Author Archives: clairelinney

all good things must come to an end

Posted on 18/05/2008 by clairelinney

Sixty weeks, eleven countries, three subcontinents and one empty bank balance later and I’ve reached the final blog entry for this amazing trip (as I don’t plan to bore myself or anybody else with blogging my readjustment to reality)! How … Continue reading →

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back in Bangkok

Posted on 16/05/2008 by clairelinney

 Bron and I spent a day in Georgetown on the island of Penang before going our separate ways. I’m sure there were lots of interesting things to do and see but I’m pretty much at sightseeing saturation at the moment … Continue reading →

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postcard from paradise

Posted on 12/05/2008 by clairelinney

We are finally leaving the Perhentian islands after a week and I am really going to miss this place. I’ve been out diving most days, hanging around the dive shop chatting to the owner Jakub and looking at his amazing … Continue reading →

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under the sea

Posted on 09/05/2008 by clairelinney

Okay, I am actually on holiday now, there is no way I can call this week even slightly difficult, stressful or challenging. Then again, I’ve been on the move for 13 months and quite frankly I think I deserve a … Continue reading →

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Bron and Claire’s jungle day of fun

Posted on 07/05/2008 by clairelinney

 Bron and I bade farewell to the others and caught what has tho be the best, most comfortable public transport in the whole of SE Asia along wide, wonderfully smooth tarmac highways up to Jeratut where we had a scenic … Continue reading →

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bright lights in the big city

Posted on 01/05/2008 by clairelinney

I have reached the final country of my trip, Malaysia and am currently in Kuala Lumpur. I can barely believe that it has been 13 months since I took my first flight to Buenos Aires, last April a year seemed such a huge length … Continue reading →

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the awe-inspiring architecture of the Angkorian Empire

Posted on 27/04/2008 by clairelinney

There are very things in life that are worth waking up at 5am to see especially if you’re not a morning person which I’m most definitely not. It’s not my fault, all down to the genetics, my cell’s circadian rhythms … Continue reading →

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sweat and pepper

Posted on 23/04/2008 by clairelinney

Cambodia is getting hotter and hotter. The locals have a remarkably simple way of dealing with this. They get up at the crack of dawn, eat and fuss about until about 10am when they disappear into shaded hammocks and enter … Continue reading →

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dirt bikes and dirty dancing

Posted on 19/04/2008 by clairelinney

Currently chilling out in Sihanoukville, which has been a lot of fun, but is beginning to burn a hole in both my liver and my wallet! Our last night in Phnom Penh we ended up being covered in talcum powder and … Continue reading →

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troubled past and the hedonistic present

Posted on 15/04/2008 by clairelinney

The journey to Cambodia I think will go down in my memories as the hottest, sweatiest day of my life. Two cramped boat rides down the humid, sun soaked Mekong, a very efficient border check and then another boat ride and … Continue reading →

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