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Today see's us hit a milestone in our trip. It is 6 months to the day we left home and started our travels!! that means only 5 and a half too go - that begs the question is the glass half full or half empty!!!!!!!!!
To mark this milestone we have decide to write down some facts and figures as well as our best bits and worst! so far. There are so many for both of us but these are the ones that spring too mind.
Nights been away - 183
Miles travelled - Lots!!!!
Countries Visited - 5
Beds slept in - 2 hotels, 10 campsites, 7 guest houses, 9 resorts, 13 hostels, 7 flats, 1 farm, 2 hilltribes and 1 rememberable overnight train!
Flights Taken - 7
Pets looked after - Franz the German moggy, Lily the Maltese pup and Hana the Himalayan persian.
Favourite Places
Gillon
1)Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
2) Vang Vieng, Laos
(3) Turquoise Bay, WA.
Jenni
- Exmouth, Turquoise Bay, WA
- Sydney
- Koh Phi Phi, the beach!!
Least Favourite Places
Gillon
- Pak Beng, Laos
- Bangkok, Thailand.
Jenni
- Pak Beng, Laos
- Tama Negara, Malaysia
- Vientiane, Laos - the worst capital city in the world!
Fav Moments
Gillon
- Tubing, Vang Vieng
- Jet Skiing, Koh Samui.
- Snorkelling and seeing a Giant Turtle, Turquoise Bay, WA
Jenni
- Swimming with wild dolphins at sunrise in Monkey Mia, WA
- First time at circular quay, Sydney
- Staying overnight with the Hill tribe, northern Thailand
Worst / Scariest Moments
Gillon
- Elephant Riding, Chaing Mai, Thailand.
- Fast Boat, Mekong River, Laos
- Getting beat by Gareth at golf, WA
- TuK Tuk riding, Bangkok.
- Tree top Climb, Tama Negara, Malaysia.
Jenni
- Fast boat on the Mekong - the scariest without a doubt!!!!
- Getting crushed in crowds at Mardi Gras
- Swimming with sharks, Shelley Beach, WA
- Spider in my pants, Sydney - yes, quite literally!
- Lip infection from beer bottle in Thailand - nasty and very painful!
Best Accom
Gillon
- Melbourne - Sally and friends flat with pool, gym, tennis court.
- Kho Pi Pi, Thailand - Phi Phi Casita.
Jenni
- Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok
- Mandala Guest House, Chiang Mai
- Phi Phi Casita, Koh Phi Phi
Worst Accom
Gillon
- Pak Beng Laos - rat infested room!
Jenni
- Pakbeng, Laos - no sleep at all, rats rats rats!
- Tahan Guest House, Tama Negara - cold showers, bugs, psychedelic walls, need i go on!
- Bambu hostel, Perth - partly due to our amorous roommates!
Best Views.
Gillon
- Sunset at 'The Beach' near Phi Phi
- Sydney Harbour.
- The Mekong River, Laos.
- Dry land after our fast boat ride!!!
Jenni
- Sunrise, Monkey Mia, WA
- Sunset, Phi Phi
- Sydney harbour on New Year's Eve/ Boxing Day/ Australia Day
Funniest Moments
Gillon
- Jenni thinking a small island of the coast of Victoria was Tasmania
- Venga bus from Surathani to Krabi
- Winning at Monopoly and cheating without getting caught
Jenni
- Toothless laughing old lady on bus in Cherating, Malaysia
- Gillon correcting the curator of Sydney museum about British history
- Thai band in Shamrock bar, Koh Samui - the funniest thing i have ever seen!!
- Gillon and his stolen light sabre
Well thats a brief review of our moments so far. We are a week of work away from beggining the next stage of our trip which sees us first travel to Ayres Rock the up the east coast before we fly out of Aus to NZ in May - so for us the glass is definetly half full and we are both looking forward to the sights, adventures and fun we will experience in the coming 5 and a bit months.
Hope all is well
Gillon And Jenni
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