T ravel Journal
C ontents
Written by Leah Ward, Edited and Illustrated by Matthew Cook
Thailand
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Malaysia
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Singapore
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Fiji
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Usa
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Canada
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Bangkok
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Land Area
: 197, 595 sq mi
Population
: 64, 631, 595
Money
: Baht
Languages
: Thai
Region
: 95% Buddist
Pattaya
Koh Samui Surat Thani h i
Krabi
Phuket k t
Hat Yai
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“We got a Tuk Tuk and had a crazy driver with scarily long fingernails” “He would not take us where we wanted to go and kept stopping to try to persualde us to go somewhere he wanted, obviously for more money or free gasoline.” “We did see a monk using a telephone, very amusing” “Travelled to Pattaya today, We could believe how seedy it is, everywhere there are old fat men with a thai woman” “Matt proceeded to move the electricity bedside table thing, (dodgy)... all the rooms wiring was through this”.
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“The jog nearly killed us we were sweating buckets, jogged passed an outside Thai aerobics class very amusing”. “Tunny moment, washed my hands in a urinal today, what a plonker!”
“Matt made me walk over a small plank across a sewer, river type thing with a drop”. “The downside was seeing the effects of the Tsunami, its still in repair. We could see battered, demolished buildings”.
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“A Snake was found on top of a bungalow by the worker, they seemed worried & ended up killing it”. “The food in Samui was to die for, cool trendy restaurants & Bars”.
“Last day matt lost Malaysia Lonely planet guide & and left his ruck sack at the restaurant, got the bag back”. 4
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J ungle Tour and Temple Walk
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George Town
Land Area
: 126, 853 sq mi
Population
: 24, 385, 858
Money
: Ringgit
Languages
: Bahasa Melayu
Region
: Muslim
Penang Butterworth P Bentang
Kuala Lumpur Johor Baharu
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“We took a scabby room. with a shower situated directly above the toilet, p o l y s t y r e n e, uncharacteristic room with no windows”. “We went to a couple of travel agents who didn’t have any good day trips, just passing the sights on a bus”. “Trekked around around for hours looking for a hotel but everything was fully booked”.
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Land Area
: 264 sq mi
Population
: 4, 492, 150
Money
: Singapore Dollar
Languages
: 35% Mandarin
Region
: 43% Buddist
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“Dropped off our stuff and went in search of a swimming pool. Got to the first one... and it was no longer in use looked like it had been unused for year, what’s with the lonely planet guide”. “Then went to Newton Hawker Market for dinner. Loads of different stalls... Real good atmosphere there with authentic food”. Got a trishaw back to hotel, well ‘Raffles Hotel’ it was hilarious, the man played tacky music as he cycled us”. “Then hit the shops and I mean hundreds of shops in loads of shopping malls. Matt got cheap speakers for his ipod and i got an Mp3 players, cool. Time to stop spending now”. 9
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Mooloolaba Land Area
: 2, 941, 283 sq mi
Population
: 20, 264, 082
Money
: Australian Dollar
Languages
: 79% English
Region
: 26% Catholic
Brisbane Mildura
Adelaide d
Coffs Harbour Port Maccarie Maccari
Sydney Canberra C Can nb
Albury
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Melbourne
“Me & Matt went to Manley Beach & relaxed was a really nice day, caught a ferry there which went passed the harbour bridge & Opera house - wonderful”. “Headed to Bondi Beach, it is absolutely rammed with people, very busy.” “We decided to go to the pool & have a swim, matt did a few laps but his shorts kept falling off”. 11
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N ew Years Eve Sydney Harbour
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“Had a lovely pork meal on New Years Day, & everyone chilled out 45 degrees today!”.
“Went to the Casino... I was wearing flip flops & almost didn’t get in as the bouncer asked me are they ‘thongs’ or ‘dress shoes’ I gave him a blank look and he said the second answer is the one you want”. “Me & Matt missed the last train back and had to wait an hour for a bus. Matt found it hilarious that I couldn’t jump up on the wall to sit”.
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A ustralia Zoo
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“walked miles to see the lighthouse and dolphins although there were no dolphins it was a really nice walk with a nature trail”.
“We went to steve Irwin’s animal zoo, it was really cool watched a snake, tiger, bird & crocodile show, Steve wasn’t their though we just missed him”. “Looked at the doors, matt walked straight into the window beside the doors, it was hilarious”. 15
“Anyways back to Oz day after watching the fireworks we went to Tinbilly’s a cool bar near our hostel... Next day woke up with a hangover”. “Anyways we got there (Coffs Harbour) saw the big prawn & big banana - what eyesores”. “We arrived in Canberra where some skin-headedtattooed junkie proceeded to abuse us! Matt kept his cool very well and did not rise to the bait”.
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“Matt only got one and a half hours sleep on the coach”. “Had a look around Mildura nice little town with shops, cinema, pool and Tennis we were sorted”. “One day we got the bus to Red Cliffs and walked miles and miles to the river, it really was a big walk, some guy offered us a lift back”. “Matt worked very hard as Bucket boy and was denied water and sun tan lotion by Tom (slave driver)”. “Matt spotted a red back (spider) amongst the grapes which was great, he killed it,”.
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T he Commonwealth Games
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“As time went on we headed to our YHA, man what a trek, we carried on, each clinging to our green bags and finally made it to a small compact YHA building”. “The crown dead posh place with prada shops, Casino, really big place. Matt didn’t really like it & and I’ll have to admit you’d need money to shop around there”. “Since our first night we are loving melbourne, swimming at the city bath which is situated in a lovely old fashioned building”. “We visited the Melbourne Gaol which spooky and where notorious Ned Kelly hanged”.
old was the was
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“We went to the Film and Photography museum which matt really enjoyed it was also raining today, Watch some of the games (commonwealth games) on the big screen in Federation square cheering for England”. “Sat we went to St Kilda to watch the Triathlon this was cool to watch think the Aussies won again”. 20
Auckland
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Rotorua
Taupo
Land Area
: 103, 483 sq mi
Population
: 4, 076, 140
Money
: New Zealand Dollar
Languages
: English, Maori
Region
: 15% Anglican
Wellington ell Franz Josef
Christchurch
Queenstown Te Anau
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“Stopped over at canberra and went for a funny meal to celebrate our 5 year anniversary... matt had a stir fry with french fries in it”.
“Got to Queenstown by the afternoon, hostel is nice and Queenstown is cool. Had a quick look around but it was very cold”. “Climbed a steep mountain was bloody knackering and we were sweating buckets... got to the Ski lift to the Luge. I am such a scarely cat and didn’t want to do it. It was piss easy and loved every minute”.
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T e Anau Bike Riding
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“Moving on to Te Anua, got a bus there only 2hrs journey! But we both felt a little queasy due to the bumpy winding roads and oh yeah the hangovers might have had something to do with it”. “Woke up and hired out mountain bikes, did 4 hours cycling around Te Anau and the lake, saw some terrific scenery”. “Headed off in a boat to see the glow worm caves, this was brilliant... it was pitch black and all the glow worms could be seen it was amazing”. “Next day went to Rotorua only an hours journey, stopped off at Hells gate saw the bubbling Geysers, they were an amazing sight then had a mud bath and sulphur spa”. 24
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K ayaking on Lake Taupo
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Yasawa
Yasawa Group Naviti N ii
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Land Area
: 7, 054 sq mi
Population
: 905, 949
Money
: Fiji Dollar
Languages
: English, Fijian
Region
: 52% Christian
Waya
Nadi
Viti Levu
Suva 26
“Arrived in Fiji not knowing what to expect at all. It was warm, No need for jumpers! As we arrived off the plane 3 Fijian men were singing and playing the guitar, nice welcome!”.
“Went passed some islands that looked positively gorgeous. At about 1.30pm we reached our destination Tavera island”. “The entertainment that evening was cool, the fiji lads were dressed in palm leaf skirts and did the Bula dance and others for us”.
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“Not long after we got to our final island, and a place called Adi’s place, here we were living like the fijian live with no electricity”.
“Had an early shower as its really dark anyways in the bathroom huts and then went to watch a local rugby match”. “We had missed our flight... They had changed from when we booked the tickets ages ago and we hadn’t realised”. 28
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Village trip and Cava Ceremony
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Seattle Portland
San Francisco California
Los Angeles
New York State Niagra Falls l Land Area
: 3, 537, 418 sq mi
Population
: 301, 264, 038
Money
: US Dollar
Languages
: 82% English
Region
: 52% Protestant
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Washington 30
“Arrived at L.A.X and was told our luggage had been taken off the plane in fiji as there was trouble with the breaks”. “We were both so pissed off with the prospect of wearing our clothes for 3 days and having o spend extra time in L.A”. We walked to Venice Beach, nothing special, a bit run down and dodgy. Over the top Rude Americans everywhere and tons of homeless”. “Next day went to Hollywood...really shouldn’t have bothered, took us about 3 hours to get there by bus and when we got there it was a rundown, seedy street with lots of shops selling kinky clothes”. 31
“The good thing about San Francisco is that it is a cool city with plenty to do its was just the people who are annoying”. “Went to the huge park after a morning of shopping... I hired a bike and Matt got rollerblades around the park”.
“Saw some bay city roller type people dancing on skates and blades, matt bladed about backwards and did some jumps”. 32
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G olden Gate Bridge, California
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“Stayed in a place called the New Yorker opposite madison square garden, we had to sneak in for the first night as they were over booked”. “Went out for a meal with Mum and Hughie in Little Italy, the locals spoke that american-italian dialect was pretty funny like in the movies”.
“Walked up to the viewing area on the empire state building, the view was amazing”.
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T he sights, New York
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Ottawa
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Land Area
: 3, 511, 003 sq mi
Population
: 33, 098, 932
Money
: Canadian Dollar
Languages
: 59% English
Region
: 43% Catholic
Toronto Niagra Falls
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“Seattle was very cool and trendy went out for a lovely mexican meal, and the famous fish market was a wicked sight, seeing them throwing the fish around for the tourists”. “Toronto was really spaced out city, we stayed on the outskirts and the drive into the city took quite a long time, but it was a nice clean city. We took the guide bus around, but a walk would have a been better after all the food we had eaten in the way up the west coast”. “Niagara falls was brilliant, it looked so massive from whatever angle you looked at it and had a good walk around it, its a shame they built the city with the tacky casinos right next to it”.
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N iagra Falls, Canada
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