http://www.myworldjournal.com/ First-hand reports from all over the world - the content will get even better as we gain more users. Also, the location of each author is stored in the item's <CATEGORY> tag. rssadmin@myworldjournal.com http://www.myworldjournal.com/images/rssimg.gif http://www.myworldjournal.com/ http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17475&username=annies It's the first time I've ever felt this way and perhaps its the american hostels with there constant party nights, loud music pumping through the walls next to your bed and free gunky 'big pot mix' for pancakes that leave the kitchen full of smoke... Huntington,OC & Long Beach http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17473&username=trippersworldtrip Hey hey hey!! Well….the last week in South America went out with a bang…quite literally in the case of our last EVER bus there!! Yet again in true South American style the tyre burst and we had to change buses!! Valparaiso was a bit of a mixed... Valparaiso, Santiago - Chile and North Island - New Zealand http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17471&username=jeremyandmaggie Internet cafes here all seem to be full of OZ young people hogging the machines to look at identical photos of other young people lined up in some nightclub to have their photo taken, presumably to make them feel sad they are not there too. How... Bangkok http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17469&username=jeremyandmaggie With only a few days left before our return, I have to say we are quite looking forward to meeting another Englishman again. They are as rare as hens' teeth in Thailand, with the notable exception of the seediest parts of Bangkok where the Englis... khao lak http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17465&username=jeremyandmaggie All our family holidays in the past, especially in France included obligatory trips to the doctor and the garage to mend the anatomical and mechanical equipment, so Thailand is no different (except for the garage as we are not driving here). Wh... same same http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17463&username=annies After flying from sunny Hawai'i with a lovely tan and a big smile I was back in Hollywood having forgotten how grim it was and to top it off stayed in the grimiest hostel ever! Don't ever stay at Hollywood International Hostel EVER! Great location... San Francisco http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17462&username=jeremyandmaggie So to paraphrase the immortal words of Caroline Aherne to Paul Daniels: Whatever do you see in going to Thailand in january, where snow is an unknown commodity, though the beaches are snow white, the sea is turquoise, the temperature hits the mid ... Naiyang beach on Phuket http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17460&username=jeremyandmaggie As to be expected in january, Laos can prove to be a bit chilly and wet due to its geographical location well north of Bangkok and close to southern China (coldest winter for 59 years) and northern Vietnam, so a couple of days of light drizzle coi... southeren thailand http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17459&username=trippersworldtrip Hola Amigos! Patagonia...what can we say?? Cold, cold and a little more cold!! We stepped off our 29hour bus journey starving and with relatively numb bums to find that El Calafate was even colder than Bariloche! We weren't fed at all. Usually... Bariloche, El Calafate: Argentina, Osorno, Pucon and La Serena: Chile http://www.myworldjournal.com/generic/articleview.asp?id=17456&username=annies After a luxurious night in a hotel, thank you very much Mr and Mrs Wenzke, a Burger King - when in the US and all, a late shuttle bus and a yoghurt incident on the plane with the air steward saying when boarding "ooo that looks healthy" only to se... Hawai'i - Oahu