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Gavin (35) I've worked as a computer Engineer since 1993 (oh the domain names I should have registered, back in the day) and looking very much forward to spending a whole year playing and adventuring with Tehya and Hanna.

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From Balian to Lovina via the Gilimanuk road

The Journey To Lovina

We set off from Balian and travelled North West towards Gilimanuk. The trip took a little longer than going direct through the mountains, but as we had made the journey through the mountains a few days previously we decided to explore a new route. The road from Balian to Gilimanuk was hassle [...]

13Jul2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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Balian - west coast Bali

We left the crazy coastal tourist mecca of Kuta on the 31st of May - thank heavens….. there were parts of Kuta we enjoyed!!!! The hotel Lusa with it’s friendly staff and the lovely people we met and made friends with there. Tehya’s new friends Taylor and Sonny…. she had the best time swimming in [...]

4Jun2008 | onefix | 2 comments | Continued
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R.I.P Terry Green May 22nd 2008 - You and your knowledge will be missed

Terry Green from Lanscott, Par, St Austell, Cornwall. Terry has been an amazing source of information and friendship over the last 16 years, he helped rebuild my morris 1000 and has fixed more electrical things than I can remember. He was always happy to help with any kind of problem whether you turned up at [...]

23May2008 | onefix | 1 comment | Continued
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Arrived in Bali Indonesia on the 20th May from Kuala Lumpa (KL) Malaysia

We landed safely in Bali on the 20th of May around 19:30 from (KL) Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia. We flew with Air-Asia and it was as pleasant as flying can be. Tehya said on take off “This is good fun” then fell asleep for 2 1/2 hours and woke up 20 minutes before we landed to [...]

23May2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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New Panasonic Lumix - DMC TZ5 (TZ15 here in Asia)

Since TERRY came up with the camera fund idea on the 12th of May - we have had a total camera fund of £120.

camera details are here : Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

Here is a list of the donators :

(1) Terry £100

(2) Mum £20

Many thanks to Mum and Terry

x Gavin Hanna and Tehya

22May2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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Tickets to Bali and Broken cameras!!!!

We have had a relaxing week since arriving here in Penang - on the whole it has been fun and chilled. We visited the 60th floor of the Komtar to see the amazing views of Penang. We certainly weren’t disappointed with the views (cost 15RM each) but sad to see the dilapidated state of the [...]

12May2008 | onefix | 12 comments | Continued
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Penang on the West coast of Malaysia

{w:400;h:300} Penang on the west coast of Northern Malaysia!!!!

The bus journey over was uneventful and relatively easy for us - which makes a change. Usually bus journeys (or any kind of moving transportation) tend to be total nightmare. This did go uncharacteristically smoothly….. We drove through beautiful mountains covered with lush [...]

6May2008 | onefix | 4 comments | Continued
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Kota Bharu (Kota Baru as some sites spell it)

{w:400;h:300} Map of Kota Bharu North Eastern Malaysia!!!! We are staying in Kota Bharu for a few days as the bus to Penang is fully booked until Tuesday. The tickets are from the international bus station called Langgar located just down from the Renaissance Hotel on Sultan Yahya Petra rd. They cost 28RM each for [...]

5May2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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D’ Lagoon revisited!!!!

I felt so pleased and excited as we rounded the rocks and came into D’ Lagoon from the sea. It was so like I remembered it, the beach, the bungalows even the Coconut tree that lays over the beach and supported by a stilt was still there. dlagoon wonky palm treeThe sky was so blue with not a [...]

23Apr2008 | onefix | 9 comments | Continued
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Gavin’s Birthday 18/04/08 - 36!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to you………………. We let Gavin have a lay in until 9.30 and then woke him up to Happy Birthday and Tehya’s present and all of his cards (he opened his gift from Becca the day before because he wanted to swim - but was still sunburned from 3 days before!!!!). We had a [...]

23Apr2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued