tales of a danish pastry

Bangkoking hell From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (621 days old)

So, we turn up after a mammoth 24 hour trip from Fiji, via Sydney at 1am, completely in the dark about where our hotel was. We very quickly learned not to trust directions from anyone as we were sent … more

Fiji From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (621 days old)

Nope. We were literally stranded in Nadi for a few days as there had been extensive flooding which meant no boats could leave for the islands and you couldnt even get into the town centre. We were onc… more

So, Blesbians part two From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (621 days old)

Meet Lesbian 1 - Vanessa (middle), aged 32, elephantitis based, Bo Selecta caracature of herself, claimed to also like males. Summary: Desperate. Proven by her immense insecurity - she revealed how ug… more

B(lisbi)ane From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (637 days old)

No time now but they were interesting. Sneak preview. Did i hear you say John Merrick? … more

The Weyhound (oh and Cairns) From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (637 days old)

12 hours were endured on the Greyhound bus for hopefully the final ever time. Each time we progressively seemed to get newer coaches with less and less functionality. The lowlights of this journey was… more

My Flower From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (655 days old)

Art lovers … more

If You Wanted to Dump Me, You Could've Just Said From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (655 days old)

We did have an interesting incident whilst on the boat. It was afternoon tea on the 2nd day. A pot full of hot tea awaited us below deck. Lovely jubbly, just what the doctor ordered. Laura went fir… more

The WetSundays From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (655 days old)

Not actually for the rain (despite it being rainy season) because actually we got very lucky. On the days leading up to this trip and seeing all these reports of 2/3rds of Queensland being flooded and… more

Angus Fraser Island pt 2 From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (656 days old)

Now this was awesome!! We'd booked a 2 day tour of Fraser Island staying in a resort for one night. As soon as we left and began to bomb it down the beach with the ocean spray against the buses window… more

Surfers Paradry From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (656 days old)

Really not a nice place in the rain. Didnt set foot on the beach once due to poor conditions. Spirits beginning to wilt at this juncture. A pointless place without the ability to get on the beach. … more

Byron Get Bay Free From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (656 days old)

Byron Bay was beautiful but after a marathon Greyhound mixpot we couldnt go straight to the beach without checking in at our plush motel. We had a few hours to wait so we stripped and dived in to thei… more

Where's Wilmot pt 3!!! From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (665 days old)

From our Parramatta hotel room. … more

Where's Wilmot pt 2 From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (665 days old)

Can you see Laura? … more

Rumps. Humps. Stumps From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (665 days old)

New Years Day was spent in the relative luxury of our Mercure hotel - not cheap, but very comfortable. We allowed ourselves a day of complete slobbery before we took on Sydney properly. That very n… more

No, No Way, Look Who It Is? From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (673 days old)

One of the aforementioned complete peanuts from our St Kilda Xmas day shindog was sat right next to us at the Fireworks in Sydney. 1 million spectators and he had to sit there. Right little lethario t… more

Melbourne: A short summary of a strange week and a bit From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (674 days old)

Firstly i have never seen such extreme weather. Monsoon rain for the first 4-5 days. Literally horizontal rain and cold temperatures. By the end of our time there, 38 degrees and quite frankly too hot… more

A Page Away From A Poo From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (684 days old)

This really was a long and windy road, thanks for that Matt. Arrived in Kaikoura ready to do some whale watching, mini golf in the sunshine. Planned to do the activities the next day as the weather se… more

The Long and Winding Road From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (684 days old)

For the remaining 5 days of NZ we spread ourselves out. The weather was shit and the large majority of the time was spent driving. A night stop off in Wanaka was largely uneventful bar (if i say so my… more

Where's Wilmot? Part 1 From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (684 days old)

Can you see him? … more

Milford (Not So) Sound From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (684 days old)

After our extreme activities in Queensland we decided that we could now take it very easy, our job was done. Headed on our way to Milford Sound, apparently one of the most pictouresque sights in south… more

Melbourne Internet Shocker From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (686 days old)

It seems we cannot upload photos onto the machines here, so until our free minutes run out there will be limited bloggage im afraid... I know you'll be heartbroken. Safe, and MERRY CHRISTMAS fro… more

Extreme 2: Return of the Extreme From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (686 days old)

So not content with a Shotover Jet, we thought we'd up a notch. Next stop the Kawarau Bridge (the site of the world's first bungy). We had a brief look from the watching station the day before and to … more

XXXXXXXxxxxxxtreeeeme From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (695 days old)

So after Mount Cook, we drove a further few hours down to Queenstown, via Cromwell (who i would only recommend visiting if a) you were running low on petrol, b) had an ill fish or c) were missing a ta… more

Show Me The Way to San Mount Cook From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (695 days old)

Here it is.... You'll notice the white van man appearing in most of them...Not only was this a good marker in terms of scale but also Laura's inability to overtake, despite seeing approximately 3.2… more

Captain Slackbladder From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (695 days old)

Apologies to those avid "Imwithstoopid" watchers out there. We've been sooo busy we haven't been able to update the blog of late. To summarise our comings and goings, we will talk through the medium o… more

That F**king Duck From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (700 days old)

Day 4 and we've left Auckland for Christchurch on a short flight. Beautiful scenery as we "pull in" to the airport. Next stop - pick up the car. Now Laura, who was very excited about the prospect o… more

Winkle Shrinkage From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (700 days old)

Day 3 was supposed to involve taking a 30 minute ferry over to the beautiful Waiheke Island for a mountain bike excursion and general wine tasting banter with my sister and her boyfriend, but to be fr… more

One Dollar Away From A Knob From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (703 days old)

more details to follow..... After a lovely bottle of red wine and a few games of pool (in the Queens Head pub - i know i know, old habits) we noticed a "pokie" that was based on strip poker and as … more

Touchdown! From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (704 days old)

So folks, here we are safely at my sisters gaff in Auckland! Temperature in the mid-20's i'd say and its only 11am. Pub very much out. Took roughly 31 hours door to door in the end via LAX whic… more

Countdown From imwithstoopid in MeLauOnTour (712 days old)

6 Days to go!! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!… more