Suan Mokkh, Southern ThailandWhile walking in the hills, a man is confronted by a fierce tiger. Try as he might to evade the beast, he soon finds himself chased off the side of a cliff. Grasping for dear life on a vine he caught hanging during his fall, he notices a bunch of ripe strawberries…

Suan Mokkh, Southern ThailandLife is what happens when you are busy making other plans-John LennonIt is awfully hard to just switch off your brain, and after about three days at the retreat the numbers were beginning to dwindle, the leavers were conspicuous by the unattended mats lying on the floor of the meditation hall. Being…

Suan Mokkh, Southern Thailand Okay… so I sort of wrapped it up before I left Bangkok in order to stick with the whole 80 days theme but since 1st November I have been pretty active on the travel front all the way up to my return to my adopted home of Perth, Australia. I will…

Day 80: Bangkok, ThailandWell every journey has an ending, I’m not actually sure if this is day 80 but it’s the last time I will be in front of a PC for a few weeks so I though I would take the opportunity to wrap it up now before I leave. Am off to spend…

Day 56: Bangkok, ThailandWell here I am, still in Bangkok after almost a week now, due to the unfortunate path of destruction caused by Cyclone Ketsana alot of Laos and Cambodia is underwater at the moment and if I wanted to spend a few days in the mud I would go to the Glastonbury Fetival,…

Day 52: Bangkok, ThailandSo I didn’t make it to the monastary, everything was way too rushed to find the forest in the middle of Thailand where the retreat takes place so have just spent the last few days chilling in Bangkok. I made friends with a really cool Thai girl who works at the Lamp…

Day 44: Chang Mai, Thailand I think Chang Mai takes the cake as far as adventure sports goes. To be perfectly honest, there’s not a hell of alot to do in the city, it’s all really a jumping off point for all the activities that take place around the mountains and forests outside of the…

Day 43: Chang Mai, Thailand‘If you’re not happy children, travel wide’-Soul Rebel, Bob Marley and the WailersWell said Bob.It certainly does the trick as far as re-motivating yourself and having a good hard think about what you value in life, and what do you really need in life rather than what do you think you…

Day 41: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia You know you are in Kuala Lumpur when: 1. The guy meant who’s meant to be watching the H1N1 thermal imaging monitor at the airport is texting on his mobile phone instead 2. The immigration officer is listening to his Ipod while he processes your entry into the country 3.…

Day 11: Singapore The backpack is mighty full right now and just getting by under the 15kg weight category that the airlines are offering (now sitting at 13kg), which makes it very hard to take advantage of all the great shopping opportunities that Asia has to offer. I’m considering buying a Netbook and DVD drive…