The Cinque Terra is made up of 5 seaside villages - Riomaggoire, Manorola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso. This area is one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen in my life. From the colourful houses, the tiny narrow streets, the ...

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I took a bus from KL to Singapore on the 27th of December. The bus trip was ok, seats were pretty comfy and there was alot of leg room. Took 6 hours though which was a pain but it was cheap as chips to get there so I shouldn't really complain.I met m...

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The journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was long, hilly and bumpy. We thought that by paying more and travelling in a minivan (the VIP option) that it would be really comfortable and enjoyable. This was far from reality. There was absolutel...

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On the tourist route between Vientiane and Luang Prabang is the very touristy town of Vang Vieng. It’s like a dream here. It has really huge mountains, rivers, caves, rice fields. It’s so pretty and green. Only here one nig...

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I was 15 when I first came to this city and I remembered that when I got there, all I wanted to do was get out of there. In my eyes, there was nothing to do. All I wanted to do was just go shopping in Bangkok. Eight years later, I was back here and n...

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It definitely pays to shop around for your hill tribe trek in Chiang Mai. Steph and I enquired about it in Bangkok and agencies there were giving us much higher quotes than what we expected. We decided to book when we got to Chiang Mai. Booking was...

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I was only here for half a day with Nitasa on our way to the Cinque Terra but I thought I’d quickly write about it because I think it’s definitely worth a visit - especially on a Friday when the markets are on! It is fantastic. They have ...

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On Friday 29th of Feb 2008, we left Cork around 615am, checked in at the airport and I almost forgot to bring my backback onto the plane! We went through customs and I had my handbag, looked around the duty free shop and then when it was time to...

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I’ve had a brilliant weekend in Rome. It wasn’t without dramas though! I had my work xmas party work on the Friday so didn’t stay up too late since out flight was very early Saturday morning. Steph told me our flight was at 6am an...

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My friend Lukasz and I spent a weekend in Krakow when I was over in Poland. I loved it. Its got to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. This is an extract of an email I sent to my good friend Nat while I was over there.....

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From the moment I stepped onto the plane from Cork airport on my way to Kyrnica via Krakow, I felt completely out of my comfort zone. I had never felt so strange in my life. Not only was I the only English speaking person in the plane, I was the on...

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