Comments on: Bangkok http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/ Driving from Melbourne, Australia through Asia and Eastern Europe to London. Sat, 19 May 2012 03:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike Duffy http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1218 Mike Duffy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:35:48 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1218 It is a great pity that you have set such a punishing schedule. A further delve into Bangkok's byways and lanes would have revealed a cornacopia of one surprise after another. My wife and I travel there every year, and never tire of the shambolic mega city and its nervy ambience. Travel safely, and remember Swift's adage: If you don't recall the last league travelled, you are not a traveller, but merely a passer-by. It is a great pity that you have set such a punishing schedule. A further delve into Bangkok’s byways and lanes would have revealed a cornacopia of one surprise after another. My wife and I travel there every year, and never tire of the shambolic mega city and its nervy ambience.

Travel safely, and remember Swift’s adage: If you don’t recall the last league travelled, you are not a traveller, but merely a passer-by.

]]> By: Ryan Marriner http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1215 Ryan Marriner Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:04 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1215 Hello Gents, Well Geelong have just got through to the Grannie....no surprises there! Yeah I travelled through Cambodia in '98, lots of land mines and blokes with red and white head scarves.... Myself and an english lass decided we would go out to the killing fields so I hired a motor bike and off we went, two people one bike, no helmets available but that turned out to be the least of our worries.... We got lost, down some dirt track and I hit a rooster, killed it, next thing guys (with red and white head bands on carrying guns) come running from the house that owned the rooster. A rooster makes a lot of noise when you hit it with a motor cross bike and it does not die quickly. So we have guys pointing guns at us, clearly quite angry.WHOOPS. Anyway give them U.S dollars and they let us go, at this point we think we should just go back to town. Get back into the city and went around a round about one time to many, police pull us over and demand we pay them $50 U.S dollars each, we bartered it down to $50 U.S dollars for both of us but all in all it was not a good day! Angor and all the rest of Cambodia I saw was fine however in 98 it was clearly quite lawless. I'm told it has changed a lot. I have another good motor bike story involving a crash I was in, in Ko Lanta Thailand but I'll leave that for another day.... I wish I was travelling again..., married with kids now. Hello Gents,
Well Geelong have just got through to the Grannie….no surprises there!
Yeah I travelled through Cambodia in ‘98, lots of land mines and blokes with red and white head scarves….
Myself and an english lass decided we would go out to the killing fields so I hired a motor bike and off we went, two people one bike, no helmets available but that turned out to be the least of our worries….
We got lost, down some dirt track and I hit a rooster, killed it, next thing guys (with red and white head bands on carrying guns) come running from the house that owned the rooster.
A rooster makes a lot of noise when you hit it with a motor cross bike and it does not die quickly.
So we have guys pointing guns at us, clearly quite angry.WHOOPS.
Anyway give them U.S dollars and they let us go, at this point we think we should just go back to town.
Get back into the city and went around a round about one time to many, police pull us over and demand we pay them $50 U.S dollars each, we bartered it down to $50 U.S dollars for both of us but all in all it was not a good day! Angor and all the rest of Cambodia I saw was fine however in 98 it was clearly quite lawless.
I’m told it has changed a lot.
I have another good motor bike story involving a crash I was in, in Ko Lanta Thailand but I’ll leave that for another day…. I wish I was travelling again…, married with kids now.

]]> By: Jim Stirling http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1177 Jim Stirling Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:05:33 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1177 Just arrived back in Melbourne and checked out to see where you two are now.Great to read all your adventures as alway.Our paths were close to each other as we were in Bangkok just after you would have passed through.The amazing infruscture there of of roads and skyrail is really something.To use the rail system is just so handy as we use it every day when we are there.Congratulations on the website,great reading.Keep having fun and enjoy the moment. Just arrived back in Melbourne and checked out to see where you two are now.Great to read all your adventures as alway.Our paths were close to each other as we were in Bangkok just after you would have passed through.The amazing infruscture there of of roads and skyrail is really something.To use the rail system is just so handy as we use it every day when we are there.Congratulations on the website,great reading.Keep having fun and enjoy the moment.

]]> By: skin http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1161 skin Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:01:57 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1161 don't sprint. you obviously can't see everything, but you may only have this opportunity once. don’t sprint. you obviously can’t see everything, but you may only have this opportunity once.

]]> By: Peterpills http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1155 Peterpills Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:08:41 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1155 Jon, your compute hard disk drive may be able to be revived. Unless it is physically damaged (dropped, head clash) there is every chance that the magnetic bits can be revived by Spinrite. (from grc.com). -peter [No commercial affiliation] Jon, your compute hard disk drive may be able to be revived. Unless it is physically damaged (dropped, head clash) there is every chance that the magnetic bits can be revived by Spinrite. (from grc.com).
-peter [No commercial affiliation]

]]> By: yaya Sonandaz/ Sri muryantini http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1131 yaya Sonandaz/ Sri muryantini Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:57:04 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1131 Hi Mr. John and my Friend Jack… I am yaya from Indonesia… have you remember Palembang South Sumatera? We have tour together along PASAR 16 ILIR(market), Then Lunch at Legenda Floating Restaurant, and Exploring the Musi Rive by Speed boat, an then going to rain on the way…and we transit at Pulau Kemaro In the middle of Musi River. Have you remember with fishing? yaeah Fishing With banana…. unique fishing mode… see you yaya/Indonesia Hi Mr. John and my Friend Jack…
I am yaya from Indonesia…
have you remember Palembang South Sumatera?
We have tour together along PASAR 16 ILIR(market), Then Lunch at Legenda Floating Restaurant, and Exploring the Musi Rive by Speed boat, an then going to rain on the way…and we transit at Pulau Kemaro In the middle of Musi River. Have you remember with fishing? yaeah Fishing With banana….
unique fishing mode…
see you

yaya/Indonesia

]]> By: yaya Sonandaz/ Sri muryantini http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1130 yaya Sonandaz/ Sri muryantini Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:48:36 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1130 Hi Mr. John and my Friend Jack... I am yaya from Indonesia... have you remember Palembang South Sumatera? We have tour together along PASAR 16 ILIR(market), Then Lunch at Legenda Floating Restaurant, and Exploring the Musi Rive by Speed boat, an then going to rain on the way...and we transit at Pulau Kemaro In the middle of Musi River. Have you remember with fishing? yaeah Fishing With banana.... unique fishing mode... see you yaya/Indonesia Hi Mr. John and my Friend Jack…
I am yaya from Indonesia…
have you remember Palembang South Sumatera?
We have tour together along PASAR 16 ILIR(market), Then Lunch at Legenda Floating Restaurant, and Exploring the Musi Rive by Speed boat, an then going to rain on the way…and we transit at Pulau Kemaro In the middle of Musi River. Have you remember with fishing? yaeah Fishing With banana….
unique fishing mode…
see you

yaya/Indonesia

]]> By: DeArna & Stan http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1117 DeArna & Stan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:11:26 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1117 Hi John & Jack .. we finally checked in to see where you 2 are at & to read your stories.To refresh who us kiwi's are we meet on Lombok at a beautiful beach & advised you where to eat that night, hence we saw you there also. We have been home a week & finding the pace very differnt to Indonesia or anywhere else in Asia. Take care happy travels DeArna & stan Hi John & Jack .. we finally checked in to see where you 2 are at & to read your stories.To refresh who us kiwi’s are we meet on Lombok at a beautiful beach & advised you where to eat that night, hence we saw you there also. We have been home a week & finding the pace very differnt to Indonesia or anywhere else in Asia. Take care happy travels DeArna & stan

]]> By: Daniel Abishegam http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1109 Daniel Abishegam Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:38:54 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1109 Hi there... A group of friends and i were staying at the same hotel that you were in Bangkok. We saw the two of you a few times at the lobby/restauraunt and later as you were leaving we saw the website adress on the side of your 4WD. After checking out the website I think its a great thing that the two of you are doing. Very inspiring guys! Will be following your journey. Have fun! Hi there…

A group of friends and i were staying at the same hotel that you were in Bangkok. We saw the two of you a few times at the lobby/restauraunt and later as you were leaving we saw the website adress on the side of your 4WD. After checking out the website I think its a great thing that the two of you are doing. Very inspiring guys!

Will be following your journey. Have fun!

]]> By: Natalie http://melbournetolondon.com/2008/09/01/bangkok/#comment-1079 Natalie Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:06:04 +0000 http://melbournetolondon.com/?p=103#comment-1079 Another great word picture. You a a legend Jack. Your description of the satay sizzling on the banana leaf, made me almost taste it. Oh no, not Jon's computer gone bung. What ever next??? Will your luck never change? The last 5 weeks have whizzed by but in another way, it seems that Jon you have been gone ages and ages. The mornings are just not as gripping without you on radio. Continue painting us fabulous pictures of your travels. Hopefully they will be full steam ahead from here on. Another great word picture. You a a legend Jack. Your description of the satay sizzling on the banana leaf, made me almost taste it. Oh no, not Jon’s computer gone bung. What ever next??? Will your luck never change? The last 5 weeks have whizzed by but in another way, it seems that Jon you have been gone ages and ages. The mornings are just not as gripping without you on radio. Continue painting us fabulous pictures of your travels. Hopefully they will be full steam ahead from here on.

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