and even here i managed to do some shopping. ah ah. just bought a 60gb external hard disk. it's so prettyyyy!!!
erm.
for one reason or another i'm not doing much at the moment, so i have organised... "vanina's super trip to bali, malaysia, cambodia, laos and thailand", which is going to take place in april before i head back home...
do you think a month to see all of these countries is too long? in any case, i'm going to see (for sure) bali, kuala lumpur, phnom penh, siem reap (and angkor wat), vientiane, luang prabang, chiang mai and ayutthaya. i get the feeling all i'm gonna be doing is visiting temples, shopping for textiles and eating. oh, and taking planes (there's 5 different flights in the trip, included the one back to paris).
the only place i'm not sure about is pulau perhentian - the perhentian islands in malaysia. it'd be a 20 hour round trip (around 10 hours to go and another 10 to come back) from kuala lumpur, but they're supposed to be amazing... but then, after a week of bali with my aunt do i really need to see more islands?
i'm really excited though, it will be fun. actually, i can't wait - i've heard lots of good things about cambodia and laos... eheheh. the only place people i know who've travelled around here are dubious about is chiang mai, but it's got the best known night bazaar in south east asia (which sells handicrafts and textile from all neighbouring countries) so i don't care. XD
it'll also be one of the last places i go to before heading home, so it seems worth it, some last minute shopping - i can throw away everything i have in my backpack (worn out clothes, toiletries, disinfectants and the like, basically everything that's not worth much, useless in europe or easily replaceable until my next trip) the moment i get to bangkok and fill up my backpack with silk scarves, presents, and all sorts of things that will come in handy in my new flat, if and when i'll get it.
i think i am getting addicted to this travelling alone business. i want to go to so many places! and my 43places.com list can tell you that... i'll have to go to australia soon for sure, and i want to visit places in europe (ryanair flights from london will help with that). so exciting. mmmmh.
and this trip will also test my ability to spend little in the way of accommodation and food... should be easy, i never thought i'd get used to staying in relatively crappy guesthouses and hostels. i guess south east asia is good for those though.
and i'll be meeting so many people!!!
so good.
so included in this post is the map of the trip i'll be doing on the way back... eheheh.