The World According to Me

I have written this journal so that my friends and family can follow my travels accross the continents and laugh at all the unfortunate things that will no doubt happen to me. I intend to start in South Africa, then go on to South East Asia, ending up in Australia with a possibility of New Zealand and Fiji mixed in too. And who knows where else?.....

  • 158 days (01 Oct 2006 - 08 Mar 2007)
  • 49238 km (30595 miles)
  • 8 countries
  • 105 entries (64627 words)
  • 1255 photos
  • 4.7 ratings (180 votes)
You need to upgrade your Flash Player Click here to start downloading FlashPlayer!
Map
[ Zoom ]
Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Oct 01, 2006 16:00 United Kingdom Heathrow » Let the (Fun and) Games Commence! 0 km 3.9 (5 votes)
1 Oct 02, 2006 08:00 South Africa Johannesburg » Bags of Time 9087 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
3 Oct 03, 2006 17:00 South Africa Durban » Surf's Up! 9586 km 5 (2 votes)
4 Oct 04, 2006 17:00 South Africa Durban » Hostel Hell 9586 km 3.3 (2 votes)
4 Oct 05, 2006 08:30 South Africa Pietermaritzburg » At Last the Gods Smile on Us! (Albeit Briefly) 9653 km [*] (11) 4.5 (5 votes)
4 Oct 05, 2006 11:05 South Africa Durban » Things I Forgot to Mention... 9720 km [*] (1)
7 Oct 07, 2006 17:00 South Africa Durban » One Night in Durban 9720 km [*] (1)
7 Oct 08, 2006 05:30 South Africa Port Saint John's » All Aboard! 9965 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
7 Oct 08, 2006 15:30 South Africa Coffee Bay » A Surreal Evening 10017 km [*] (6)
9 Oct 09, 2006 21:00 South Africa Port Elizabeth » P.E - An Educational Day (or morning at least) 10418 km [*] (10) 3.7 (3 votes)
9 Oct 10, 2006 08:00 South Africa Port Elizabeth » You Want Photos, You Got Photos! 10418 km 2.9 (1 votes)
10 Oct 11, 2006 07:30 South Africa Jeffrey's Bay » Surf's Up! (For Real This Time!) 10481 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
13 Oct 13, 2006 16:00 South Africa George » Another Long Bus Journey....and Friday 13th! 10709 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
13 Oct 13, 2006 17:00 South Africa Oudtshoorn » Caves, Ostriches &...The Start Of Things To Come? 10758 km [*] (15) 5 (1 votes)
14 Oct 14, 2006 18:00 South Africa Hermanus » I thought it was safe to go back in the water....? 11048 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
15 Oct 15, 2006 19:00 South Africa Cape Town » Cape Town Day 1, 2 and 3 11142 km [*] (17) 5 (1 votes)
17 Oct 18, 2006 08:00 South Africa Cape Point » Spectacular Views 11191 km [*] (23) 5 (1 votes)
18 Oct 19, 2006 08:00 South Africa Robben Island » The Prison Where Nelson Mandella was Held. 11254 km [*] (3)
18 Oct 19, 2006 13:00 South Africa Stellenbosch » Wine Tasting! 11302 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
19 Oct 20, 2006 08:00 South Africa Cape Town » A Great Weekend 11343 km [*] (3) 5 (2 votes)
21 Oct 22, 2006 08:00 South Africa Johannesburg Entry For Map Plotting Purposes Only! 12609 km 4.8 (1 votes)
22 Oct 23, 2006 02:00 Hong Kong Hong Kong » One Day In HK 23336 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
22 Oct 23, 2006 12:00 Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh City » You Think the Italians are Bad? 24846 km [*] (5)
23 Oct 24, 2006 04:00 Viet Nam Mekong Delta » An Enjoyable Day out of the City. 24893 km [*] (13) 4.9 (2 votes)
24 Oct 25, 2006 13:30 Viet Nam Nha Trang » Why did I listen to Goose? 25241 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
25 Oct 26, 2006 11:01 Viet Nam Hội An » Markets and Sightseeing (apparently)! 25656 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
26 Oct 27, 2006 07:00 Viet Nam Huế » Another Fleeting Visit 25759 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
27 Oct 28, 2006 10:00 Viet Nam Hanoi » Capital City 26300 km [*] (2) 5 (2 votes)
28 Oct 29, 2006 03:00 Viet Nam Halong Bay » This is what I came to Vietnam for! 26488 km [*] (19) 4 (3 votes)
29 Oct 30, 2006 10:00 Viet Nam Hanoi Entry For Map Plotting Purposes Only! 26676 km
30 Oct 31, 2006 07:00 Thailand Bangkok » Welcome to The Land of Smiles, Sun, Sand, Sea &... 27665 km 5 (1 votes)
32 Nov 01, 2006 22:00 Thailand Surat Thani » Stop off point... 28202 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
32 Nov 02, 2006 06:00 Thailand Ko Phangan » I Can Sum this Place up in One Word.... 28322 km 5 (1 votes)
36 Nov 06, 2006 13:00 Thailand Ao Nang » Gorgeous Beaches 28574 km [*] (12) 5 (1 votes)
39 Nov 09, 2006 09:00 Thailand Ko Lanta Yai » Speechless....(no not through intoxication!) 28635 km [*] (16) 5 (1 votes)
42 Nov 12, 2006 02:00 Thailand Ko Phi Phi » Cloud Nine 28677 km [*] (28) 3.7 (5 votes)
44 Nov 14, 2006 07:00 Thailand Ko Lanta Yai » "Same Same....But Different!" 28719 km [*] (13) 3.9 (4 votes)
45 Nov 15, 2006 03:00 Thailand Ko Lanta Yai » Lazy Daze 28719 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
48 Nov 18, 2006 02:00 Thailand Ko Lanta Yai » Last Day in Lanta.....and Motorbikes! 28719 km [*] (11) 5 (1 votes)
49 Nov 19, 2006 09:00 Thailand Khao Sok » Welcome to the Jungle! 28889 km [*] (19) 5 (1 votes)
51 Nov 21, 2006 04:30 Thailand Khao Sok » Elephants! 28889 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
52 Nov 22, 2006 02:00 Thailand Nakhon Pathom » Automobiles, Trains and Rickshaws 29460 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
53 Nov 23, 2006 01:00 Thailand Kanchanaburi » Waterfalls, Hell Fire Pass & Bridge Over the Kwai 29521 km [*] (21) 5 (1 votes)
55 Nov 25, 2006 09:00 Thailand Bangkok Entry For Map Plotting Purposes Only! 29632 km
56 Nov 26, 2006 01:00 Thailand Chiang Mai » Cool Markets 30217 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
57 Nov 27, 2006 04:00 Thailand Chiang Mai » The Temple on the Mountain (Careful Goose!) 30217 km [*] (17) 5 (1 votes)
58 Nov 28, 2006 11:00 Thailand Pai » Village Life 30300 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
60 Nov 30, 2006 05:00 Thailand Pai » INSANITY 30300 km 4 (2 votes)
61 Dec 01, 2006 07:00 Thailand Pai » Hot Springs and Wat a Disappointment! 30300 km [*] (5) 4.1 (3 votes)
63 Dec 02, 2006 15:00 Thailand Chiang Khong » The Last Moan About Buses!...(well, for a while) 30531 km [*] (2) 4.9 (2 votes)
63 Dec 03, 2006 03:00 Laos Houayxay Entry For Map Plotting Purposes Only! 30533 km
63 Dec 03, 2006 11:00 Laos Pak Beng » Back to Basics 30620 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
64 Dec 04, 2006 11:00 Laos Louang Prabang » Oh Please Don't You Rock My Boat! 30725 km [*] (22) 5 (3 votes)
67 Dec 07, 2006 01:30 Laos Vang Vieng » Tubular Spells 30837 km [*] (17) 5 (3 votes)
69 Dec 09, 2006 07:00 Laos Vientiane » Capital? 30946 km [*] (7) 4.2 (4 votes)
70 Dec 10, 2006 02:30 Cambodia Siem Reap » Tourists, Tuk-Tuks and Temples 31476 km [*] (10) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 10, 2006 22:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » Angkor Wat - A Temple.....an' cor! What a temple! 31476 km [*] (36) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 11, 2006 03:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » Bayon Temple- or as I like to call it: Face Temple 31476 km [*] (20) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 11, 2006 05:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » The Inbetween Bits 31476 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 11, 2006 06:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » Ta Prohm - better known as Tomb Raider Temple 31476 km [*] (30) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 11, 2006 09:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » Banteay Srei 31476 km [*] (14) 5 (1 votes)
71 Dec 11, 2006 11:00 Cambodia Siem Reap » The Evening....and No More Temples! 31476 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
72 Dec 12, 2006 11:00 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Guns! Hoooooyaaaaah! 31710 km [*] (24) 5 (2 votes)
74 Dec 14, 2006 03:00 Thailand Bangkok Entry For Map Plotting Purposes Only! 32247 km
75 Dec 14, 2006 20:30 Australia Sydney » Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi! 39792 km [*] (46) 4.5 (3 votes)
85 Dec 24, 2006 22:30 Australia Sydney » Merry Christmas! 39792 km [*] (9) 4.8 (2 votes)
91 Dec 31, 2006 07:30 Australia Sydney » Happy New Year! 39792 km [*] (15) 5 (13 votes)
97 Jan 05, 2007 20:30 Australia Blue Mountains » Mountains That Look Blue (Aussies Are So Simple!) 39892 km [*] (9) 5 (3 votes)
99 Jan 07, 2007 22:30 Australia Sydney » Angry, Enraged, Furious, Outraged and Infuriated!! 39992 km 5 (2 votes)
101 Jan 10, 2007 09:30 Australia Melbourne » Home of Sport and Culture 40706 km [*] (22) 4.9 (3 votes)
106 Jan 15, 2007 01:30 Australia Hobart » The Road Less Travelled 41309 km 4.1 (4 votes)
107 Jan 16, 2007 06:30 Australia Tullah » A Little Taster 41504 km [*] (30) 4.5 (2 votes)
108 Jan 16, 2007 18:30 Australia Tullah » I Would Walk 500 Miles and I Would Walk 500 More! 41504 km [*] (31) 4.6 (3 votes)
109 Jan 17, 2007 18:30 Australia Devonport » The Unforgettable Cradle Mountain! 41593 km [*] (28) 4.2 (4 votes)
110 Jan 18, 2007 21:30 Australia Bicheno » A bit of a Boring Driving Day 41773 km [*] (6) 4.8 (8 votes)
111 Jan 20, 2007 07:00 Australia Port Arthur » Really, REALLY Should Have Read the Brochure! 41920 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
112 Jan 21, 2007 06:30 Australia Hobart » Farewell to the Crew 41970 km [*] (23) 5 (1 votes)
113 Jan 22, 2007 01:30 Australia Melbourne » Splash 'n' Dash 42573 km [*] (5) 5 (2 votes)
114 Jan 23, 2007 06:30 Australia Apollo Bay » Isn't the Great Ocean Road Choppy? 42729 km [*] (36) 5 (2 votes)
115 Jan 23, 2007 23:30 Australia Port Campbell » Down hill from here (and up one of them too) 42789 km [*] (12) 5 (1 votes)
116 Jan 24, 2007 21:30 Australia Grampians » They Even Steal Names for Mountains! 42971 km [*] (19) 5 (1 votes)
116 Jan 25, 2007 07:30 Australia Adelaide » Little Old Adelaide 43393 km 5 (1 votes)
118 Jan 27, 2007 01:30 Australia Glenelg » Slap the Goon! 43403 km 5 (1 votes)
119 Jan 28, 2007 06:35 Australia Victor Harbor » Roadtrip 43469 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
120 Jan 29, 2007 00:30 Australia Glenelg » Beach Days 43535 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
122 Jan 30, 2007 19:30 Australia Flinders Ranges » Face the Outback! 43933 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
123 Jan 31, 2007 22:30 Australia Angorichina Hill » Wilpena Pound and Wildlife Galore! 43971 km [*] (25) 5 (1 votes)
124 Feb 01, 2007 20:30 Australia William Creek » The Land of the Flies - Melting Point 44265 km [*] (31) 5 (1 votes)
125 Feb 03, 2007 00:30 Australia Coober Pedy » Going Underground 44442 km [*] (25) 5 (1 votes)
126 Feb 04, 2007 04:30 Australia Uluru National Park » The Red Planet 44993 km [*] (29) 5 (2 votes)
127 Feb 04, 2007 17:45 Australia Mount Olga » Kata Tjuta, The Olgas or.....Sleeping Homer 45017 km [*] (32) 5 (1 votes)
128 Feb 05, 2007 17:45 Australia Uluru (Ayers Rock) » Extreme Close-Up on The Red Rock 45109 km [*] (14) 4.9 (3 votes)
129 Feb 07, 2007 08:30 Australia Alice Springs » Confronting His Majesty's Groove 45445 km [*] (25)
130 Feb 08, 2007 03:55 Australia Cairns » Cyclone Zone 46897 km
132 Feb 09, 2007 22:30 Australia Great Barrier Reef » Rough Diving 47063 km [*] (17)
134 Feb 12, 2007 09:02 Australia Townsville » Luggage? Check. ID-check. Money?...Cheque? 47203 km
135 Feb 13, 2007 02:00 Australia Airlie Beach » Boracic Lint 47427 km
137 Feb 14, 2007 21:30 Australia Whitsunday Islands » White Heaven 47505 km [*] (19)
139 Feb 17, 2007 01:30 Australia Hervey Bay » Waiting Game 48181 km
141 Feb 18, 2007 21:30 Australia Fraser Island » I told you, I buried it IN THE SAAAND! 48214 km [*] (19)
145 Feb 23, 2007 00:00 Australia Noosa » We're going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo, how about you? 48341 km [*] (28)
148 Feb 25, 2007 23:30 Australia Brisbane » BrisVegas 48467 km [*] (11)
151 Mar 01, 2007 11:00 Australia Surfers Paradise » Apparently Paradise is Man-Made. 48537 km [*] (5)
154 Mar 03, 2007 23:30 Australia Byron Bay » Splendour in the Grass 48612 km [*] (23) 3.8 (1 votes)
159 Mar 08, 2007 22:30 Australia Sydney » The End of the Road... For Now. 49238 km [*] (30) 5 (1 votes)
Create a book from this Journal!