Chiang Mai
rbnOur first night in Chang Mai was pretty much a gi-normous stuff up. Ev and I got seperated in a crowd and did not manage to find each other again for about 4 very scary hours. The Chiang Mai tourist police, who are volunteers that work closely with the normal …
more...Thailand 2009
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Just before leaving Bangkok we visited Lumphini Park which was fantastic. Everyone in the park was dancing, jogging or playing around in boats. If I was homeless I’d live there.
Here is a video of all …
more...Bangkok
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Bangkok has been pretty subdued for us. We both developed colds and felt pretty rough. We still explored town, Cheri called and had a chat whilst we perused the crazy stalls and had a ride on the ferry …
more...Overnight Train
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We caught the overnight train up from Bangkok to Chang Mai. It was lovely. The other passengers were friendly and we all exchanged travel stories. The staff bought us food and we settled in for a long journey.
Still sick, want bike
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Ev seems to be staging a recovery. I’m still dying though. Not much time left now, I leave everything I own to Scampi. Good Dog. Except my super sports socks, I’d like to be shot into the sun with …
more...Yum Cha for Colds
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Our first few days here have not been going so well. Evan and I both seem to have come down …
more...Day 1 - In Hualampong
rbnWhat follows are some posts of our trip to Chiang Mai where Ev and I spent a month training at Lanna Muay Thai. This is the first post.
Well, we survived the flight and made it into Bangkok, we stayed at a place called Cosy Bangkok. Highly recommended if you …
more...Bling String
rbnEv my teenage son is growing up. He dyes his hair and listens to loud music. It beats pooping his pants and chucking tantrums at the sweety counter. I think he is pretty cool. He did not want me to take this picture he knew I was up to something …
more...Reasons not to do it again
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Our Twitter Kokoda Updates
- tregeagle: CORRECTION we all had injuries EXCEPT DI. Di is a hard ass.
- diemma: Thank you 4 ur support over the weekend. We r in the car on our way home. It has been amazing …
Swings and Roundabouts
rbnWorking as I do in a Microsoft Windows-centric IT department has its challenges. None of them technical. Many years of installing and reinstalling Microsoft operating systems and the multitude of other software, patches, updates, workarounds and fixes has become second nature. So much so that I often have waking nightmares …
more...Confessions of a Weekend Hippy
rbnmore...We seek freedom, but to get it, we must take responsibility.
Gardening – you take the responsibility of rearing your own food, put in a bit of hard yakka and in return you can stay home eating instead of shopping.
If you want the freedom to express things through music, take …