Showing posts with label flights holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flights holidays. Show all posts

Thursday, September 18, 2008

trip to cambodia


boat trip back
Originally uploaded by deepwarren
From the 4000 islands we went to the laos border, a 45 min car drive away. There you pay yr special $1 (bribe) and change buses and get driven to the next border.. where you pay for yr Visa ($21 american) and then you go over to the next both were you pay another dollar to the guards and they stamp something and
Bingo!
you're in Cambodia.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Take-away lao style


pork, glorious pork!
Originally uploaded by deepwarren
Street food here so far has been very, very good. Fresh, yummy and very tasty. I've become a fan of the catfish on a stick, which is a local fish that tastes smoked, and very salty. For 10,000 they reheat it on the BBQ and pass it over on a banana leaf.

There is a line of fruit and meat sellers (pork, chicken, and fish - loads of fish) and people roar up on their scooters and motorbikes and buy bits of this and that, and disappear off home. Take away at it's finest. They also sell fermented vegies (okay, but not great) and lots of condiments.. which look fantastic.

I've looked very deeply at the duck eggs with the half embryo, and although it kinda looks better than I thought, i'm still not going there. Saw chicken heads yesterday, and I hope that they have more meat on them than chicken feet , cause they're a little scarier than the feet.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Elvis has left the building


I got him to the airport. With passport, bag, ticket and Visa Card. And laptop. My task is complete.

An hour later I get a text from R - he's just been paged by airport security. He'd left his visa card at duty-free! He'll be flying out in about 30mins. With all his stuff. Hopefully. And then he'll be in the somewhat capable care of Nick, who will remember to pick him up at the airport. *she crosses her fingers again

i'm off now to my own road trip for 1, and i've just brought 4 albums to keep me amused
  1. Duffy (like Dusty, only younger, and english)
  2. Beginners guide to Bollywood music (over 3 hours of hits!)
  3. Sleepy jackson (everyone says it's good)
  4. Best of Steely Dan (ricky don't lose my number...)