Re-Launching The Big Trip Out  You might ask yourself (if you have come here, in which case....Thank You) why I have re-launched this website when we finished our travels 3.5 years ago and have been living in Bangkok since. I nearly asked myself the same question, but the reason was entirely business motivated and quite boring....I'll come back to that in a few paragraphs. What does it mean to the returning visitor? Well, the articles are the same, but they look a lot nicer. Our galleries now have ALL our images from our trip (about 30% more images) and we have uploaded ALL our videos from our travels onto YouTube to stream through the site, so there is a reason to go through all the diaries again as these are embedded alongside the diaries which, coincidentally, are now in a MUCH easier to follow and read layout. Let us know what you think through our contact form. I will also be be bringing fresh information to the site highlighting some of the interesting things about living in Bangkok that we have learnt in our, close to, 4 years in this city. Shameless promotion ahead (well, it is my site): I now run a small-scale web design and hosting business. This site used to take up 2.5Gb of space on my hosting platform, and that meant that I couldn't provide enough clients with decent hosting for a low enough price. So, now all the media is hosted off-site we have a media-rich, but low foot-print website. See, told you it was boring....unless you are one of my clients....and if you are not then check the shameless link at the foot of the website to find out more about The Organic Web and how you can have a site like this from as little as £15/month! All About Face Written on Tuesday, 15 May 2007 00:00 Read 152 times  The next day a few things became apparent and we realised that our desires to reach Krakatua at the moment would have to be quelled due to seas heavy with HUGE electrical storms that would make the 80km boat ride nothing short of hellish. We moved up to Bandar Lampung and IMMEDIATELY wished we hadn’t. By the time we pulled into the bus terminal a lovely Muslim “Mama” (Mama is the generic name we used for 50+ year old ladies that adopt waifs and strays like us and do whatever they can to help us even though, invariably, they never speak English (a name derived from our dear friend Klara’s “Mama” who is the original one of these and bakes a wicked walnut meringue)) had adopted us and had us bundled into the back of a “colt” (basically a collectivo, or for those that have not read our South America diaries a minibus that acts a little like a bus/taxi). Enroute she kept telling us that we should pay no more than 10,000 rupiah each. Finally we were the only 2 left in the colt and the, now, standard bullshit started. We went down a back road and they asked… Our Buenos Aires Xmas Written on Sunday, 31 December 2006 00:00 Read 216 times Our arrival in Argentina for the 3rd time was to be the nicest entry (oo-er) to date. It was so nice and simple. We took the boat from Carmelo in Uruguay to Tigre, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Arriving at 6pm we decided against rushing into the big city with just a few hours of daylight left and we located the nearest B&B. Now, to understand better, Tigre is basically Buenos Aires’ version of Richmond… Slowly Does It Written on Tuesday, 01 May 2007 00:00 Read 168 times On arrival in Bali we were met by our pickup and we headed to our choice of hotel. Not too bad, gorgeous gardens with pool, but Sanur left a lot to be desired. It was quiet once you crossed the main road and the tourists were the more sedate type that we try to be around. We moved our digs on the last night to be closer to where the bus leaves from. That afternoon whilst… Should I cancel my trip to Bangkok? Written on Saturday, 22 October 2011 00:13 Read 105 times The past 24 hours have been interesting here at Marina House. We have seen the flood waters rise to their highest point, yet everything remains open there is plenty of food out there (the Thais really don't eat a lot of cauliflower or broccoli) and, though in need of boiling, the water is potable. So, should you cancel your trip to Bangkok? This really depends on where you are staying. Most place EAST of the railway… About The Trip: 6 years, 3 months & 7 days since Justin and Zoe left England |