Monday, July 25, 2005
the credits
RGJOM wouldn't have been possible without the help of the following. Thanks to all..
Our family and friends, all of whom had to go a year without seeing us (to some no doubt a blessing in disguise).
All the other travellers we met along the way - Serkut from Istanbul; Bo, Xenia, Artur, Trudi, Stefan, Stefan's mum, Dave from the Trans Siberian; the 2 'old farts', Daley, Minima, Ian and Heather from the Annapurna circuit; Mike, Mike's wife and the Economist couple from Jaisalmer; Aasha from Streatham (the only person to fly out to see us!); Jon and Ruth at the Pimenta; Claire and Stuart in Bangkok, Kuta and Gili Air; Jess and Steve in Vietnam and Laos; the Tesco couple from Don Khone; the Japanese girl we had dinner with in Phom Penh; the smelly German thief and the nice Australian girl in Kuching; the original 'happy couple' - Fred and Lenie from the Netherlands; Matthew and Fran from Makuzi Beach; the Dutch family on the South Luanga safari; Sadie at Jungle Junction and probably many more..
We had many impromptu guides but specifically the following deserve a mention - Karma from Nepal, Phu and the other guy from Hanoi, Eddy from Flores, Martin from South Luanga, Boldo the driver from Mongolia (bumpy bumpy bumpy!), Tiger and his sidekick on the camel trek in India, Mr Bean at the Chu Chi tunnels...
With the exception of the Bangkok dragon, every hotel provided a smiling face for the night but specifically we'd like to thank the staff at Gunes Hotel in Turkey, Ali's Pension in Egridir, White Lion in Yangshuo, Snowtail Hotel in Pokhara, Ranesh in Nawalgargth, Joseph at Sona House in Alleppy, Jacob at the Pimenta, everyone at Bee Saigon, the kids running SalaPhae in Laos, the Scottish lady at Coconut Cottages, Marsha and Bryan at Blaincroft, Dmitry in St Petersburg (cherry ravioli breakfast!), Brett at Jungle Junction and Frennus and Sybille at the Alternative Space in Namibia.
Thanks to Crystal Palace. As ever, the perfect backdrop to the year. Ultimately a sad, though expected ending. It kept us amused and gave us something to talk to everyone we met about.
And of course to the unsung millions - all those that tried to sell us things, take us on their rickshaws, give us a boat ride, invited us into their house or just simply smiled and chatted to us. The world really isn't full of terrorists and suicide bombers, it's full of lovely, lovely people.......we are the world, we are the children, we are the ones to make a brighter day.......
And finally, to Courtney, a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca. Thanks.
Our family and friends, all of whom had to go a year without seeing us (to some no doubt a blessing in disguise).
All the other travellers we met along the way - Serkut from Istanbul; Bo, Xenia, Artur, Trudi, Stefan, Stefan's mum, Dave from the Trans Siberian; the 2 'old farts', Daley, Minima, Ian and Heather from the Annapurna circuit; Mike, Mike's wife and the Economist couple from Jaisalmer; Aasha from Streatham (the only person to fly out to see us!); Jon and Ruth at the Pimenta; Claire and Stuart in Bangkok, Kuta and Gili Air; Jess and Steve in Vietnam and Laos; the Tesco couple from Don Khone; the Japanese girl we had dinner with in Phom Penh; the smelly German thief and the nice Australian girl in Kuching; the original 'happy couple' - Fred and Lenie from the Netherlands; Matthew and Fran from Makuzi Beach; the Dutch family on the South Luanga safari; Sadie at Jungle Junction and probably many more..
We had many impromptu guides but specifically the following deserve a mention - Karma from Nepal, Phu and the other guy from Hanoi, Eddy from Flores, Martin from South Luanga, Boldo the driver from Mongolia (bumpy bumpy bumpy!), Tiger and his sidekick on the camel trek in India, Mr Bean at the Chu Chi tunnels...
With the exception of the Bangkok dragon, every hotel provided a smiling face for the night but specifically we'd like to thank the staff at Gunes Hotel in Turkey, Ali's Pension in Egridir, White Lion in Yangshuo, Snowtail Hotel in Pokhara, Ranesh in Nawalgargth, Joseph at Sona House in Alleppy, Jacob at the Pimenta, everyone at Bee Saigon, the kids running SalaPhae in Laos, the Scottish lady at Coconut Cottages, Marsha and Bryan at Blaincroft, Dmitry in St Petersburg (cherry ravioli breakfast!), Brett at Jungle Junction and Frennus and Sybille at the Alternative Space in Namibia.
Thanks to Crystal Palace. As ever, the perfect backdrop to the year. Ultimately a sad, though expected ending. It kept us amused and gave us something to talk to everyone we met about.
And of course to the unsung millions - all those that tried to sell us things, take us on their rickshaws, give us a boat ride, invited us into their house or just simply smiled and chatted to us. The world really isn't full of terrorists and suicide bombers, it's full of lovely, lovely people.......we are the world, we are the children, we are the ones to make a brighter day.......
And finally, to Courtney, a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca. Thanks.
// posted by courtney and pete @ 23:20 
