i was supposed to go and subsequently spent $20 going back and forth through toll booths trying to extract directions out of the nasty toll booth attendents. After 2 more hours then it should have taken- I managed to get the car returned where they then tried to blame me for not having the charger. I let them know what I thought!!! Despite the long, long trip (below is a pic of the road I drove 7 hours on at a maximum speed of 80km!). It was definately worth while and it was great to catch up with Lacey after so many years!

Who wants to hear about stuff? I do!

2006-01-23T06:31:00.001-08:00

Hi Y'all!!

I've decided to follow in the footsteps of my dad and my brother and become a blogger. I'm going to post pictures of my trip so far, and write a bit about what I have been doing. i know i'm more than half way through my trip, but the fun is yet to begin!!

The first couple of pics are from when I first arrived in the US. I made a spur of the moment decision to go with my friend Kristen to Chicago for Thanksgiving. We went to chicago's annual thanksgiving parade- and froze our arses off! It was sooo cold! You can see how everyone is dressed in the pictures....as well as the man holding the 'March Quickly' sign which I thought was quite funny!