Maya Bay

In case you didn't know Maya Bay is where the movie "The Beach" was filmed! It is a truly beautiful beach! The beach is on Ko Phi Phi Lee the island next to the island we stayed at! just a short Long tail boat ride away!

Boat Ride to Ko Phi Phi Lee

Monkey Beach

We took a boat with another couple from the hotel and went to see monkey beach and a few other beaches around the island! When we got to monkey beach they were sooooo cute!!! And as soon as they saw our beer they did everything possible to get to it! as you can see in the pics one of them even jumped on Bens leg and another one jumped right on the one that was already on his leg it was really funny!
Then they actually took it out of our hands and ran off with the beers, and had a few sips before making funny faces and spilling it on them! haha We had a great time, but went back a few days later and we had to actually stay in the water because the monkeys were actually mean and tried to bite! It was so weird being on the same beach and seeing the same monkeys mean when just 3 days ago they would hold your hand and have a beer with you! haha But this time there was a lot of babies around so maybe that's why! Anyways we are just glad we had a great day with them at least once!

Ko Phi Phi

We were suppose to Stay in Ko Phi Phi (Ko meaning Island) for only 7 days but we liked it so much there that we ended up staying 9 or 10 days! Its a very small island but so pretty and just so nice to be on because there isn't any cars, just crazy bike drivers who you need to watch out for, but they do yell out "beep beep" to let you know they are behind you and would like to pass! haha its pretty funny at first! We had booked everything at a TAT agency in Bangkok and before Phi Phi we stayed in a great hotel in Phuket (sorry no pictures) and also booked the plane and boat ticket and the hotel on Phi Phi, so far everything had gone great, we had a great hotel in Phuket and thought we would have the same kind in Ko Phi Phi ... not so much! We passed by the hotel not even thinking it could be a hotel (that's how bad it was haha) when we checked in and went into the room we were just under shock! The room had 2 twin beds put together with a queen size mattress with a twine size mattress put together... you can just imagine! To get to the bathroom you had a little path (where we also had our bags ) and the bathroom was the worst thing ever, The toilet, sink and shower were all together in a very very small room, the shower was in between the toilet and the sink (so when you took a shower you could not, not get the toilet and walls wet) when you turned on the water in the sink the whole thing turned with it! haha anyways we couldn't stay 7 days in a room with AC but a window that didn't close! So the hotel across the side walk (since there is no roads in PHI PHI) had a beautiful pool and very cute bungalows (we actually thought that would of been our hotel at first)! With a lot of difficulty to understand and make our point that we didn't want to stay at this hotel we called the TAT agency (which was even harder to make our point on the phone since their english isn't the best) Ben actually understood them better then I. So after having the lady call us back 4 times we finally got the hotel we wanted for 4 extra euros a night! not bad hun?!?! and the difference what 20 times better!

Bangkok

We Stayed a few days in Bangkok and for the first time we really felt like we were in a whole other world! haha Its a big city but yet soooo different compared to all the other big cities we have done! So it was really nice to be somewhere totally different with people speaking a different language (even though at first I was scared of not getting understood) and everything written in crazy writing! haha But we didnt get to take the best pictures because it was cloudy every day except the day we left! lol But we will go back before we leave so we will try to take better pictures!

Sydney

While we were in Sydney it was Bens 24th Birthday so for his birthday we went to Bondi beach, ate at hungry Jack for lunch aka Bens favorite oz fast food, then went to a nice dinner, (where they song happy birthday really loud in front of everyone... he loved it... no actually he didnt but I love it ahahah) then went to see Ice Age 3 in 3D, then the hostel where we stayed at gave Ben a 70 dollar bar tap for the bar next door so we went there and partied !!!

Uluru Rock

We were told by some french guys we met at the Kings Canyon that you could climb the Uluru rock but it was hard, and then the next day we were told the opposite... that you shouldn't climb the Uluru rock because it has a meaning to the Aborigine people of Australia. Once we finaly got to the Rock after driving over 500 km. We saw lots of people climbing and coming down the Rock that Ben said "I just have to do it" ! so we climbed the Uluru Rock... Well Ben went to the top but I only went a little passed half way. I must say I'm not afraid of hights but once you start to climb there is so much wind and its just so high and steep, its actually pretty scary, plus its sooooooo much harder then it looks! When I got in front of it, I'm like this isnt going to be to hard... yea right!! Anyways after that we watched the Sun set because if you go to see the Uluru Rock and dont watch the Sun set, well there is just no point! lol

Kings Canyon

That day was a pretty busy day it was our last full day with the camper van so we had to hurry up and see Kings Canyon and Uluru Rock!! We woke up around 6:30 am and heard dingo dogs barking far way, well I don't know if barking is the word but they sounded like wolfs! lol Anyways we got to Kings Canyon about 7 and just on time to follow a group that was going to climb Kings Canyon too. So free tour for us!!! woo hoo but I must say the guide wasn't that great he mostly just talked about trees and guided the group on where to go, but where to go was pretty much obvious, so we didn't follow them for to long and took our time enjoying the view and of course do what we do best... took tons of pictures!!!! (which I hope the slid show isn't too long but it was so pretty that we want to share with you our many pictures that are must sees, its tough pick the best ones!) Anyways the walk was obviously amazing to us and took us about 3 hours and it was about 6 km if I remember correctly. Once finished with the walk we still hadn't had breakfast so we were starving, so we parked the camper van a little after the parking lot, near a pic-nic area. And guess who we saw driving by us ... our Swiss friend, who were about to go on the walk we just did and had just gotten back from the Uluru Rock. And since you have to pay 25 dollars to go see the Rock (valid 3 days) they gaved us their pass since they still had a day left on their pass and they weren't gonna go back, and in exchange they just asked to send the passes pack to them as a souvenir! So that was really great for us because we didn't really want to have to pay 25 dollar per person for just an afternoon!

Alice Springs

Just a little reminder...


We saw this sign a few times while driving in the desert!!

So once we got to the Alice Springs airport we thought we would just rent a car and it would be easy!! WRONG!! We got to this tiny airport, the ones where when you get off the plane out side and half to walk back in ! lol once we got our bags we went to look for a car to rent, but they were all either out of cars or it was about 130 au$ per day so we thought that was a bit to much and would try to find something cheaper once in the City! We met a swiss couple who wanted to share a cab to go into town because in alice springs they dont have buses !! For the first time at an airport we had to wait for taxis to come, and not the way around where taxis wait for you to come lol! So we waited about 20, and while we waited our new Swiss friends, who were in the same situation as us and need a car they started to call some camper van companies! We ended up taking the last 2 camper vans we could find but it was a huge camper van(like a little studio haha) nothing like the little Jucy one from NZ, this one had a shower and toilet, a real sink(not one where you have to pump for water haha) with hot water and everything! But also a lot harder to drive, and this time I wasn't allowed to drive since I'm under 21... But i don't think i would of wanted to drive such a big thing! ahah

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The next Day we were off to see the famous Uluru Rock aka Alyers Rock but since I'm not the best map reader... I got us lost and we ended at West MacDonnell National Park which is about a good 200 km detour! whoops my bad! :( So we ended up sleeping at The Ellery Creek Big hole, where we only payed 6.60 to park our camper van and sleep! lol Anyways it was still a very pretty spot where we saw a beautiful sunrise ! And i must say me making us take a big detour wasn't that bad because the next day we spent the whole day driving and it rained that day, so it wouldn't of been a good day to see those beautiful rocks anyways. lol

Brisbane

Brisbane was really nice, and we really enjoyed it! Its a very active city with always stuff going on at night and during the day on the streets. But its wasnt one of those busy cities where everyone is always running around like in New York or Sydney but just busy fun! if that makes sences ! lol And the people in Brisbane were really nice and helpful and always happy to give you a tip on where to go or what to see or do! And just really Friendly! I must say we didnt do a whole lot during our 10 days in Brisbane, because we were just happy to just relax and not have to rush and go see everything in a few days, especially after 2 months of non stop train and visiting the USA and then 2 weeks of trying to see the most of New Zealand we could in a camer van! lol so it just felt great to sleep in and just walk around the city! We did take the City cat all along the river to see Brisbane and its houses along the river, which was really nice. Oh and Brisbane has a fake beach across the bridge with white send and a pool that looks like beach water and people just go there like it was a regular beach and tan on the send and go swimming with the city as a view. They even have a life guard on duty! lol
And I'll be honest and say that we did spend a lot of time at the state library for their free internet where we put the blog back to date! we had a lot of work we hadnt done anything since Vegas! So we had a lot of work and as you can see we are still late since right now we are in Thailand and still need to do all of Australia! :)

Lone Pine Park

Lone Pine Park

AUSTRALIA

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Rencontre Kiwi

Voici Adeline et Fank, qui nous on tellement bien reçu alors qu'ils étaient en plein déménagement et en plein rush pour la création de leur entreprise. Ce sont eux qui nous on préparé notre parcourt en New Zealand se qui nous a bien rendu servisse et nous a fait gagner bcp de temps. Merci pour tout

WAITOMO BLACK WATER RAFTING

Sorry we dont have any picture of the caves because for our safty we werent alowed to take our camera; in other words they wanted us to buy their pictures ! haha so this is what we looked like to go Black water Rafting in the Waitomo caves, where we saw Glow warms! It was definitely a must do! Amazing!

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Driving around

New Plymouth

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Wellington

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Between Napier and Wellington

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Napier

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Between Tongariro and Napier

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