Forty frivolous facts/findings/feelings:

I keep seeing random one off things that I doubt I will ever see again so I thought I would share them in one complete list of the Asia part of the trip.  Mixed in are my random feelings that occur to me every now and again!!

This blog could probably be ignored but its really just for fun and because I am bored on a 6 hour bus journey.   James says it has turned into observations of Asia.

1. 1.       In North Vietnam traffic lights do not matter/do not exist
2. 2.       There is no maximum number of people you can fit on a motorcycle
3. 3.       Motorcycles are a good way of transporting live animals – we have seen pigs, ducks, chickens, a cow
4. 4.       You can drive on any side of the road going in any direction as long as you beep your horn louder and longer than the person coming towards you/the person you are passing.
5. 5.       Young children running around naked of any age are probably part of a group trying to steal from you!
6. 6.       Massages for £3/4 are absolutely amazing – 10 times better than anything you will find at home.
7. 7.       Buffalo/cows can walk freely along any road or highway.
8. 8.       I am ‘pretty good at pool for a girl’ – current score me v James is 4.3 to him BUT it was 3.1 to me until he caught me when I was tired and he overtook!! I will be victorious in the end!
9. 9.       The Tv/Film options on Emirates are very good!!
10. 10.   Do not visit Dubai during Ramadan if you like to eat as much as James does!
11. 11.   The ‘boring’ stereotype of accountants goes around the world...if we tell anyone what we do they all have the same reaction...oooh ok lucky u no wonder you needed a break!
12. 12.   There are alot of rumours and myths about tubing in Laos (Which we didn’t do!) – the latest one we heard was that 57 people were killed since January on rope swings alone!!!!!! (also if you don’t know to always go left you will die!!!) Doesnt sound like we missed much!!
13. 13.   Whatsapp and skype are great – helps me miss my family less – its still alot but at least some chat makes it easier!! Everyone should get whatsapp and message me for free!!
14. 14.   The Chu Chi tunnels are very very small and very dark!
15. 15.   Free wifi in every Asian hotel is great!
16. 16.   The ‘fantastic’ new road to Phnom Phen is neither tarmaced nor level...I would hate to see what the old one was like!
17. 17.   ‘’Cheap price for youuu madam sir...special price for you today’’ is universal market language! I am special wherever I go it seems!
18. 18.   If I never heard another horn beep again it would be too soon.
19. 19.   Sandfly bites hurt
20. 20.   Facebook is brilliant for keeping in touch with people.
21. 21.   The story about the war in Vietnam is very one-sided but still very interesting to someone who knew nothing!! 
22. 22.   I am very pleased/surprised by the number of people who seem to be reading and enjoying my blog – thanks everyone J
23. 23.   James can eat 2 main courses of Vietnam food and still not be full!
24. 24.   I miss girly chats and banter from all my best buds; lovely ladies and bmaids, LHC ladies, PWC girlies, cool cousins and most of all of course my partner in crime Mrs J!!!
25. 25.   You can sweat 24/7 for 4 weeks and still not be a size 0 much to my disappointment!!
26. 26.   James is a pro skier in the making – bring on NZ!!
27. 27.   4.5 hours on a bus with no air conditioning is one of the least fun things I have ever done!
28. 28.   To get through the Cambodian border they take your head temperature!!
29. 29.   We have been offered help with no ulterior motive twice in Cambodia and were shocked...you become very sceptical and wary of people in Asia so this was a welcome novelty.
30. 30.   Ankor Watt is amazing and definitely worth a trip although unfortunately arriving at 5.30am in rainy season didn’t give us much of a sunrise!
31. 31.   The LeBua hotel where the Hangover2 was filmed is out of this world amazing, the sky bar on the 64^th floor has views around the whole city – it is the tallest bar of its kind! Roll on  a lifestyle where we can afford to visit places like this around the world!!
32. 32.   You know you have been in Asia for too long when a beer for $1 and cocktails for $2 make you think twice about visiting that bar!!! $0.50 beers are going to be hard to beat!
33. 33.   At one of the bus stops we went to buy an icelolly/ice cream and the lady asked James would he like a family tub because ‘he vewwy big’ HAHA!! They are so impressed with how big he is – James takes this to mean muscley and thinks it’s brilliant!!
34. 34.   27kg will not slip through as 20kg on most low cost airlines!!! Oops!
35. 35.   In Siam Reap they take the piss out of themselves by having t-shirts which say ‘No tuk tuk, not today not tomorrow!’ – hilarious as every time you go past a driver he  says ‘You like tuk tuk Sir Madam...No thanks.....Ok how about tomorrow I collect you take you to temples....No thanks...aww yes Sir Madam good price for you, special price!’  Its STILL a NO!
36. 36.   I miss playing hockey!
37. 37.   The novelty of living out of a bag is wearing off – 1 month down haha!!
38. 38.   Strange the things you miss eating – we are looking for to cereal, milk and potatoes in NZ haha!!
39. 39.   Travelling with your fiancé and best bud is definitely the way to do things, loving it!!
40. 40.   Career breaks are the way forward – I highly recommend some travelling for everyone, its tough missing people but the experiences and memories which will last a life time make it all worthwhile and so far we have had so much fun and we are only ¼ of the way through!!

Thanks for listening/reading people and I hope that throughout our time in NZ I will be able to continue to update the blog and keep you all posted with our news.  I really appreciate all the emails and messages from people – its great hearing the news from home – you know I don’t like to be out of the loop hehe!!

I hope that September treats everyone well and that the weather back home is not too awful, hockey girls lets kick off the season to a good start J

Lots and lots of love from a happy adventurer!!