http://screwyouguys.co.uk we're off round the world!! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:28:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greeting boys and girls from sunny Australia!! Boy is it hot here and its not even summer yet! we're currently hiding out indoors but the aircon has packed up which is a nightmare! Just about to get the photos updated but its a shame because the Sipadan diving pics look so amazing! But ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=531 After leaving Ko Lipe and talking more about the possibilty of making a trip home we checked flight prices and realised that they weren't too bad and so we decided to make a visit home. We had struggled so far to find a solicitor to sign some of the forms ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=497 We caught a ferry from Langkawi to Tammalang in the Satun district of Thailand, the crossing took approx 1hr and cost 30MYR. On arrival there we were trying to figure out the best way to get to any of the islands but as it was classed as out of season ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=499 Leaving Batu Ferranghi on Penang we caught a bus and arrived at the ferry port terminal (not the same port as where you arrive from the mainland, but not far) you can't buy tickets there but there are local offices nearby where you can purchase one. We caught the 8:30 ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=511 From Bangkok we took a sleeper train straight down through to Butterworth in Malaysia. Compared to India the train was much cleaner and the sleeper beds were locked up until a man came round and lowered them, he then made the beds with fresh linen and provided pillows and blankets. ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=509 Arrival at Bangkok was painless. Immigration posed no problems and we were soon outside looking for the cheapestway to get to the city where we would hopefully find accommodation that wouldn't cost a fortune. There was a ticket office right outside the doors for buses to take us to whichever area ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=460 We headed back to Kathmandu and due to our early start at about 6am for the Everest fligt in the morning we found a hotel near the airport called Hotel Vision, a room was 8 pounds a night and quite cosy with a tv and sofa in each room. We decided to ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=458 Arriving back in Pokhara I was kean to get back to the Jellyfish hostel where I hoped I would meet up with a newly medicated Sam. Walking down the main street by the riverside I heard "Hey Kelly, man" and there was Anand sat drinking coffee still dressed as we saw ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=455 First day of the trek and we arranged for a taxi to take us from Pokhara to the start of our trek at Phedi, the ride took about an hour and a half the sun was blazing as we slowly climbed higher than Pokhara. We walked to a small village called ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=453 After a 7 hour bus journey from Kathmandu Val, Blair, Sam and myself arrived back at the Silver Oaks Hotel in Pokhara and managed to haggle a good price for the rooms. We spent the next two days planning for our trek of the Annapurna base camp, shopping and arranging permits ... http://screwyouguys.co.uk/?p=451