This was the creation of a 'loose-end' afternoon and not bad when you think about the limited technical resources I have to hand! My thanks go to Stephen Spielberg who inspired me as a boy and to John Williams who has created some of the best film soundtracks of all time.
Paul's Travel Factoids:
# Tonight I will sleep in my 41st different bed
# Barring stop-overs and territories I have toured 4 countries so far. Namely: Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and Vietnam
# In four months I have flown on 8 occasions - and will soon do so again as I hop to the island of Phu Quoc from HCM for some diving this weekend
# I have travelled by train 7 times - the furthest being over 1300km from Beijing to Shanghai and the longest time being 16.5 hours (Chengdu to Xi'An)
# I have travelled by bus 8 times - the longest duration being from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal (8 hours)
# I have travelled by boat 5 times, including 3 days sailing in HaLong bay, crossed Hong Kong harbour dozens of times by Star Ferry and sea kayaked 3 times
# I have travelled by cable car on 4 occasions
# I have walked hundreds and hundreds of kilometres
# The highest point of my journey was at Poon Hill, Nepal over 3,200m
# The highest motorcycle riding was between Nha Trang and Da Lat, Vietnam 2,200m
# The highest point of my journey was at Poon Hill, Nepal over 3,200m
# The highest motorcycle riding was between Nha Trang and Da Lat, Vietnam 2,200m
# The lowest point I have been is 30m below sea level when I dived in Sri Lanka
# I have taken over 6,000 photographs
# I have gotten drunk once!
Where next?
Well with time flying by, I have had to make some hard decisions. I mean - I did think I would be in Bali for Christmas!
So I will spend the best part of next week diving and sunbathing on a Vietnamese island, before heading into Cambodia via the Mekong Delta. I shall then stay in Cambodia for just 10 days, splitting my time between the capital Phnom Penh and Siam Reap, before flying to Singapore on the 27th.
My flight to Melbourne, Australia is on the 31st Jan.
Thank you for coming with me on this journey. The weeks have flown by and I am still (mostly) having a great time. And look at what awaits...
Lots of love
Paul
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Got your whatsapp but my poorr old phone can't take the video!
ReplyDeleteDon't say gotten it's a stupid midatlantic word that should be put down.
My grandfather was a diplomat working for the foreign office during the Vietnam war. He was the last man out of the capital in 1973? I remember begging woken up to watch him being interviewed on no the 10 o'clock news underneath the wing of an aeroplane!
ReplyDeleteI know you will love Australia so laid back plenty to see x
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!!
ReplyDeleteHope you liked oz. I did not but if you get chance honolulu amazing. And canada.xxx
ReplyDeleteI am glad you got 'being drunk' and 'photographs' the right way round! The tree roots at Angkor Wat look amazing. We are off to Celtic Connections in Glasgow this week - nowhere near the adventure you're having but an annual 'adventure' we look forward to! Enjoy Melbourne and its cafe culture (even though you don't like coffee!) Lots to do there but check out the Oddfellows building - interesting bunch of people: www.oddfellows.co.uk
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