01 Manzanillo: Happy new year!! OW: Jorge, Gaby, Memo - Confined Water.
02 Manzanillo: Diving: Horses Ear / Elephant Rock (turtle). OW: Jorge, Gaby, Memo - Dive 1+2 (Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck).
03 Manzanillo: OW: Jorge, Gaby, Memo - Dive 3+4 (Carrasalis / Horses Ear). Colima: Bowling and Cinema: Kill Bill.
04 Manzanillo: Diving: Horses Ear / Elephant Rock.
05 Manzanillo: Diving: Carrasalis Deep (turtle/huge ray) / Turtle Rock (turtle/eaglerays).
06 Manzanillo: Diving: San Luciano Wreck / Elephant Rock.
07 Manzanillo: Diving: Carrasalis Deep / Horses Ear. Rescue: John.
08 Manzanillo: Rescue: John.
09 Manzanillo: Diving: San Luciano Wreck / Elephant Rock.
10 Manzanillo: Diving: San Luciano Wreck (great visibility) / Horses Ear. Party time!
11 Manzanillo: Slow day. Lightning storm in the evening.
12 Manzanillo: Mostly playing volleyball. Bad weather and few guests at the hotel.
13 Manzanillo: Day off. Got cable TV, only the TV missing now! Manzanillo Centro.
14 Manzanillo: Another slow day!
15 Manzanillo: Diving: Horses Ear / Elephant Rock + San Luciano Wreck / Elephant Rock.
16 Manzanillo: Another slow day! Party time!
17 Manzanillo: Another slow day!
18 Manzanillo: Diving: Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck.
19 Manzanillo: Diving: Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck.
20 Manzanillo: DM training: John.
21 Manzanillo: Diving: Horses Ear / Elephant Rock.
22 Manzanillo: DM training: John.
23 Manzanillo: Diving: Carrasalis Deep / Horses Ear + San Luciano Wreck.
24 Manzanillo: Diving: Carrasalis Deep / Turtle Rock.
25 Manzanillo: DM training: John.
26 Manzanillo: Diving: Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck.
27 Manzanillo: DM training: John.
28 Manzanillo: Boat on service. Sent in PICs.
29 Manzanillo: Boat on service......still!
30 Manzanillo: Dive: Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck. Water is cold; 22-23C. John's last day.
31 Manzanillo: Day off. Manzanillo Centro. Moved to new house in Las Brisas.
February 2004: Mexico / Brazil
01 Manzanillo: Diving: Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck.
02 Manzanillo: Diving: Carrasalis Deep / Elephant Rock.
03 Manzanillo: Slow day. Fixed regs. Bought flight ticket to Rio 16/2; 835USD.
04 Manzanillo: Slow day. New book: Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel.
05 Manzanillo: Slow day. Cinema: Love Actually.
06 Manzanillo: Slow day. Party on!
07 Manzanillo: Diving: Horses Ear (Eaglerays, Guitar ray, 2*octopus) / Elephant Rock + Elephant Rock / San Luciano Wreck.
08 Manzanillo: Nothing / Nada / Nix!
09 Manzanillo: OW: Memo - Confined water.
10 Manzanillo: OW: Memo - Dive 1 (Karmina Bay). Colima: Bowling and Cinema; The Last Samurai.
11 Manzanillo: Made travel mail #3.
12 Manzanillo: 19:30 - Bus to Mexico City: 12hrs.
13 Mexico City: Bought new laptop; DELL Inspiron 5100. Cinema: House of the Dead.
14 Mexico City: Red Flag amusement park.
15 Mexico City: Anthropology museum.Cinema: Master and Commander.
16 Mexico City - Sao Paulo: Walking around in Mex City most of the day. Flight 22:30, 10hrs flight to Sao Paulo.
BRAZIL
17 Sao Paulo - Rio: 1 hr flight to Rio. Apartment: Rue Xavier da Silveria 40. Party: Help.
18 Rio: Shopping mall. Party: Shenanigans / Bunker.
19 Rio: Cristo Redentor (large Jesus statue). Copacabana beach. Party: Scala / Help.
20 Rio: Siesta day.
21 Rio: Football Finale: Fluminense-Flamengo: 2-3. Party: Bunker.
22 Rio: Ipanema beach. Carnaval street parade / "Grande Fiesta"
23 Rio: Sugar loaf (view point). Party: Doma / Bunker.
24 Rio: Carnaval street parade!
25 Rio: Cinema: Cold Mountain. Party!
26 Rio: Party: Shenanigans / Melt.
27 Rio: Copacabana beach. Party: Casa de Matriz.
28 Rio: Champions Parade in Sambadrome.
29 Rio: Last day in the apartment. Paul, Anders and John leave. New apartment: Rua Barata Ribeiero 811. World Cup Beach Football: Uruguay 3 -Belgium 2. Cinema: Big Fish.
March 2004: Brazil / Argentina
01 Rio: Sick in bed.
02 Rio - Foz do Iguacu: Benjamin and Anders leave. 23 hrs travel.
03 Foz do Iguacu: Pousada Evelina.
04 Foz do Iguacu: Cataratas do Iguacu (great waterfalls).
ARGENTINA
04 Puerto Iguazu: Nuevo Hotel Misiones.
05 Puerto Iguazu: Parque Nacional Iguazu (the waterfalls again, even better). Full moon walk at the Devil's Throat.
06 Puerto Iguazu - Florianopolis: Hito Argentino Ferio Artesania. 16 hrs travel.
BRAZIL
07 Florianopolis / Ilha de Santa Catarina: Apartment in Barra da Lagoa.
08 Ilha de Santa Catarina: Beach.
09 Ilha de Santa Catarina: Beach.
10 Ilha de Santa Catarina: Beach.
11 Florianopolis / Ilha de Santa Catarina - Sao Paulo: 11hrs travel.
12 Sao Paulo: Hotel Central. Instituto Butanta (Snake Farm). Cinema: Gothika.
13 Sao Paulo: Lydia arrives! Cinema: Ken ParK.
14 Sao Paulo: Cemiterio da Consolacao. Cinema: Wrong Turn.
15 Sao Paulo: Walking Tour.
16 Ilha Bela: 5hrs travel. Pousada Chales Cavaldo Marinho.
17 Ilha Bela: Beach.
18 Ilha Grande: 5hrs travel. Tiny room in a place I canīt remember the name of.
19 Ilha Grande: Fredīs Place. Cloudy day.
20 Ilha Grande: 2hrs hike to Praia Mendes Lopes (beach).
21 Ilha Grande: Beach. New book: Rupert Thomson - The Insult.
22 Ilha Grande: Rain!
23 Ilha Grande: Beach.
24 Ilha Grande: Boat trip: Snorkeling (Lagoa Azul) and beaches.
25 Ilha Grande: Diving: Pinguino Cargo Wreck (Seahorse) / Ilha Itacoatiba (Spanish Dancer, Flyingfish, Octopus).
26 Ilha Grande: Relax.
27 Rio: 1,5+2,5hrs travel. Jorgeīs House.
28 Rio: Hotel Marajo. Cristo Redentor (large Jesus statue).
29 Rio: Walking around in Centro. Ipanema beach.
30 Arraial do Cabo: 3hrs travel. Pousada Paraiso do Atlantico. Praia Dos Anjos.
31 Arraial do Cabo: Praia Grande.
April 2004: Brazil / Bolivia / Peru
01 Arraial do Cabo: Praia Prainha.
02 Arraial do Cabo: Diving: Ens. do Caxdeiro / Ponta D'agua. Relaxing by the pool.
03 Arraial do Cabo: Praia Grande. New book: Stuart Woods - Under the Lake.
04 Arraial do Cabo: Praia do Fondo.
05 Arraial do Cabo - Campo Grande: 3+21hrs travel.
06 Campo Grande - Pantanal: Pantanal trip with Pantanal Discovery. 6hrs travel. Cabana do Lontra.
07 Pantanal: Piranha fishing. Tubing.
08 Pantanal: Rio Miranda boat trip. Hill hiking. Night walk.
09 Pantanal: Rio Miranda / Rio Rojo boat trip. Horseback riding.
10 Pantanal - Bonito: Car safari. Tubing. 3hrs travel. Hotel Muito Bonito.
11 Bonito: Balneario Muncipal: Snorkeling, sunbathing.
12 Bonito: Snorkeling trip: Rio da Prata.
13 Bonito: Balneario Muncipal. Lydia leave.
BOLIVIA
14 Bonito - Santa Cruz: 6+20hrs travel.
15 Santa Cruz - Sucre: 4hrs in Santa Cruz.15hrs travel.
16 Sucre: Hotel Alojamiento Dorado. Dino-truck (dinosaur-track site). Museo de Arte Indigena. Party!
17 Sucre - Potosi: General Cemetery and La Recoleta (view point). 3hrs travel. Hotel el Turista. New book: Michael Crichton - Prey.
18 Potosi - Uyuni: Cooperative mine tour; Cerro Rico Silver Mines. 6hrs travel. Hotel Avenida.
19 Uyuni/Far Southwest: Train Cemetery, Salar de Uyuni (Hotel Sal, Isla Pescadores), Night in San Juan.
20 Uyuni/Far Southwest: Mirador Volcan Ollague, 5 lakes, Stone three, Night at Campamente Ende/Laguna Colorado.
21 Uyuni/Far Southwest: Sol de Maņana (geysir), Desierto de Salvador Dali, Termas de Polques (hot springs), Laguna Verde, Laguna Colorado, Valle de Rocas, Night in Villa Alota.
22 Uyuni/Far Southwest: Culpina, San Cristobal. Museo Arqueologogia y Antropologico de los Andes Merdionales.
23 La Paz: 12hrs travel. Hotel Torino. Museo de la Coca. Markets. New book: Dean Koontz - Mr. Murder.
24 La Paz: Valle de la Luna. Zologico Parque Mallasa. Museo Nacional de Arquelogia. Party!
25 La Paz - Copacabana: Parque Mirador Laikakota (view point). 3.5hrs travel. Hostel de Luna.
26 Copacabana: Isla del Sol.
PERU
27 Copacabana - Puno: 4.5hrs travel. Sillustani (Funeral towers).
28 Tacna - Arequipa: 9hrs travel. Market. 8.5hrs travel. Santa Maria Hotel.
29 Arequipa: Museo Santuarios (Juanita, the frozen Inca maiden). Cinema: Starsky & Hutch.
30 Arequipa: Rafting.
May 2004: Peru / Ecuador
01 Arequipa: Caņon del Colca: 6hrs bus to Cabanaconde (3200m), 3hrs hiking to San Juan de Chuccho (2100m).
02 Arequipa: Caņon del Colca: 1.5hrs hiking to Tapay (2900m), 2hrs at Inka ruins, 2.5hrs hiking to Oasis (1800m).
03 Arequipa: Caņon del Colca. 2hrs hiking to Cabanaconde (3200m), Condor Cross, Chivay (Hot springs).
04 Cusco: 9hrs travel. Hospedaje Luz Alba. Monumento Pachacuteq.
05 Aguas Calientes: 4hrs travel (train). Hostel el Inka. Hot springs.
06 Aguas Calientes-Cusco: Machu Picchu. 4hrs travel (train). Hospedaje Luz Alba.
07 Cusco: Inka ruins: Tambomachay, Pucapucara, Qenqo, Sacsayhuaman. Party!
08 Cusco: Lazy day.
09 Cusco: Sacred Valley: Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero.
10 Cusco: Museo Inka. New book: Michael Crichton - The Lost World.
11 Nazca-Pisco: 13.5hrs travel. Hostal Sol de Nasca. Flight over Nasca Lines. Cemeteria de Chanchilla. 3hrs travel. Hostal Pisco.
12 Pisco: Reserva Nacional de Parcas.
13 Lima: 3.5hrs travel. Hostal Espaņa. Museo del Tribunal de la Santa Inquision. Cinema: Troy / Van Helsing.
14 Lima: Monasterio de San Francisco. Museo de la Nacion. Cinema: Kill Bill 2.
15 Trujillo: 9hrs travel. Hostal el Ensueņo. Chimu ruins: Chan Chan, La Huaca Esmeralda, Huaca Arco Iris. Cinema: Along Came Polly.
ECUADOR
16 Guyaquil: 10+1+5hrs travel. Hotel Atlantic Suites. Cinema: Taking Lives.
17 Guyaquil: Hurra for 17. Mai! Cinema: Open Range.
18 Galapagos: 2hrs flight. Hotel Elizabeth. Booking cruise. New book: Gayle Lynds - The Altman Code.
19 Galapagos: Bahia Totuga beach.
20 Galapagos: Charles Darwin Research Station. Bahia Totuga beach.
21 Galapagos: Las Bachas beach (Marine Iguanas, Flamingos).
22 Galapagos: Diving Gordon Rocks (Sea lions, ~10 Turtles, 14 Eagle rays, Galapagos Shark, Barracudas), Isla Plaza Sur (Sea lions, Land Iguanas). Isla Santa Fe: Snorkeling (Sea lions, Turtles), beach (Sea lions, Land Iguanas).
23 Galapagos - Isla Espaņola: Diving Gardner Reef (Barracudas). Snorkeling Turtle Rock (Eagle ray, White-tip Shark). Suarez Point (Sea lions, Marine Iguanas, Boobies, Albatross, Blowhole).
24 Galapagos - Isla Floreana: Diving Isla Enderby (Octopus, Turtles, Galapagos Sharks, Sea lion, Eagle ray). Comorant Point (Flamingos). Snorkeling Devil's Crown (White-tip Sharks, Sea lion). Post Office Bay (Barrel of Postcards, Lava Tunnel, Soccer, Penguin). Party!
25 Galapagos - Isla Santa Cruz: Charles Darwin Research Station. Highlands (Los Gemelos, Lava tunnels, Giant land tortoises).
26 Galapagos: Isla Rabida: Beach (Sea lions). Snorkeling (Sea lions, Octopus). Sombrero Chino: Snorkeling (Turtle, Marine Iguanas). Beach (Sea lions).
27 Galapagos: Diving Cousin (Sea lions, Turtles, 40 Eagle/Golden rays, Barracuda). Isla Bartolome: Walk (Views, Pelican chicks, White-tip Sharks). Snorkeling (Penguins, Turtles, Sea lion, Eagle ray). Sullivan Bay: Walk (Lava field, Marine Iguanas). Snorkeling (Penguin hunting).
28 Galapagos: Isla Seymour (Blue Foot Boobies with chicks, Frigate birds, Sea lions). Diving North Seymour (Hammerhead, Sea lion, White-tip sharks). Hotel Elizabeth.
29 Galapagos: Diving: Gordon Rocks (5*Hammerheads, Marble rays, Golden rays, Turtles, Barracudas) / North Seymour (Sea lion, White-tip shark, Turtle). New book: James Patterson - The Jester.
30 Galapagos: Bahia Totuga beach.
31 Guyaquil: 2hrs flight. Cinema: The Day After Tomorrow / Highway Men.
June 2004: Ecuador / Norway
01 Baņos: 6hrs travel. Hostal El Oro.
02 Baņos: Bikeride (San Pedro Falls / El Pailon del Diablo Falls). New book: Meg Gardiner - China Lake.
03 Tena: 4hrs travel. A Welcome Break Hostel.
04 Tena: Rain, rain and more rain! Parque Amazonico - La Isla.
05 Quito: 6hrs travel. Hostal Nassau. Vivarium (Snake farm). Party (The Bloom's).
06 Quito: Nothing much happened.
07 Quito: Cuadad Mitad del Mundo (Equator line, Ethnographic Museum). Pucara de Rumicucho (Inka ruins).
08 Otavalo: 2.5hrs travel. Residencial el Rocio. Pueblo Iluman.
09 Otavalo-Quito: Shopping day! Otavalo crafts market. Cotacachi leather market. Laguna Cuicocha (Crater lake). Hostal Nassau. Cinema: Hidalgo.
10 Quito: Walking around in the city. Basilica del Voto Nacional. New book: Michael Crichton - Congo. Party (The Village).
11 Quito: Reading in the park. Party (Bar X).
12 Quito: Ritual Concert III (Ente, Avathar, Perversor, Eskathon, Necropsia, Epidemia, Likaon, Murder, Impulso de Tanatos, VHP, Akratas, Mortal Decision). Party!
13 Quito: Typical Sunday! Cinema: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.
14 Quito: Last day in South America! Last minute shopping. EC football on tv.
15 Quito-Bonaire-Amsterdam: 2.5+9 hrs flight.
NORWAY
16 Amsterdam-Oslo: 2hrs flight.
17 Oslo.
18 Oslo.
19 Oslo.
20 Oslo.
21 Oslo.
22 Oslo: Bjarne's apartment: Manglerudveien 12. Stand-up comedy show.
23 Oslo.
24 Oslo.
25 Oslo.
26 Oslo.
27 Oslo.
28 Oslo.
29 Oslo.
30 Oslo: Concert: Death Angel / Life of Agony.
July 2004: Norway / Germany
01 Bø: Visit my Grandmother.
02 Bø.
03 Bø-Oslo.
04 Oslo.
05 Oslo.
06 Oslo.
07 Oslo.
GERMANY
08 Oslo-Berlin: Lydia birthday party.
09 Berlin: Lydia's birthday.
10 Berlin: Alexanderplatz, Branderburger Tor, Tiergarten, Topography of Terror, Checkpoint Charlie.
11 Berlin.
12 Berlin: Cinema: Spiderman 2 / Shrek 2.
14 Berlin.
15 Berlin: Berlin Zoo.
16 Berlin: Natural History Museum. Cinema: Supersize Me / The Stepford Wives.
17 Berlin: TV tower.
NORWAY
18 Berlin-Oslo: Kimīs apartment: Borggata 12a.
19 Oslo.
20 Oslo: Paul's apartment: Hausmannsgate 19b.
21 Oslo.
22 Oslo.
23 Oslo: New book: Bernie Chowdhury - The Last Dive.
24 Oslo.
25 Oslo.
26 Sandefjord: Summer cabin.
27 Sandefjord.
28 Sandefjord.
29 Sandefjord-Oslo. New book: Mads Larsen - Pornopung.
30 Oslo.
31 Oslo.
August 2004: Norway / Ireland
01 Oslo.
02 Oslo.
IRELAND
03 Oslo-Kilkenny: 2+1hrs flight. Travel: 2hrs. Kilkenny Tourist Hostel.
04 Kilkenny-Cashel: Kilkenny Castle, St Canice's Cathedral, Black Abbey. Travel: 3hrs (incl 2 changes). Cahir Castle, Rock of Cashel. Cashel Holiday hostel. New book: Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
05 Cashel-Roscommon: Rock of Cashel. Travel: 5,5hrs (incl 1 change). Athlone Castle. Regan B&B.
06 Roscommon: Wedding; Wenche+Sean.
07 Roscommon: Roscommon Castle. Wedding party.
08 Roscommon: Drive West; Galway, Sky Road, Kylemore Abbey.
09 Dublin: Travel: 3hrs. Browns Hostel. Dublinia medieval exibition, Christ Church Cathedral. New book: Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park.
10 Dublin: Walking around in the city. Cinema: I, Robot / King Arthur.
11 Dublin-Oslo: 2+1hrs flight.
NORWAY
12 Oslo.
14 Oslo.
15 Oslo.
16 Oslo.
17 Oslo: Lydia arrives.
18 Oslo.
19 Oslo.
20 Oslo: National gallery.
21 Oslo: Boat trip Oslofjord.
22 Oslo.
23 Oslo: The Vigeland Park.
24 Oslo: Akershus Fortress.
25 Oslo.
26 Oslo: Lydia leaves.
27 Bergen: 1hr flight. Hole in the Sky Festival; Kreator, Entombed, Katatonia, Susperia, 1949, Disiplin.
28 Bergen: Hole in the Sky Festival; Danzig, A tribute to Quorthon, Vader, Aura Noir, Manes, (Octavia).
29 Bergen: Bryggen, Haakon's Hall. Bergen Vandrerhjem.
30 Bergen-Oslo: Bergen Aquarium, Fantoft Stave Church. 1hr flight.
31 Oslo.
September 2004: Norway / Thailand
01 Oslo.
02 Oslo.
03 Oslo.
04 Oslo.
05 Oslo: Cinema: Uno.
06 Bø: Visit my Grandmother.
07 Bø: New book: Michael Crichton - Airframe.
08 Bø-Oslo: Fotball World Cup Qualify: Norway - Belarus 1-1.
09 Oslo.
10 Oslo.
11 Oslo: Party: Daniel 30 years.
12 Oslo.
13 Oslo.
14 Oslo.
15 Oslo-Bangkok: 1,5+10,5hrs flight.
THAILAND
16 Bangkok: Bella Bella House.
17 Bangkok: Phan-tip Plaza, Ma Boon Krong. Cinema: The Shutter.
18 Bangkok: Chatujak Weekend Market. Party!
19 Bangkok: Wat Sraket (Golden Mountain), Phanthip Plaza, Baiyoke 2 (Thailand's highest building). Cinema: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
20 Huahin: 4hrs travel. Rainer's apartment.
21 Huahin: Walking around in Huahin.
22 Koh Pha-Ngan: 8+3hrs travel. Paradise Bungalows.
23 Koh Pha-Ngan: Beach!
24 Koh Pha-Ngan: Chilling. Party!
25 Koh Pha-Ngan: Chilling.
26 Koh Pha-Ngan: Chilling.
27 Koh Pha-Ngan: Hat Yao beach.
28 Koh Pha-Ngan: New book: Alex Garland: The Tesseract. Fullmoon Party!
29 Koh Pha-Ngan: The day after...
30 Phuket: 8+(1,5)+4hrs travel. B&B Guesthouse.
October 2004: Thailand / Malaysia / Cambodia
01 Phuket: Rain!
02 Koh Phi-Phi: 2hrs travel.Gipsy Village.
03 Koh Phi-Phi: Diving: Bida Nok (2 Octopus, Sea snake) / Swimthrough Garden (Black-tip, 3 turtles).
04 Koh Phi-Phi: Rainy day!
05 Koh Phi-Phi: Snorkeling Long beach. Chang Guesthouse.
06 Koh Phi-Phi: Rain!
07 Koh Phi-Phi: Rain! New book: Dave Pelzer - A Child Called 'It'.
08 Koh Phi-Phi: ...and more rain! New book: Luke Rhinehart - The Dice Man.
MALAYSIA
09 Kota Bharu: 2+9+1hrs travel. Zeck Travellers' Inn.
10 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: 1+1hrs travel. Symfony Bungalows.
11 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Beach.
12 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Beach.
13 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Beach. Snorkeling Long Beach (school of Bumphead parrotfish).
14 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Beach. Snorkeling Coral Bay (3 turtles).
15 Pulau Perhentian Kecil: Snorkeling trip: X, Turtle Bay (2 turtles), Shark Point (Big Grouper, Black-tip shark, Squid),Coral Garden. New book: Yann Martel - Life of Pi.
16 Pulau Perhentian Kecil / Kota Bharu: 1hr boat travel. 8hrs bus travel.
17 Penang: Eng Chuan Hotel. Shopping: Komtar. Cinema: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
18 Penang: Snake Tempel. Shopping: Komtar / Midlands Park Centre.
THAILAND
19 Hatyai: 4hrs travel
20 Bangkok: 12hrs travel. Bella Bella House.
21 Bangkok: Siriraj Medical Museum, Wat Arun, Wat Pho.
CAMBODIA
22 Siam Reap: 15hrs travel. 13th Villa.
23 Siam Reap: War Museum, Western Baray, Killing Fields, Angkor Wat.
24 Siam Reap: Angkor: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom (Bayon, Baphuon, Terrace of Elephants, Terrace of the Leper King), Thommanon, Ta Keo, Ta Prohm, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei, Pre Rup, Eastern Mebon, Ta Som, Preah Neak Pean, Preah Khan.
25 Battambang: 5hrs boat trip. Royal Hotel.
26 Battambang: Phnom Sampeau, Wat Banan, Fruit Bats, Farm, Bamboo Train.
27 Phnom Phen: 5hrs travel. Green Lake Guesthouse. National Museum.
28 Phnom Phen: Tuol Sleng Museum (S-21 Prison), Killing Fields of Choeung Ek, Donating blood, Wat Phnom.
29 Sihanoukville: 4hrs travel. Lucky Guesthouse.
30 Sihanoukville: Occheuteal Beach.
31 Sihanoukville: Occheuteal Beach. New book: Warren Fellows - The Damage Done.
November 2004: Cambodia / Thailand / Malaysia
01 Sihanoukville: Bike rental. Sokha Beach.
THAILAND
02 Bangkok: 8+7hrs travel. New Merry V. Guesthouse. New book: Amit Gilboa - Off the Rails in Phnom Penh.
03 Bangkok: Welcome Sawasdee Inn.
04 Bangkok: Pasteur Institute (Snake Farm). Cinema: Nobody Knows.
05 Bangkok: Cinema: Zee-Oui.
06 Bangkok: Chatujak Weekend Market.
07 Bangkok: Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha. China Town.
08 Bangkok: Cinema: The Grudge. Welcome Sawasdee Inn burns! Sawasdee Krungthep.
09 Bangkok: Dream World.
10 Bangkok: M-Max Life Never Stops Concert on [V] Rock Day: Slipknot.
11 Bangkok: Welcome Sawasdee Inn. Cinema: The Saw.
12 Kanchanaburi: 3hrs travel. Jeath War Museum. Chung Kai War Cemetery. Blue Star Guesthouse.
13 Kanchanaburi-Bangkok: Death Railway. Bridge over River Kwai. Tiger Temple. 2hrs travel. Sawasdee Inn.
14 Bangkok: New book: Lousie Brown - Sex Slaves.
15 Huahin: 3hrs travel. Memory Guesthouse.
16 Huahin: South Takiab Beach. Chom View Apartments w/ Ola and Jeanette.
17 Huahin: South Takiab Beach.
18 Phi-Phi: 8+2hrs travel. Valentine Bungalows.
19 Phi-Phi: Beach. New book: Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields - Memoirs of Survivors.
20 Phi-Phi: Beach. New book: Ann Rule - The Stranger Beside Me. New job: Sea Frog.
21 Phi-Phi: Diving: Bida Nok (Turtle, 4 Leopards, Sea snake) / Swimthrough Garden.
22 Phi-Phi: Rescue theory: Lydia.
23 Phi-Phi: Rescue: Lydia.
24 Phi-Phi: Rescue / EFR: Lydia.
25 Phi-Phi: Diving: Cave 1 and 2.
26 Phi-Phi: Diving: Bida Nok (Leopards, Black-Tips) / Palong South (Turtle). Loy Kratong festival.
27 Phi-Phi: Shop / Beach.
MALAYSIA
28 Penang: 2+9hrs travel. Hotel Rope Walk.
29 Penang: Shopping: Komtar.
30 Penang: Shopping: Komtar / Midlands Park Centre.
December 2004: Thailand
01 Phi-Phi: 2+9hrs travel.
02 Phi-Phi: Diving DSD: Bida Nok (Leopard) / Bida Nai (Leopard).
03 Phi-Phi: OW: Claire, Nick and Justine - Theory / Confined water.
04 Phi-Phi: OW: Claire, Nick and Justine - Dive 1&2: Bida Nok / Bida Nai (Sea snake).
05 Phi-Phi: OW: Claire, Nick and Justine - Dive 3&4: Bida Nok (2*Octopus) / Swimthrough Garden.
06 Phi-Phi: Diving 1FD: King Cruiser Wreck (Huge Barracuda) / Anemone Reef (Turtle) / Phuket Shark Point (2*Cuttlefish, Huge Squid school).
07 Phi-Phi: Shop.
08 Phi-Phi: Diving 1FD: King Cruiser Wreck / Anemone Reef (Turtle, Squids) / Phuket Shark Point (Turtle, Leopard, Huge Barracuda, Squids).
09 Phi-Phi: Shop.
10 Phi-Phi: DM theory: Lydia.
11 Phi-Phi: Shop.
12 Phi-Phi: Diving DSD: Bida Nok (2*Black tip, Leopard, Octopus, 3*Seasnake) / Swimthrough Garden (Squids).
13 Phi-Phi: Shop. DM theory: Lydia.
14 Phi-Phi: Diving 1FD: Hin Muang / Hin Daeng (Leopard, 2*Cuttlefish, Octopus).
15 Phi-Phi: Shop.
16 Phi-Phi: Diving 3FD: Bida Nok (2*Leopard) / Palong (Turtle, Seasnake).
17 Phi-Phi: Shop. DM Skills: Lydia.
18 Phi-Phi: Diving 2FD: Bida Nok (Black-tips, Leopard) / Bida Nai (Seasnake).
19 Phi-Phi: Diving 2FD: Bida Nok (Turtle, Seasnake) / Palong (Octopus).
20 Phi-Phi: Shop. Paul / Nina arrive. Party!
21 Phi-Phi: Shop.
22 Phi-Phi: Diving Paul/Lydia: Bida Nok (Turtle, Swimming Moray, Black-tips) / Bida Nai.
23 Phi-Phi: Shop. Sunset at View Point.
24 Phi-Phi: Diving 4FD: Bida Nok (Leopard) / Whaleshark Wall (Leopard). X-Mas Party!
25 Phi-Phi: Diving Staff+1FD: Hin Dot (Leopard) / Dukun Aing Chang.
26 Phi-Phi: TSUNAMI!!!
27 Phi-Phi-Phuket: 3hrs travel.
28 Bangkok: 1hrs flight.Welcome Sawasdee Inn.
29 Bangkok: Donating blood. Cinema: Blade - Trinity.
30 Bangkok: Nothing special.
31 Bangkok: New years eve!