Saturday 26 September 2009

A few more reflections...

Hello all,

We woke up this morning and fly home TOMORROW! A little conversation took place:
'Do we fly home tomorrow?' says Haz.
'Yes' confirms Alice
'Oh goodness' says Haz (well it wasn't actually 'goodness', but though I'd tone it down!).
'It's our last day. Where did the other 364 go?'

We were thinking again and thought of a few more things we'd done...
- cycled down the World's Most Dangerous Road
- Learnt Spanish (and learnt to run away when a guy asks for a beso - a kiss)
- Lit dynamite in Potosi (and took photographs of us holding it)
- Reversed into a tree in Airlie Beach
- Got acquainted with locals in Byron Bay
- Visited the very cultural marajuana museum in Nimbin, Australia
- Learnt to surf in Bali
- Sex shows in Bangkok
- Bamboo and white water rafting in Thailand

Most importantly, we learnt some more lessons:
- We are extremely naive with men
- Never trust Argentinian bus drivers
- NOTHING is ever a fixed price
- When you see tear gas, run OUT of the way
- J can float.
- Men are disgusting. And smell.
- You can walk for hours on a bottle of coke.
- Guinea pigs don't taste great, nor alpaca. But llama and kangaroo are delicious.
- You need MP3 players to sleep on buses and in airports
- It is possible to watch Grey's Anatomy series 5 in 3 days in Kuala Lumpur
- Alice seriously overestimates how many tampons a girl needs for 3 months
- Arrival times are irrelevant. You arrive when you arrive.
- J and Haz realised that Al's slightly neurotic. And wee a lot.
- H can now drink coffee.
- Most people will rip you off but Haz's eyelashes and beautiful eyes work wonders.
- India is filth.
- Lonely Planet needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, especially the maps.
- Britain's Foreign Office Travel Advice needs to be interpreted creatively.
- We would do a lot for cheese.
- Always carry loo roll.
- It's not unusual for someone with a 3ft long rifle to guard an ice cream parlour.
- But most importantly, to quote Dean and Josh, NEVER rule anything out.

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