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Absolutely... although the respect doesn't extend to personal space which takes a bit of getting use to!

I found that giving them a 6'4", 110kg glare worked wonders.

Greg

Very droll!

I'm just glad someone got it.

Greg

There has been a few comparisons between the looting that took place in the US after Katrina and the orderly queues in Japan as well as the speed of the government responses. It's an interesting comparison of cultures.

Greg

I'm a notorious last minute packer.

Might have to start calling you Kerry.

Greg

What companies have you checked Greg... if you haven't already, have a look at Covermore.... it has some really great rates and they're one of the few that cover natural disasters and terrorist activity. That's who I ended up with. Since I'm only going to be in the one place and don't really care t...

Oh and it only counts Greg if you are stopping off in HK first!

Bugger.

To carry on with a discussion a few posts before...any idea what travel insurance for a year costs? More than my airfare to Bangkok!

Greg

Who is going to be the first to start packing?

I bought a new bag for Laos, does that count?

Greg

Hmmmmmm...http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/busin ... ss&emc=rss

Greg

Exciting news Greg! Sure you can't do a stop over in HK the first week of April?

Costs, having to be in Thailand on a certain date, costs, been to HKDL twice, costs...

Greg

Don't worry about the RWC, All Blacks will get bundled out in the quarters anyway, more than likely by Samoa or someone like that

It's not Samoa I'm worried about, it's the *^$$%# French.

Greg

And she echoes what many other people who have reported from Disney in the last few days have said - "I have to say that the Disney staff are exceptional and unexplainably positive during this entire experience. They have been amazing." Reading about peoples experiences in the Disney Parks during 9...

The only downside to me heading to Laos is that I will be missing another Rugby World Cup. I just hope that through the miracle that is the internet I can find some streaming feeds. I can still remember sitting alone in the crew bar of the cruise ship, at some ungodly hour of the morning, somewhere ...

Heading off in April. Going to the same place as last time and hopefully staying in the same guest house. One of the things that got me the job was the fact that I had been there before and knew the place well enough to be able to hit the ground running with the new volunteers. I arrive the same day...

When you travel you end up having a good time or a good story.

Here's hoping she ends up with a good story and nothing worse.

Greg

I am off again. You may remember me going to Laos to teach English to Buddhist monks a while ago...well, I enjoyed it so much I'm going back to work on the project as a staff member. In one of those serendipitous chain-of-events situations I ended up being offered the job and I have committed to bei...