China - Longji

I am in the butifull Longji area now. They are atualy holding a Guinness Wold Record for"First Village Long Hair". This is just amising to see - I just dont belive it.

This place is totaly amising, it is the rise terrases. They where build 800 years a go - but it took400 years to finnes the work. Every thoing done by hads - to day the guys are doing all the houses bu had, the walking paths an every thing.

We had to walk for30 minutes from the parking lot to here, and I got an old ladi to carry my backpack. Boy o boy was she fast... I just had to hope she know where my gesthous is... and she did. She even know what room I was inn. I was getting sick by the time I got there. And the room has heater and you have to play to turn them on... 20 yuan. ,, I have to say my confort is worth mutch more. We all huddeld in my room wihle itwas hiting up. Then we had sub tropical limet for the rest of the night. Lyn has be feeding me C-vitamins and telling me todrink alot... I do my best. I am atualy sitting here in the cold to get you this message... my fingers are folling off so I am stopping now...

Love Kristin

China - Dong village

The Dong village was so nice. But you have to belive me I almost died of cold. And now I have the runni nose, fever and headake. Se sade in a gesthouse with the Wu's. Tim there son talks good english and did all the talking for the family... and our guading a raound the village and the neboring villages. The gesthouse is be the most prettyes "Wind and Rain" birge with the Dong people. Me and Lyn when over the brige and got lot of good suvaners, from the local old ladies. Every villeg has a Wind and Rain brige and a drum tower. In the drum tower the 60 and older man sit and play cards, drink tea, smoke and tell storys. And some take the infants in the family with them - they are good babysitters! I have my name "Kristin Iceland" carved on one of the brige stones for 10 yuan. So I will be inmortal - at least my that brige. Did I mention the cold? Well I still dont belive how cold it was, I sleept in all my close and with 2 blanceds it still did not help.

We left the Dong village and hoped not to find the cold agein, but I did with lot of sadnes - I just love Ms Wu cooking. She has to be the world gratest cheff - and if you have had seen the kitchen she makes this most delisius food from. You know she is!

That is it form the Dong village.

Kristin

China - Dong village

Hi one more time... before I live this nice location I am at in the computer...

I want to tell you I am heading for the Dong village at 1pm my time and I will not be back to civalisation (what ever that spells as) next 3 days.

The Dong village is in the midel of the mountains - really cold. Where the rice padios are. We have to hike for some hours to get there. Then we will live in very roulal condition for 2 nights and frees our butts off.

Wiss me luck.

Bye for now.

Kristin

China - Guangxi

Where did I leav of last time...

...ye the huts in midel of no where. This is not a joke. We got over the "Friendship" boarder, kind of they where opening the boarder station on China side... lot of govermental aficials. But we got throw no problem... and in to China. Then we had a drive to "midel of no where" and in the small huts. O my go was it cold or what... snow in Iceland... this is colder. But if was all fixed with a game of frisbe - it was Thanks Giving after all - and our toure leader is an american. We had to wait for all the important people to get of the river - the govermantal afficials. So we when really late to see the paintings on the cliff - rock face. It was masing... but no photo came out of that - to dark. Then we saild home in the dark... not much fun. Had dinner and then the fun begen... well they had been playing karioky them selfs while we where eathing, but after some beers Chris and Tony got up there and started to sing... O my it was BAD. Well some was good... but usualy not. I did a small part of one song... so this was my first karioki experiens, I am not going again... or so I say now. How is that posible in China?

Well we are here in a the big city of Guangxi. We got here on public transportation - sounds bad. But it was first class buses with a "stuardis" like in the airplains. Lether seat and only 3 seats per. row. Pretty good I have to say... and I was ready to hold some small children or chiken on my lab.

Last night we when boling, the boys where pretty confident that they where the best - like boys do. But Lyn my roomy showed them how some wisdom dose it. And she beat them so bad.. I think they are going to be OK. Then we went to "five star street" to the Soho Bar. I have to say after the karioki in the huts ... I thow it did not get worse... well if you are a Britney Spers fan you will find China charming.

This is it for now...

Kristin

Congratulations

My friends have been busy, while I have been away.

I want to gradulate my friend Brydis and Baldur on there 3rd child a baby girl on the 15th of November.

Then I want to gradulad my friends Helga and Snorri on there 2nd child also a baby girl born on the 20th of November.

All my best wises to them all.

Love Kristin

Vietnam - Lang Son

Hi who...

Bussy day yesterday in Cat Ba Island, we whent motobiking with a driver I did not pass my test so I had to sit in the back... I really dont know why. But they let Mr. Chris have a bike - I still dont understand. Well he did good untill one turn when he was following us (me and my driver) with his friend Adam on the back. We where looking for them in the back but they just did not show up so we trund around and heading back. I go worrided when we met a shoty lady in the midel of the road... yes they did take a dive of the raod hitting a concread barrier and taking that with them in to the mud. Well we found them staning in the raod looking at the broken bike. They helped get the bike up than I plade Flo Nitingail with my first aid paced. Cuts, burn, brooses and a stain knee - all in one cast.

When we get back to the hotel I got a translater and when to the pharmasy - well they are not stoked up in the 1st Aid stuff... so we mate it do.

After the morning adventur I whent kayaking in a postcard. This is not a joke, it is so buetyfull in Ha Long Bay, just breath taking. We got home after 2 hours of kayaking and 3 hours of baoding and hit the showers. Then the electrisity whent out... and the lighting lid up the sky. What a display of natur, so we opend our windows and Lyn had a candel and I eat my chees and crakers.. and when to sleep.

This morning we had an 5 hour boat ride throw one of the postcards.. the the shore. Then a long long long bus ride to here.

OK it is China tomorrow - thorw the Friendship boarders. Wiss me luck.

Kristin

Vietnam – Cat Ba Island

We when this morning to Halloing Bay and took the ferry to the island of "Bad Do Du Ljch". Where we are not, it was sad saying bye to the rest of the goupe but we did. This is a nice place – cooler and nicer than the main land.
Tomorrow we are going on Motor bikes around the island and then lunch and after lunch there will be kayaking around the small island around here. Full day of fun I am going to try not to sun burn to much… good luck!!!

Note.

Viet Nam - Hanoi

Hi you all,
I am still in Hanoi, we have been saying bye to one and one today. And I am meeting my new group in 20 minutes. I have a new roomy called Lyn she is from Australia. My new tour leader is from USA - Erica.
Today I did walk down to the old quarter and went to the biggest marked I have been to. All local people, so I was the new Sirius in town. lol. After awhile I started pinching people back, and then most of the touching stopped. What a trip. I did get some souvenirs, I am just hoping that they will make it home. Yesterday I send a packet home via airmail. It will be fun to see if it will find Iceland, we where not in any book around here, but they had a big map that I used to point out what I was meaning - and I think she asked if we have postal serves in that country. lol
We are going out for dinner tonight like every night just with our new leader - she is a food person. So this will be interesting!!!

See you later...

Note.
Dong
Old Q
Liquid diet - P

Me in Laos with my little friends!

Viet nam - Hanoi

Hello,

I am in Viet nam now after a hard trip. We had a 10 houre drive from the bourder to Hanoi the capital of Viet nam, and I have to say that the vietnamien driving is horibel. What a mess... they drive all over the raod on truks, motorbikes and bikes and some bus now and then. All a big mess. We whent from quiet relaxing Lao to the stress full Viet nam. I am not sure I like it to much here, well dont get me wrong the contry is buetyfull and things are really pretty around here - just to much stress.

I did meet my new toure leter - Erika from Australia. She is taking us in to China. She looks like fun. Tonight we have to say bye to lot of people - Steve and Danny, Jakky and Robin, & Chris. And tomorrow we get 3 new mebers and a new tourliter.

Note.

Dont drive in Viet Nam

Laos - Capital Vientiane

Hello hello, sorry I have not written in some time. But guess what!!!! I got sick...lol... yes we where on our way over the Laos mountain and first we towed that I was carsick - but then it just did not stop. So it was the verdict that I had a "bug". I am soon getting my strength after that episode. I missed out on a kayaking trip down the Mekong, but O my ... I don’t think I will have maid that, the guys came back all red and toasted. Now we spend the day in Vientiane the capital city of Laos. It is a nice but dirty city; I had my massage and some nice dinner. And tomorrow we are heading to the Vietnam border.
There has been lot of action sins my last writing, like that I woke up at 5am to buy some sticky rice and feed the monks. I went on a crafts tour in the iron workers village, the silk village, some rice village and to a silver smith. I have done some sopping - all for my self. I just don’t have room in my back pack other wise there will be lot of stuff coming from here.

Note.
Nog, Bank & Fun

306, 260, 1XX, 65... and more to come

Phil 0:12

Kip 10.000 =70

Laos - Luang Pange

Late note.
I did feed and Los leopard, it was so gait, the photos are not that gait but they can do.... you can see my arm!!! Then I jumped in an waterfall in one of the national parks of Laos. No white water rafting was available ... to low water. I was sad.
Any way we had a good time in Luang Pange (sorry I don’t have an Ider who to spell the name of the town).
This is it for now.
Kristin

Laos - Luna P

Hello hello... back to the high speed. I had just the best 2 days sailing down the Mekong River. We where 12 on a B I G bout. We slept in a small village on the river where the electivity is on from 6pm to 10pm. So quiet and nice. Tomorrow we are going to the palace and trekking to a waterfall, we will see if I make it or not.
This is just short and sweet.... Laos is gait

Note.
Same same - but different
No sailing after 5pm
Borne on Saturday 5*

Mecong river - Thailand

Hi ho, I am at the Thai side of the Mecong river. I am going to be on a boad for the next 2 days going down the river in the Lao. So there will be no noise from me over that time. We had fun to day.. but long bus drive to hear. So we are looking forward to the sailing the next days.

I just love Chang May - I dont know why anyone gose to Bangkok if they can go to CM.

Notes.
Phil hospital
3 times for luck
306 steps
Phil 5:12

Chan Mai

Hello hello - I am still in Thailand. Every thing is going good except I am tired. Yesterday was so gait. We got of the train from Bangkok in the early morning got a breakfast and then we when elephant riding in the national park after that we when bamboo rafting. My skills from TN cam in handy. It was so much fun getting all wet and trying to get down the river - but the guides where little coinsured about there hair! lol.
At 18pm we ware at a top of an mountain where the white elephant had walked 3 circles and then died. We listen the monks "thsant" and where blessed by a Buda monk and got an bracelet of luck from them - well monks are not allowed to tuck women’s so we got it from his helper.
Then we went to the night marked and got some food tickets and I had chicken - coconut soup. Yummy...
I went early to bad and woke up early, the bite that I got on my face at the elephant right yesterday is getting bigger by the minute. It is bellow my eye so I hope it will stop growing. :-D

We will stay one more day in Thailand an then it is the Mekong river tomorrow.
Bye for now...
Kristin

Chan Mai

Hello hello - I am still in Thailand. Every thing is going good except I am tired. Yesterday was so gait. We got of the train from Bangkok in the early morning got a breakfast and then we when elephant riding in the national park after that we when bamboo rafting. My skills from TN cam in handy. It was so much fun getting all wet and trying to get down the river - but the guides where little coinsured about there hair! lol.
At 18pm we ware at a top of an mountain where the white elephant had walked 3 circles and then died. We listen the monks "thsant" and where blessed by a Buda monk and got an bracelet of luck from them - well monks are not allowed to tuck women’s so we got it from his helper.
Then we went to the night marked and got some food tickets and I had chicken - coconut soup. Yummy...
I went early to bad and woke up early, the bite that I got on my face at the elephant right yesterday is getting bigger by the minute. It is bellow my eye so I hope it will stop growing. :-D

We will stay one more day in Thailand an then it is the Mekong river tomorrow.
Bye for now...
Kristin

Bangkok - 2

"Why go to the palac if you can be treaded as a quine down stairs?" (Jasmin aussy) Well what can you say to that? I had notting so I was treaded lika a quine down stairs. We started with coconut massage, the pedicure (fotsnyrting) and then a full faceal... with seeweed and cucumbers. After this we had oragne, line and pinapell smooty.

All of this was for less then 1000 bath - 3 1/2 houre of being a quine... and I did not need to walk around in the sun and sweet. How grate is that...

Note.
Nok to the hospital
Wear yellow on Mondays
Mistery women not found

Bangkok

Hallo hallo....

Well I got here good.. no problems took the BUS to down town only 150 bath compared to the taxi ride for 2800 bath. I think I can shop some thing for the diffrence.

Well I met my group... what a nice bunch of people. Did anyone ask for the nurse as my room mait?

Well I have a relly nice ladi called Chris as my roommate she is form Perth in Australia and yes she is a nurse, so for all of you worring - you can STOP :-D

Most of the folks are from Australia and UK, one from US... we are still missing one that is supose to be from Swiss.

Some thing about yesterday, we met my roomy and we when out for a beer... and talked. Then we tool a small nap before our meeting at 6pm ... well you know me and meeting times... it was at 5:15pm yes yes .. we where later. We gat all sorted out in the speed of the snail. Then we went and got some delisus dinner I pay 300 bath (600ISK) for a hole grild fish diped in garlic and an contail (Long Island Icete) = try that at home. After that we when to the festival of 'floding flowers down the river" to give thanks for the water and make some wisses... My guide did not like my ider of trowing just the money in so we did the hole nine yards of the serimony. So I did buy some good flowers bouad(bátur) put some hair and money on it an trow it in the river. Now we just have to see if my wiss will come true... cross my fingers!

Do day we are doing the tradisionla Bangkok thing - river people and some buda things (the lieing buda). Then we will head for the night train to north Tailand.

More later...

Kristin

Hong Kong - Airport

Free internet what can you ask for more?

Well after my stressfull night last night I am in the ariport with my new ticket to go to Bangkok, now I am traveling with Cathay Pacific, and I almost got all of my Em****** ticket back.

Well I have to tell you more about what a grait place Hong Kong is. If you are a shoper this is your nirvana. I finalt got an iPod... yes yes I know I am a little late wiht tecknology but I got the 80Gb one.. I did not know that the charger was not in the package so back I when shoping :-) not with a sad face, and I got the camera plug too and some nice "iPod" cover. The only thing that is missing now is the music... how sad is this. lol lol lol. I think that is all the shop talk I can do for a day.

Back to HK, I did all the tours that I was able to do in one day, I even saild the Victoria sounds two times. I went to the top of the highest mounten on HK island. I drow unter so many tunnals that I lost the cont. I had dumpling for luch (yes all kinds) and coconut rice supe. I got to know my lovely china tea one more time. I went to Stanley marked (I got my iPod there). I saild on a small bout "thingy" around the floding village (from 007 moves) and show Jacky Chan home, or one of them. Leard all about feng-shu and the importanst of it to the chinis people. I think I leard lot of new and important things yesterday.

Notes.
CCCA man
No excuse tunnel
Star ferry

Hong Kong

What a grait city... I just love it here. Every one is SUPER friendly here... I had a full day of sidesign and some shoping of inportant stuff that fits in my back pack = O and a new beck pack :-)

Well I have had one stress full moment... and that is my flight with Emirates tomorrow to Bangkok is wrong.. yes I am dislexic and I suck at this. my flight is at 22:15 not 10:15 so that will make me too laite.. not good at all.

I I have canseld that flight and booked anatherone... this is starting to cost some money to be dislexic :-D silly me.

Any way I will right more later = when I dont have to pee so bad and are not stressed out becuse of my flight.

Astala vista Baby

Kristin the dislexic one...

London - Airport

Hello you all.. that are reading.

I did make it to London (LGW) and now I am just waiting for my flight to Hong Kong it is at 20:20 so I have some time to kill... and if you get to the Gatwick ariport then they have internet access on the 3rd floor... :-D

It did make me happy. I had a good flight form Iceland with British Air, the food was fantastic I have never had that good food with Icelandair - buissness or not!

I will be staying at Stanford hotle Hong Kong. I am going to try to get on a tour of the city tomorrow that is Saturday... lol ... sorry I get confused I arrive on Friday at 15:40 in HK.

I will let you know who exiding my day will be...

See ya

Kristin

Keflavik - airport

Hi you all ... I am on my way...

SO THE ADVENTUR BEGINS....

I am in the Ariport in Keflavik (KEF) I got here in the rain from Reykjavik. I cant say I am going miss the weather here... at least not to day!!!

I am really exided for my trip.. I am going to blog every time I get a change.

I will be back on the 4ht of Desember... see most of you then.

Love Kristin

START - Hong Kong

Tomorrow at 12:20 pm I head for London Gatwick on my way to Hong Kong. I will be in Hong Kong on Friday at 15:00... I just can’t wait to start my journey!


See you when I get back...
Love Kristin