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Sri Lanka - Thailand - Vietnam - Singapore - Australia - New Zealand - Cook Islands - USA
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Links These links should take you to just about everywhere we've been! First are the links to services we have used then the places where we stayed |
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| Please let everyone know you have visited by signing our Guest Book - any comments welcome! | ||
| Trailfinders, The travel experts! | ||
| Trailfinders managed to put together the perfect round-the-world trip, exactly what we wanted and a very fair price! | ||
| Insure and go! | ||
| We couldn't find a better deal anywhere, but we sure did try! All the cover we needed, great service, great price. | ||
| Jetwing Tours, Sri Lanka! | ||
| Jetwing gave us a wonderful private tour of Sri Lanka, thanks to our English speaking guide Januka. | ||
| Good Times Travel Service, Kanchanaburi | Good Times | |
| A fantastic tour company, our guide spoke good English, had a great history knowledge, and gave us a wonderful day! | ||
| Sinh Cafe, Travel & Tours in Vietnam! | Sinh Cafe | |
| The original Sinh Cafe, most tour companies in Vietnam are called Sinh Cafe! | ||
| One in Saigon too! | Web link | |
| coming soon! | ||
| Raffles, Singapore | Raffles | |
| An outstanding hotel with exquisite food, definately our finest meal and of course the birthplace of the Singapore sling!! | ||
| Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb | Bridge Climb | |
| If you are going to Sydney this is a must, the sense of achievement when you get to the top is awesome! | ||
| Australia Zoo | Australia Zoo | |
| The home of the crododile hunter, an incredible zoo! | ||
| Illusions catamaran to the Whitsunday Islands | Illusions | |
| A fantastic and recommended day out snorkelling and diving at the Whitsundays with Abby and Pete. Wonderful! | ||
| Compass Great Barrier Reef Trip, Cairns | Compass | |
| A cheap price for a great trip to the outer reef from Cairns | ||
| Hells Gate, Rotorua | Hells Gate | |
| Bubbling boiling mud, spurting geysers, steaming landscape, New Zealands only Maori owned geothermal reserve. | ||
| Hobbiton | Hobbiton | |
| One of the movie sets for Lord of the Rings, a farm in the middle of nowhere. | ||
| Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand | Waitomo Caves | |
| A fantastic boat ride in a cave to see glowworms by the thousand. | ||
| Alcatraz | Alcatraz | |
| Alcatraz prison, San Francisco. The history of Alcatraz Island. | ||
| Below we have listed everywhere we have stayed during our world travels, Hotels, Guest Houses, Resorts, Caravan Parks and sheds. We have rated these all taking into account many factors including: Surroundings, People, Service, Comfort even running water. Eg: Sam's River Raft House is basically a floating shed which is situated on the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. We had no hot water, a noisy fan, ants come free with every meal and cockroaches free with every room but has more character and warmth than most 5 star hotels, definately one of our top 5 favourite resorts. A place everyone should experience!
Then we have The Bellagio, Las Vegas. Simply Outstanding! |
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| Sri Lanka | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| Blue Oceanic Beach Resort, Negombo | 6 | Blue Ocean |
| Very nice location, golden beach, great food, good service, rooms needed modernising. | ||
| Sigirya Village | 9 | Sigiria Village |
| Perfect location in the jungle, good beer, good food, great service, outstanding rooms, massive bed, one of our favourites. | ||
| Hunas Falls | 6 | Hunas Falls |
| Great location high in the mountain, wonderful views, good food, nice rooms, pleasant. | ||
| Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo | 5 | Trans Asia |
| Big hotel in the city, nice food, typical hotel for a business trip! A good spring clean wouldn't go a miss! | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Web link |
| Royal Princess, Bangkok | 5 | Royal Princess |
| Good as a first stop to get your bearings, food is ok, pleasant service, interesting Thai bar singer!! | ||
| Sam's river raft house, Kanchanaburi | 8 | Sams |
| This place has so much character! A definate must go, food is good, rooms are fine, Staff are so welcomming, Wonderful!! | ||
| Rabieng Rimmum, Phetchaburi | 4 | Rabieng |
| If you like the hotel restaurant all to yourself, this is the place to be! it's crying out for a refurb! nice hot spa! | ||
| Jansom Thara Hotel, Ranong | 3 | Jansom Thara |
| It's the best place in town, you only want one night here though, rough rooms, poor shower, food ok, great experience! | ||
| Karon Silver Resort, Phuket | 6 | Karon Silver |
| Immaculate rooms, very friendly people, great service, quiet area, cheap rates, highly recommended. | ||
| Phi Phi Don Chuket Resort, Phi Phi | 6 | Chuket Resort |
| Great resort, clean rooms, fair service, cheap rooms, the island makes this place perfect. | ||
| Lotus Bungalow, Ko Samui | 4 | Lotus |
| Rooms are a bit dark, could be cleaner, 20 steps from the sea, friendly service, adequate! | ||
| Sensi Paradise Resort, Ko Tao | 7 | Sensi Paradise |
| Romantic-tastic! perfect wooden huts on a hill overlooking the sea through the trees, plenty of evening wildlife!! | ||
| Utopia Suites, Ko Tao | 7 | Utopia Suites |
| Must be the best rooms on the island, perfect hot shower, cable tv, immaculately clean, fair price, no character though! | ||
| Sea Lodge, Ko Tao | 5 | Sea Lodge |
| Bang! went the shower, flash of flame, puff of smoke, nice and clean and dry for the rainy season. | ||
| Siam Oriental Inn, Khaosan Road, Bangkok | 3 | Siam Oriental |
| Idealy needs raising to the ground! ok just for one night though, try elsewhere first! | ||
| Vietnam | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| Old Darling Hotel, Hanoi | 3 | Old Darling |
| Our other hotel is full,, come here! Not a good place to stay, no shower that worked, unfriendly people, not great! | ||
| Win Hotel, Hanoi | 7 | Win Hotel |
| Very lovely people, incredibly helpful, beautiful rooms, spotless throughout, a great place to stay! | ||
| What's it called? | 2 | Weblink |
| It wasn't very nice, dirty, you wouldn't want to eat there, no!! | ||
| Thai Binh Hotel, Hue | 5 | Thai Binh |
| Quite pleasant, they had a lift (elevator)!!! quite a good service, very clean, but a stinky kitchen / restaurant! | ||
| Asian Hotel, Saigon | 6 | Asian Hotel |
| A great hotel with good service. | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| The Elizabeth, Singapore | 3 | The Elizabeth |
| Could have been nice but building work, noisy builders, no restaurant, 1 small bar, not great rooms, off we went to the York! | ||
| The York, Singapore | 6 | The York |
| Quite a nice hotel, Room service had a bit of trouble delivering a champagne breakfast, it never turned up! GREAT!! | ||
| Australia | ||
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| Billabong Gardens, Newtown, Sydney | 2 | Weblink |
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| Blue Mountains, YHA | 5 | Weblink |
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| Cronulla, Caravan Park, Botany Bay | 5 | Weblink |
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| Twofold Beach Resort, Eden | 8 | Weblink |
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| Seaspray, Caravan Park, Seaspray | Weblink | |
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| Cowes, Caravan Park, Phillip Island | Weblink | |
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| Ashley Gardens, Melbourne | Weblink | |
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| Governers Hill, Caravan Park, Goulburn | Weblink | |
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| The Grand Pines, Caravan Park, Sydney | Weblink | |
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| Ocean Beach, Caravan Park, Umina | Weblink | |
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| Parklea Garden Villiage, Sydney | Weblink | |
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| Manning Point Ocean, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Sundowner Breakwall, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Showground, Caravan Park, Coffs Harbour | Weblink | |
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| Park Beach, Caravan Park, Coffs Harbour | Weblink | |
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| Byron Bay, Caravan Park, Byron Bay | Weblink | |
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| Pine Ridge Road, Caravan Park, Gold Coast | Weblink | |
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| Brisbane, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Hibiscus Holiday Park, Caloundra | Weblink | |
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| Golden Beach, Holiday Park, Caloundra | Weblink | |
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| Coolum Beach, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Bouganvillia, Caravan Park, Noosa | Weblink | |
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| Burgera, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Capricorn Palms, Holiday Park, Yeppoon | Weblink | |
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| Makay Beach, Tourist Park | Weblink | |
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| Adventure Whitsunday, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Rollingstone, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Mission Beach Hideaway, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| Coconut Caravan Park, Cairns | 8 | Weblink |
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| Glengarry, Caravan Park | Weblink | |
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| New Zealand | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| Silverpoint Motor Inn, Aukland | 4 | Weblink |
| You'd only want one night here! bit of a plumbing problem and only crisps and chocolate on the menu after 9pm | ||
| Admirals Arms Hotel, Coromandel | 7 | Weblink |
| What a wonderful place to stay! So fresh and clean, terrific people, outstanding service, excellent food. | ||
| Ashleigh Court Motel, Rotorua | 6 | Weblink |
| Hard to find a room in Rotorua! This place was great, the hot spa sure was hot, it made our champagne warm! Recommended! | ||
| Aaron Court Motor Inn, Hamilton | 3 | Weblink |
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| Spa Hotel, Lake Taupo | 5 | Weblink |
| Like something out of a John Wayne movie! You need a sense of humour to stay here but it's a definate must! Recommended! | ||
| Sharella Motor Inn, Wellington | 3 | Weblink |
| If there is nowhere else available then spend the night here, but it's not ideal! | ||
| Admiral Arms Hotel, Palmy' | 5 | Weblink |
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| Waitomo Caves YHA | 4 | Weblink |
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| Bridge House Lodge, Warkworth | 7 | Weblink |
| Another beautiful place to stay, it draws you in! Great food, good beer, wonderful service, we loved it! | ||
| Pacific Inn, Aukland Airport | 3 | Weblink |
| Rarotonga, Cook Islands | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| Varas Beach House | 1 | Weblink |
| Not quite how it appeared on the internet! Just one night here and we were off to the Rarotongan. | ||
| The Rarotongan | 9 | Weblink |
| Paradise! Beautiful rooms, wonderful service, great food, highly recommended! Oh, and a perfect sunset nearly every night. | ||
| California - Nevada, U.S.A. | ||
| Resort name | Rating - 0 - 10 | Website |
| Motel 6, Los Angeles, California | 3 | Weblink |
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| Ramada, Monterey, CA | Weblink | |
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| Redwood Inn, Lombard St. San Francisco, California | Weblink | |
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| Wharf Inn, San Francisco, California | Weblink | |
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| Ramada Suites, Bakersfield, California | 4 | Weblink |
| Typical "business trip" hotel, the clock in the room was set one hour foreward so too late for breakfast, nice one! | ||
| The Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada | 99999 | Weblink |
| Possibly the finest hotel in the world, totally outstanding. The only place to stay in Las Vegas! | ||
| Hollywood Plaza Inn, Hollywood, California | 3 | Weblink |
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| Ramada Airport Inn, Los Angeles, California | 3 | Weblink |
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| Other Websites of interest to Travellers / Backpackers | ||
| Caroline's Rainbow Foundation | Web link | |
| A Shepherds Bush Man eats from a can! | Web link | |
| World Backpackers, other travellers stories! | Web link | |
| World Weather etc. A handy website! | Web link | |
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