Helping SE Asia out of the Recession. March '09' - Aug '09' - LETS ALL GO TUBING!!!

By matthew1982

The Route

– Starting Point	– Last Point	– Current Point	– Round Trip

Path Traveled

Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

I don't know where this came from; the plan was to move cities for a year and a half and do a huge travel towards the end of 2009. Well, several meet ups, short travels, and endless conversations with new friends has taken me away sooner then expected. This is me sacking off work and buggering off to SE Asia for a few months (via some UK and Germany time out).

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Date	Location	Entries
March 13th, 2009	Manchester, England	I'm too Young to be Retired - yeah right! Updated: September 27th, 2009
March 14th, 2009	Manchester, England	My Last Weekend in Mancunia Updated: September 27th, 2009
March 15th, 2009	Nottingham, England	The First Car Load of Rubbish Updated: July 10th, 2009
March 16th, 2009	Nottingham, England	Cramming \| 2 Photos Updated: September 27th, 2009
March 17th, 2009	Leicester, England	Geek \| 14 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Leicester National Space Centre Updated: September 27th, 2009
March 18th, 2009	Manchester, England	Ok, Seriously now, Stop being a Geek \| 35 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: Manchester Art Museum Updated: September 28th, 2009
March 19th, 2009	Manchester, England	Leaving :( Updated: September 30th, 2009
March 20th, 2009	Nottingham, England	An Absolute Farce Updated: August 12th, 2009
March 21st, 2009	London, England	The Backpacing Begins... and I Missed the Train! \| 9 Photos Updated: September 30th, 2009
March 22nd, 2009	London, England	Fighting with Girls and Bondy Lost.... a Tooth Updated: September 30th, 2009
March 23rd, 2009	London, England	Being Geeky is Infectious - Thank God for Football \| 12 Photos Updated: September 28th, 2009
March 24th, 2009	London, England	London Tourists \| 16 Photos \| Sights & Attractions: The Imperial War Museum Updated: September 28th, 2009
March 25th, 2009	London, England	Changing of the Guard \| 47 Photos Updated: September 29th, 2009
March 26th, 2009	Munich, Germany	We Fly Today!!! \| 30 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
March 27th, 2009	Munich, Germany	The Beer is just soooooo GOOD!!! \| 37 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
March 28th, 2009	Munich, Germany	We Made the Tour, but it was Always Going to End at One Place! \| 24 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
March 29th, 2009	Heidelberg, Germany	Bloody daylight Savings \| 25 Photos Updated: September 29th, 2009
March 30th, 2009	Heidelberg, Germany	Heidelberg is so Pretty \| 20 Photos Updated: September 29th, 2009
March 31st, 2009	Dusseldorf, Germany	Meeting Lauro \| 14 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 1st, 2009	Cologne, Germany	The First HW to Meet! \| 28 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 2nd, 2009	Dusseldorf, Germany	I am Gon.... O.... Rhea \| 5 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 3rd, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	We're Here!!! \| 8 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 4th, 2009	Phuket, Thailand	We're Knackered - Leave us Alone \| 6 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 5th, 2009	Phangnga, Thailand	I Love this Place \| 48 Photos Updated: October 16th, 2009
April 6th, 2009	Phi Phi, Thailand	The Beach \| 30 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2009
April 7th, 2009	Koh Phangan, Thailand	Getting to the Party Updated: October 17th, 2009
April 8th, 2009	Koh Phangan, Thailand	"If that's you I'm gonna kill yah" "Duuuuuuuccccccckkkkkkkk!!!" \| 26 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2009
April 9th, 2009	Koh Phangan, Thailand	Two Full Moons in One Day! \| 38 Photos Updated: October 17th, 2009
April 10th, 2009	Surat Thani, Thailand	"Errrr.... Are you JeAr?" \| 9 Photos Updated: October 18th, 2009
April 11th, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	Getting to Chiang Mai and the Pain of Pepper \| 16 Photos Updated: October 18th, 2009
April 12th, 2009	Chiang Mai, Thailand	The Songkran Festival - The Bitch Locked Me Out \| 21 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Green Tulip Hotel Updated: November 4th, 2009
April 13th, 2009	Chiang Mai, Thailand	Back to the Songkran - Cut up and Bruised! \| 1 Photo Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 14th, 2009	Chiang Mai, Thailand	Lambei, the Worst Rafters, and a Crazy Dog Story \| 27 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 15th, 2009	Chiang Mai, Thailand	The Thai Hofbrauhaus \| 14 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 16th, 2009	Chiang Mai, Thailand	Swimming Lessons Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 17th, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	Did we Really Go There? \| 8 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 18th, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	The HW's All Get to the Bangkok Meet Up!!! \| 63 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 19th, 2009	Kanchanaburi, Thailand	The Tiger Temple \| 43 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 20th, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	COME ON YOU BLUES!!! The Road to Wembley/Vang Vieng \| 22 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 21st, 2009	Nong Khai, Thailand	The 3rd Class Experience and Getting to Laos \| 5 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 22nd, 2009	Vang Vieng, Laos	TUBING \| 41 Photos Updated: October 19th, 2009
April 23rd, 2009	Vang Vieng, Laos	No Hangover? I Wish! \| 77 Photos Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 24th, 2009	Vang Vieng, Laos	So, Most Have Gone. Let's Go Tubing Again! Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 25th, 2009	Luang Prabang, Laos	Do NOT feed the Tiger \| 11 Photos Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 26th, 2009	Luang Prabang, Laos	Floating Helplessly Down the Mekong and The Stunning Kuang Si Falls \| 43 Photos Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 27th, 2009	Luang Prabang, Laos	Short-term Goodbyes \| 18 Photos Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 28th, 2009	Luang Prabang, Laos	Finally a 'Do Nothing' Day \| 1 Photo Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 29th, 2009	Hanoi, Vietnam	Can Anyone take 'No' for an Answer?? \| 4 Photos Updated: October 20th, 2009
April 30th, 2009	Hanoi, Vietnam	Prison \| 13 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 1st, 2009	Hanoi, Vietnam	A Day in Ha Noi and I Turn Scottish \| 26 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 2nd, 2009	Halong Bay, Vietnam	An 'Amazing Cave' in Halong Bay \| 32 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 3rd, 2009	Cat Ba, Vietnam	Who Dares Wins \| 31 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 4th, 2009	Hanoi, Vietnam	Bumping into Wayne and Steph \| 1 Photo Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 5th, 2009	Ninh Binh, Vietnam	Tam Coc Caves \| 21 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 6th, 2009	Dong Hoi, Vietnam	The DMZ \| 31 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 7th, 2009	Hue, Vietnam	Boating up the Perfume River \| 58 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 8th, 2009	Hue, Vietnam	The Citadel \| 26 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 9th, 2009	Hoi An, Vietnam	'Lets Take it Easy Tonight Wayne' - Random Beach and Pool Parties \| 12 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 10th, 2009	Hoi An, Vietnam	Come on Lori - We'll Go to the Beach Party Again, You'll Love it! \| 19 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 11th, 2009	Hoi An, Vietnam	Time for the Next Stop Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 12th, 2009	Nha Trang, Vietnam	More Partying - SE Asia Just Wants Us to be Drooooooonk \| 15 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 15th, 2009	Nha Trang, Vietnam	We Exfoliated?? Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 16th, 2009	Nha Trang, Vietnam	The Strangest Island Hopping Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 17th, 2009	Nha Trang, Vietnam	Getting Lost Around the Corner and Leaving for Sai Gon Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 19th, 2009	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Clubbing with the Over 50's?? \| 21 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 20th, 2009	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Passing Time In HCMC \| 10 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 21st, 2009	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	The Worst Hotel Ever \| Hotels & Accommodations: Royal Guest House Updated: October 24th, 2009
May 22nd, 2009	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	The Killing Fields \| 20 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 23rd, 2009	Sihanoukville, Cambodia	Kill Off some Liver Cells, Buy a Shed Load of Bracelets from Horrible Kids \| 41 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 26th, 2009	Sihanoukville, Cambodia	The End of an Era \| 4 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 27th, 2009	Sihanoukville, Cambodia	The Days All Merge into One, Until Champions League Comes Around Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 30th, 2009	Sihanoukville, Cambodia	The Worst Day of Any Travel. Time to Leave Updated: October 25th, 2009
May 31st, 2009	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Toul Sleng Genocide Museum \| 19 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2009
June 2nd, 2009	Siem Reap, Cambodia	Late to Siem Reap, but we got there... \| 2 Photos Updated: October 26th, 2009
June 3rd, 2009	Angkor Wat, Cambodia	The Temples of Angkor... at 4am \| 28 Photos Updated: October 26th, 2009
June 4th, 2009	Bangkok, Thailand	Late to BKK Updated: October 26th, 2009
June 6th, 2009	Koh Phangan, Thailand	We're Late but We're Here! FMP2 Updated: October 27th, 2009
June 8th, 2009	Surat Thani, Thailand	I Feel Like Crap - How Not to get to Kuala Lumpur Updated: October 31st, 2009
June 10th, 2009	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Late Again, this Time for Singapore Updated: October 31st, 2009
June 11th, 2009	Singapore	Finally some Sleep!!! Updated: October 31st, 2009
June 12th, 2009	Singapore	Re-Visiting TB Friends Updated: October 31st, 2009
June 13th, 2009	Manila, Philippines	The First Manila Meet Updated: October 31st, 2009
June 14th, 2009	Manila, Philippines	Two Meet Ups within Two Hours. Why Sleep?? (Taal and Pagsanjan Falls) \| 34 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
June 15th, 2009	Boracay, Philippines	Final Call for Miss Nasir and Mr Harrison - RUN!!!! \| 20 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 16th, 2009	Boracay, Philippines	Fixing A Problem!!! Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 17th, 2009	Boracay, Philippines	Happy Horse in Boracay \| 16 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 18th, 2009	Iloilo, Philippines	Iloilo \| 18 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 19th, 2009	Boracay, Philippines	I Can't Go to Palawan :( \| 11 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 20th, 2009	Bohol, Philippines	The Tarsiers and Chocolate Hills \| 26 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 21st, 2009	Cebu, Philippines	Where are all the Non-Seedy Travellers? \| 21 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 22nd, 2009	Manila, Philippines	How to Spend a Few Days Budget in a Handful of Minutes.... \| 19 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 23rd, 2009	Baguio, Philippines	Getting to the Halsema Highway \| 14 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 25th, 2009	Sagada, Philippines	Caving then Running From an Angry Farmer and a Raging Bull \| 49 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Olahbinan Guest House Updated: November 4th, 2009
June 26th, 2009	Bontoc, Philippines	Bontoc and the Maligcong Rice Terraces \| 18 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 27th, 2009	Banaue, Philippines	Don't Leave the Beaten Path! \| 44 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 29th, 2009	Batad, Philippines	Beautiful Batad and the Ifugao Rice Terraces \| 40 Photos Updated: November 2nd, 2009
June 30th, 2009	Manila, Philippines	Back to Manila Updated: November 2nd, 2009
July 1st, 2009	Manila, Philippines	Not Quite According to Plan \| 35 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 2nd, 2009	Manila, Philippines	Now I'm in the S*** Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 3rd, 2009	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	The Great Escape \| Hostels: Summer Lodge Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 4th, 2009	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park \| 19 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 5th, 2009	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	I Want to Climb a Mountain \| 29 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 7th, 2009	Sukau, Malaysia	The River Cruise Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 8th, 2009	Sepilok, Malaysia	The Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Sanctuary \| 64 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 9th, 2009	Sandakan, Malaysia	A True Story \| 17 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 10th, 2009	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Getting to BSB Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 12th, 2009	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	A City Tour of BSB \| 27 Photos \| Hostels: Pusat Belia Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 13th, 2009	Miri, Malaysia	Miri and the National Parks \| 29 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 16th, 2009	Kuching, Malaysia	Kuching and Baku National Park \| 39 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 19th, 2009	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Back to KL Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 20th, 2009	Melaka, Malaysia	A Day in Melaka \| 26 Photos Updated: November 3rd, 2009
July 21st, 2009	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Batu Caves \| 38 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 22nd, 2009	Cameron Highlands, Malaysia	Man I've Missed Tea \| 30 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 24th, 2009	Pangkor, Malaysia	Back to the Beach \| 16 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 25th, 2009	George Town, Malaysia	Early to Penang \| 24 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 28th, 2009	Penang, Malaysia	Batu Ferringhi and Penang National Park \| 13 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 30th, 2009	Penang, Malaysia	My Guided Tour of Penang \| 10 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
July 31st, 2009	Langkawi, Malaysia	Errrr Kinkers, I'm Sure that was our Stop... Updated: November 4th, 2009
August 2nd, 2009	Langkawi, Malaysia	Beach and Beers \| 9 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
August 4th, 2009	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	All Good Things.... \| 36 Photos Updated: November 4th, 2009
August 6th, 2009	Nottingham, England	Home Sweet Home Updated: August 7th, 2009