Welcome Back - The End Of Another Year & The Begining Of A New Chapter

Posted by Ray

Posted on January 1, 2009

Leaving Dublin back on the 9th December was definitely a big decision, but weighing everything up, working abroad and living in another country is right for me now. Family and friends will be missed for sure along with the small home comforts, but you cant have it all.

Only a couple of hours into traveling and I missed my flight in London to Bahrain by five minutes, drama already. I blame BMI for leaving Dublin twenty five minutes late. Like Ryanair, BMI state a longer flying time than it actually takes, allowing them to be always on time, very annoying. ...

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Christmas In Koh Tao

Posted by Ray

Posted on January 5, 2009

Two mini-buses, two tuk-tuks and one ferry got us to Koh Tao taking 19 hours. On the plus side the ticket only cost a 1000 Baht or 20 Euro and we didn't end up paying more as we were dropped off in numerous random places before making it to the ferry crossing in Surat Thani.

Koh Tao or Turtle island is famous for being the largest diving resort in Thailand. Last year I completed the Open Water Padi course here which was a really cool experience. I had to planned to start the Advance Water Padi, but it never materialized. ...

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New Years In Koh Phangan

Posted by Ray

Posted on January 14, 2009

Of all Thailand Koh Phangan is by far my favourite. The mecca for party goers since the late eighties still attracts massive crowds eager to witness and be part of the full moon party event. Being here last year was a plus in deciding where to stay and what bars to hit to enjoy what the island has to offer.

Travelling on my own at this stage it was good to meet Max from the ferry. Max from England is on a mini gap year taking in South East Asia and Australia. We took a taxi down ...

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Perth Beer Fest

Posted by Ray

Posted on January 20, 2009

My first weekend in Perth turned out to be pretty eventful on my return to Australia. On the Friday afternoon Becky, James and myself got the train into town and met all the Cellblock crew (people from my fruit picking days last winter in Bundaberg) in the famous Shed bar in the Northbridge. Just a few quiet drinks and catching up, it was nice to see the old pals from last year.

Saturday we had our first proper night out in the Library in Northbridge again, meeting up again with a few people from Cellblock. After a good night of ...

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