1 October: London - Bangkok
With eastern Europe in my rearview mirror and after a few days to catch up with some folks in London, first stop was Bangkok to see friends who've been living there for a few years. They've got a sweet expat lifestyle there and it's always good to see them. They've got a good bunch of friends they've met in the time they've been there and we had a good night out for Ellie's birthday. I don't think I've ever seen as many mojitos sunk in a single session.
One thing that always amazes me is the size of the city. I like Bangkok and its craziness. Not so keen on seeing fat old white men wandering around with Thai juniors, but in a bizarre way you don't notice it after a while.
I've visited Thailand half a dozen times in the last 2 or 3 years and usually spend a few days in Bangkok before heading down south to the islands. We had a good day out wakeboarding, just outside of the city and with a temple in the background to make an interesting setting.
This time I'd have liked to do something different and go north to Chiang Mai for some walking around in forest, but there was a typhoon around and if the thunderstorms up north would have been anything like the ones in Bangkok it would have been pretty miserable. So I went south again. Not such hard luck really.
I was in Thailand for a couple of months around xmas last year and spent a fair amount of time on Phi Phi. It was pretty much wiped out in the tsunami so it's weird sitting in a beach bar and looking up and down the beach and imagining nothing being there.
8 October: Bangkok - Sydney
Next stop was just a weekend in Sydney seeing friends, on the way back to NZ. I've been a couple of times before. The first time I didn't rate Sydney as I stayed in Bondi which I thought was a bit up its own arse. Last time I came I visited friends in Manly and had a completely different experience. That got me thinking I'd like to spend a few years in Sydney when I leave London. This time pretty much set that plan in stone.
Sydney's got it all. Great beaches, good climate and the idea of living in Manly and getting a boat to the city to work each day sounds pretty mellow. Plus having friends there already and being closer to NZ makes it a no brainer
Check out the artwork with the seaweed here.
Next up's a roadie around NZ for a month.
With eastern Europe in my rearview mirror and after a few days to catch up with some folks in London, first stop was Bangkok to see friends who've been living there for a few years. They've got a sweet expat lifestyle there and it's always good to see them. They've got a good bunch of friends they've met in the time they've been there and we had a good night out for Ellie's birthday. I don't think I've ever seen as many mojitos sunk in a single session.
One thing that always amazes me is the size of the city. I like Bangkok and its craziness. Not so keen on seeing fat old white men wandering around with Thai juniors, but in a bizarre way you don't notice it after a while.
I've visited Thailand half a dozen times in the last 2 or 3 years and usually spend a few days in Bangkok before heading down south to the islands. We had a good day out wakeboarding, just outside of the city and with a temple in the background to make an interesting setting.
This time I'd have liked to do something different and go north to Chiang Mai for some walking around in forest, but there was a typhoon around and if the thunderstorms up north would have been anything like the ones in Bangkok it would have been pretty miserable. So I went south again. Not such hard luck really.
I was in Thailand for a couple of months around xmas last year and spent a fair amount of time on Phi Phi. It was pretty much wiped out in the tsunami so it's weird sitting in a beach bar and looking up and down the beach and imagining nothing being there.
8 October: Bangkok - Sydney
Next stop was just a weekend in Sydney seeing friends, on the way back to NZ. I've been a couple of times before. The first time I didn't rate Sydney as I stayed in Bondi which I thought was a bit up its own arse. Last time I came I visited friends in Manly and had a completely different experience. That got me thinking I'd like to spend a few years in Sydney when I leave London. This time pretty much set that plan in stone.
Sydney's got it all. Great beaches, good climate and the idea of living in Manly and getting a boat to the city to work each day sounds pretty mellow. Plus having friends there already and being closer to NZ makes it a no brainer
Check out the artwork with the seaweed here.
Next up's a roadie around NZ for a month.
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