I reckon we started with the best bit when we went to this museum: the maths!
Heh, it was pretty cool. All this nifty lil puzzles, only 2 of which i managed lol. The lady behind the desk showed us how to do all of them once we gave up (usually after about 20 seconds!). There was some cool Physics stuff too, some of which I'd done in lessons in year 12/13. Oh and apparently I weight around 200KG on Jupiter.
The Planetarium wasn't so great...there was really much on show. But nevermind, the rest of it was pretty cool. Tomorrow we move on to the next place. Crap I've forgotten the name.
(Btw I think I spelt Kerala as 'Kerela' in previous posts, I'm a bit OCD about this so my apologies lol).
Finally, much love to my gf :D xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Monday 28 July 2008
Sunday 27 July 2008
First two days
So we've had a reasonably good first two days here in India. We landed at Trivandrum airport and had a long drive down to Kalyakumari in a very, very cramped car (we've got FAR too many bags!).
Surprisingly the hotel (Sun World) was nice and clean, and the food was good. We got there early morning slept for a few hours and then our driver for the 10 day tour (Anish) took us for a walk. We took a short ferry ride to a small island on which there was a temple (or a number of temples, we're not sure lol).
Afterwards we walked to the sea, finding ourselves and the most southern tip of India! The area was hit by that tsunami. Luckily it didn't seem to have been affected too badly, but we did see quite a lot of building work taking place.
Today we arrived at The Travancore Heritage in Kovalam. It's incredible! Massive green coconut trees everywhere, 2 swimming pools, huge rooms, a beach, good food...pretty awesome! We're here for two nights before we move on.
Apparently we're going to a planetarium tomorrow...should be interesting!
Edit:
Forgot to add that on the way to Kovalam we stopped at a 6.5 acre palace! It was made completely of wood, except for 1 stone section where they used to celebrate Navratri. The Royal Family in the 16th to 18th centuries used to live there. But then the British came and stole all the weapons...
Surprisingly the hotel (Sun World) was nice and clean, and the food was good. We got there early morning slept for a few hours and then our driver for the 10 day tour (Anish) took us for a walk. We took a short ferry ride to a small island on which there was a temple (or a number of temples, we're not sure lol).
Afterwards we walked to the sea, finding ourselves and the most southern tip of India! The area was hit by that tsunami. Luckily it didn't seem to have been affected too badly, but we did see quite a lot of building work taking place.
Today we arrived at The Travancore Heritage in Kovalam. It's incredible! Massive green coconut trees everywhere, 2 swimming pools, huge rooms, a beach, good food...pretty awesome! We're here for two nights before we move on.
Apparently we're going to a planetarium tomorrow...should be interesting!
Edit:
Forgot to add that on the way to Kovalam we stopped at a 6.5 acre palace! It was made completely of wood, except for 1 stone section where they used to celebrate Navratri. The Royal Family in the 16th to 18th centuries used to live there. But then the British came and stole all the weapons...
Thursday 24 July 2008
India
I'm off to India tomorrow morning, although not as a backpacker. It's with family so I haven't had to put much effort into the planning/packing/preparing aspects lol.
I'm hoping to keep this blog updated whilst I'm out there but I don't know what internet access is like. We're doing a 10-day tour of Kerela in the south before getting a train to Bombay/Mumbai, and then another train to Jamnagar in Gujarat (south of Rajasthan). Total time away is 3 weeks and 2 days.
Really looking forward to it. I've been to India three times already but not really enjoyed it. I'm hoping now that my brothers and myself are older and slightly more learned that we'll appreciate the place a bit better.
I've got a list of things I need to get through today. Hopefully my next post will be from somewhere in India!
I'm hoping to keep this blog updated whilst I'm out there but I don't know what internet access is like. We're doing a 10-day tour of Kerela in the south before getting a train to Bombay/Mumbai, and then another train to Jamnagar in Gujarat (south of Rajasthan). Total time away is 3 weeks and 2 days.
Really looking forward to it. I've been to India three times already but not really enjoyed it. I'm hoping now that my brothers and myself are older and slightly more learned that we'll appreciate the place a bit better.
I've got a list of things I need to get through today. Hopefully my next post will be from somewhere in India!
Tuesday 22 July 2008
Saturday 19 July 2008
eBaying
I'm selling two things on eBay at the moment, both of which end tomorrow.
Sony Ericsson V640i (with speakers and a Vodafone SIM Card)
Western Digital Elements 400GB External Hard Drive
Sony Ericsson V640i (with speakers and a Vodafone SIM Card)
Western Digital Elements 400GB External Hard Drive
Thursday 17 July 2008
Skydive - Mission Beach, Australia
Finally got my skydive DVD uploaded...check it out if you're bored or in need of a laugh!
Monday 14 July 2008
WALL-E
I saw a preview screening of WALL-E on Saturday with my brothers. It was brilliant!
The first half of the movie goes by with very few words at all. It's just so adorable and cute! I know I sound gay saying that, but it's ok because if you see the movie you'll be saying the same lol.
The animation is amazing too. It's made by the people to created Finding Nemo, among others. Definitely check it out if you can when it's released (in the UK anyway...it was released a while ago in the US).
Hoping to see Kung Fu Panda this weekend. Didn't know much about it but a search on imdb revealed an 8/10 rating which is impressive in my book!
I sold my Australia & New Zealand on a shoestring Lonely Planet for less than I would have hoped, but nevermind...I would have made zilch if it just sat in my room.
I sent back an FM transmitter I ordered from Amazon (iStuff AutoScan). It works really well if you're just transmitting to a hifi or radio in your house and you can sit the transmitter next to the device. But in the car, which is where I wanted to use it, its performance drops massively. It's understandable I guess, because there are so many radio stations that'll interfere with it. It became pretty unusable as I needed to leave it on the back seat for it to work some of the time (because the aerial is above the back seats). Ah well, I'll probably invest in a better headunit sometime in the future.
The first half of the movie goes by with very few words at all. It's just so adorable and cute! I know I sound gay saying that, but it's ok because if you see the movie you'll be saying the same lol.
The animation is amazing too. It's made by the people to created Finding Nemo, among others. Definitely check it out if you can when it's released (in the UK anyway...it was released a while ago in the US).
Hoping to see Kung Fu Panda this weekend. Didn't know much about it but a search on imdb revealed an 8/10 rating which is impressive in my book!
I sold my Australia & New Zealand on a shoestring Lonely Planet for less than I would have hoped, but nevermind...I would have made zilch if it just sat in my room.
I sent back an FM transmitter I ordered from Amazon (iStuff AutoScan). It works really well if you're just transmitting to a hifi or radio in your house and you can sit the transmitter next to the device. But in the car, which is where I wanted to use it, its performance drops massively. It's understandable I guess, because there are so many radio stations that'll interfere with it. It became pretty unusable as I needed to leave it on the back seat for it to work some of the time (because the aerial is above the back seats). Ah well, I'll probably invest in a better headunit sometime in the future.
Sunday 13 July 2008
Monday 7 July 2008
Australia Pictures!
Good reaction to the pics on facebook! Appears as though I've been flooding everyone's homepage with my albums everyday lol.
Provided links to the pictures in case you're not on facebook:
Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07 - Fraser Island
Part 08 - Kroombit Cattle Station
Part 09 - Lawn Bowls
Part 10 - Whitsundays
Part 11 - Crocodile Farm
Part 12 - Skydive
Part 13
Part 14
Provided links to the pictures in case you're not on facebook:
Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07 - Fraser Island
Part 08 - Kroombit Cattle Station
Part 09 - Lawn Bowls
Part 10 - Whitsundays
Part 11 - Crocodile Farm
Part 12 - Skydive
Part 13
Part 14
Thursday 3 July 2008
Clearing up the confusion
Good friend of mine just made me realise that there may be a bit of confusion regarding the gf. Obviously you all care so very much so I'll try to fix that :P
Basically she's in Australia for 3 weeks with family and we just happened to be in Sydney at the same time for a day before I left :)
Cheers Duncan!
Basically she's in Australia for 3 weeks with family and we just happened to be in Sydney at the same time for a day before I left :)
Cheers Duncan!
Home
After a painfully long flight I made it home at around 8.30 this morning. Was great to finally have my own space, see my family and just chill out without worrying about what I'm spending or if I can fart out loud :P
I dived straight into sorting out the student finance and uni forms. For some reason I felt calmer whilst driving than before my travels. Maybe it's because I saw the maniac drivers in Australia and didn't want to become one of them lol.
Tomorrow...I buy MGS4 :D
I dived straight into sorting out the student finance and uni forms. For some reason I felt calmer whilst driving than before my travels. Maybe it's because I saw the maniac drivers in Australia and didn't want to become one of them lol.
Tomorrow...I buy MGS4 :D
Tuesday 1 July 2008
The Final Episode
So I spend most of today (in Sydney) walking up and down the same street. Many, many times lol.
Tried to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to the hostel, watched a movie, went back to the supermarket, came back to hostel, went to see my gf, came back to hostel...
Tomorrow...I go back to where the supermarket is! But it'll be to enjoy my last Hungry Jacks! :P
Flight is at 4.55pm tomorrow, fingers crossed there won't be any delays. I'll be home on Thursday (3rd July) at 6.40am. I intend to stay awake till it's actually time to go to sleep but after a 22hr45min flight that could be challenging lol.
Just sent my brother an email saying I'll see him soon..really can't wait now! I'm hoping to continue updating this blog (especially with India coming up), but for now I bid any readers (probably 2 of you lol) farewell from Australia and my travels!
Tried to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to see my gf, went to the supermarket, went back to the hostel, watched a movie, went back to the supermarket, came back to hostel, went to see my gf, came back to hostel...
Tomorrow...I go back to where the supermarket is! But it'll be to enjoy my last Hungry Jacks! :P
Flight is at 4.55pm tomorrow, fingers crossed there won't be any delays. I'll be home on Thursday (3rd July) at 6.40am. I intend to stay awake till it's actually time to go to sleep but after a 22hr45min flight that could be challenging lol.
Just sent my brother an email saying I'll see him soon..really can't wait now! I'm hoping to continue updating this blog (especially with India coming up), but for now I bid any readers (probably 2 of you lol) farewell from Australia and my travels!
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