The Travel Thread

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:16 pm

huge wrote:too many horrible aussie and euro tourists on samui.

ang thong was rad tho.

huge where were you staying? i was there in 07 and really want to go back but didn't stay in chaweng (about 5k out) ... it was pretty cool just sitting around the pool and there weren't too many obnoxious AU's or euro's around. Has it gotten worse? I hope not as I love Samui!

quick · Post by **quick** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:53 am

another update on www.thesquirrel.com.au

Post by **huge** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:01 pm

shepherd wrote:
huge wrote:too many horrible aussie and euro tourists on samui.

ang thong was rad tho.
huge where were you staying? i was there in 07 and really want to go back but didn't stay in chaweng (about 5k out) ... it was pretty cool just sitting around the pool and there weren't too many obnoxious AU's or euro's around. Has it gotten worse? I hope not as I love Samui!

we were staying just out of Lamai at a rediculous resort. failed to realise tho until we were at the airport that it was fucking school holidays! far too many screaming kids and their parents all over the place. gah!

was chatting to an aussie guy who has been living in lamai for the last 1.5 years. he reckons its very quiet at the moment! i wouldnt like to see it busy tbh! we didnt get into chaweng, prolly should have just for a look.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:38 pm

not long now...

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:02 pm

boh dboy that looks siiiick

not long now...

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:45 pm

not long now....

oh wait, thats right, it IS now.

you guys suck, and im not jealous at all. Id much rather be here for as long as I possibly can

They look SO awesome those pics D and G, if you cant relax there, you cant relax at all, ever. Enjoy ey

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:57 pm

wow they do look awesome!

im not going to japan i decided, selling ticket mega cheap if anyone wants it.

im gonna go to samoa cos they will need touristas soon and maybe the solomon islands/truk lagoon
they are actually not that close together, thought they are both tiny islands in the pacific ocean.
anyone been to either?

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:05 pm

are you able to transfer your flights kitty?

my holiday in may can't come soon enough.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:52 pm

can change the date for $150 extra.
dont know anyone who wants to go to japan with me later in the year, so its looking like ill have to forfeit the $750 ticket if nobody buys it.

moral of the story is, dont buy tickets to go places with people who arent good friends that you can trust not to treat you badly!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:02 pm

^^ you do some stange thing miss ghetto, Japan is AWESOME +100,000, plus; the aus dollar is buying 81YEN at the moment, which is dope. I fucken wish it was like that when I was there.... try 58YEN in Nov/Dec last year... rubbish

I've been thinking of nothing but Thailand for the last few weeks.... I have no fecking idea what I'm going to do there.. reckon I'll just go and see what happens.... eek

I don't wanna really run around doing doing doing... just want to chill the fuck out at the nicest place I can find.

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:14 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:can change the date for $150 extra.
dont know anyone who wants to go to japan with me later in the year, so its looking like ill have to forfeit the $750 ticket if nobody buys it.

moral of the story is, dont buy tickets to go places with people who arent good friends that you can trust not to treat you badly!

Bo, contact me if you want to do something 'creative' with your ticket and a nameless insurance company ok. Be a piece of piss to sort it.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:45 pm

deviant wrote:^^ you do some stange thing miss ghetto, Japan is AWESOME +100,000, plus; the aus dollar is buying 81YEN at the moment, which is dope. I fucken wish it was like that when I was there.... try 58YEN in Nov/Dec last year... rubbish

like buying a ticket with someone your dating who turns out to be a complete asshole?
or like deciding not to go to japan (a very polite/reserved people) alone, in winter, for a possible cost of $5-6k
rather than my usual tropical SE Asain trip in winter here for half that budget?
hrmmmm. it was a hard choice to make, but there's my list of pros and cons.

I've been thinking of nothing but Thailand for the last few weeks.... I have no fecking idea what I'm going to do there.. reckon I'll just go and see what happens.... eek

I don't wanna really run around doing doing doing... just want to chill the fuck out at the nicest place I can find.

you wont need to plan much, but its a good idea to read up on the east and west sides where there are different islands, so you know which way you want to head when you get there. if your flying into bangers, spend a couple days then head down south on the train to the islands imo, bangers is crazy big city and loads of fun but also loads of sweating sunburnt tourists out to get young thai pussy, which is also phuket really.

islands, any of the smaller ones FTMFW!!!!
cheap beer, cheap great vegie food, snorkel or dive by day and scrabble on the edge of the beach by night.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:46 pm

and lil miss - thankyou! pming you now

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:41 pm

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:08 pm

So I've booked a holiday to Europe, leaving December 2nd and will be away minimum 2 months. Heading straight to London where my brother is a publican. Also got tickets to Brussels and back via Frankfurt.
Hoping to check out some gigs, look at amazing buildings and maybe have a quiet drink now and then.
Can't wait...

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:54 pm

^ sounds nice Blaxter!

Back to the USA for me in January, for work. This time I have 3 days off in San Fran before the NAMM convention in L.A.

Sweeeeeet! Gonna rein-act some Dirty Harry car chase scenes!

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:14 pm

Direkt wrote:^ sounds nice Blaxter!

Back to the USA for me in January, for work. This time I have 3 days off in San Fran before the NAMM convention in L.A.

Sweeeeeet! Gonna rein-act some Dirty Harry car chase scenes!

Yep. Travel plans sound good all round.
Except if I was going to California I'd be recreating scenes from FEar and Loathing.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:19 pm

You should get a convertible and drive down Big Sur from SF to LA.

Seriously.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:47 pm

JAMESSSS wrote:You should get a convertible and drive down Big Sur from SF to LA.

Seriously.

Just watch out for the bats....

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:43 pm

That's more LA -> LV tbh.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:55 am

Thats what I meant.

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:39 pm

I am going to Asia

Post by **huge** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:41 pm

when and where

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:45 pm

Asia Hugh, Asia

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:07 am

Dont know where. Just got tickets to KL.

Leave 9 June 2010

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:59 am

Tickets to anywhere in asia a cheap as fuck from KL

good option

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:01 pm

I was thinking of getting KL tickets but not sure what I'm doing next year or where I'll be.

9 more days of work to go.

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:28 pm

deviant wrote:Tickets to anywhere in asia a cheap as fuck from KL

good option

Just got free tickets from Hanoi back to KL.

LOL, Big Ups

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:03 pm

kronz wrote:Just got free tickets from Hanoi back to KL.LOL, Big Ups

Awesome. Make sure you go to beer hoi in Hanoi. Its a corner with all these plastic chairs around a keg, about 30c for a pot!!! Fucking nice beer too.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:07 pm

YAY FOR HA NOI CORNER!

i LOVED my night hanging out there...met so many cool randoms, got mega drunk and nearly got hit by many bikes on the way home...

fun times alone in vietnam!

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:09 pm

One Week to go. Can't wait jump on the plane for 2 months of random adventure, catch ups with old friends and hangin out with my parents and little brother for Xmas.
So far its looking like I'll be visiting London/ Bristol/ Newcastle/ Brussels/ Antwerp/ Amsterdam/ Berlin/ Prague/ Frankfurt and possibly Barcelona.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:18 pm

Going to Hawaii on Saturday. Itinerary is something like this

Oahu - Waikiki relaxing with cocktails in hand
Hawaii - National Parks + Mauna Kea
Maui - Molokini + Road to hana + relaxing
Oahu - Northshore - Pipeline, Waimea etc

Forsecast is sunny and max 29 every day and low 23 every night.

=0)

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:23 pm

the hottest people on earth are living in Hawaii - no shit.

enjoy mrj and blaxter!

fikuss · Post by **fikuss** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:28 pm

flying to Ch Ch on Thursday. good mate's wedding then a week and a bit to travel.

prolly hire a car and do some wineries etc.

what should we go see?

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:55 am

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 634521&z=7

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:00 am

Or if you want to base yourself in Christchurch do daytrips to places like Arthur's Pass, Hamner Springs, Diamond Harbour and maybe Kaikoura for some fresh crayfish off the side of the road.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:08 am

fikuss wrote:flying to Ch Ch on Thursday. good mate's wedding then a week and a bit to travel.

prolly hire a car and do some wineries etc.

what should we go see?

Go to the Hole In The Rock beach...
Go see whales and stuff off the cost.
Get the train to the West Coast - one day trip is aewsomest biews.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:15 am

Oooh, yeah train is rad! Do that!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:13 pm

mrj wrote:Going to Hawaii on Saturday. Itinerary is something like this

Oahu - Waikiki relaxing with cocktails in hand
Hawaii - National Parks + Mauna Kea
Maui - Molokini + Road to hana + relaxing
Oahu - Northshore - Pipeline, Waimea etc

Forsecast is sunny and max 29 every day and low 23 every night.

=0)

you guys gonna have a ball. mannnn so many hotties at the masters homerdrool. shoulda got the 'stang though tbh. sensibility fail mrj

gb · Post by gb » Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:36 pm

Anyone got any recommendations for bars we can go get our drink on in KL? Went to one last night that was seriously dodge / sleaze with horrible horrible music.. suggestions?

saggynipple · Post by **saggynipple** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:48 am

I travel to...... Melbourne! next month

quick · Post by **quick** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:51 am

weeeee... bout to fly to the caribbean coast of Colombia.... should be sweet for xmas and nye, the 3 towns i'm going to are Taganga, Santa Marta and Cartegena

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:05 pm

try not to go over board on the 'white' christmas stevey

missin you. put up some more photos!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:08 pm

Get a boat from Cartegena to San Blass in Panama!

You'll have to eat fish but you will love it!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:18 pm

I hung out on this island for a few days.

MAD!

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:57 am

spending nye in panama, somewhere like that, hammok beds only... love it

white xmas in a definite... omg to colombian white gold... trust, the legends are true, i finally understand the great white hype

cocktails are yummo too

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:28 am

that sounds sick

so jealous it's not even funny

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:53 pm

its awesome, but what is missing is my amazing group of mates... love u all

yes, i am high as fuck right now, but its still sincere

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:49 am

Where in Panama Steve?

Boccas or something?

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:30 am

NYE near Cartagena in Colombia at a 2 day DNB rave on a random remote beach with amazing palm trees and hammocks and acid... seriously the experience of a lifetime... to get home, it took 5-6 hours and we road for half of that on the back of a motor bike through some of the most amazing landscape while still tripping balls... 2 drops lasts more than 15 hours lol