Energia positiva para las proximas horas

Esta entrada va en castellano... Que seguro que a mi madre tambien le apetece enterarse... no te pongas nerviosa, que todo va bien :)

Por donde empezar... pues por el principio Manuel... ERES UN DESASTRE!!

Siempre lo he sido, al menos en relacion a mi documentacion. El DNI me lo hice (afortunadamente) justo antes de venir de viaje, y lo habia perdido en Julio de 2007. El carne de conducir igual... Y el pasaporte... El pasaporte lo maltrate durante mi estancia en Australia, me lo terminaron de rematar en Egipto, y ahora llegan las consecuencias.

La hoja identificativa de mi pasaporte esta un poco rota. Al principio era una raja muy pequen~a, pero ha medida que van pasando los dias, los controles de pasaporte, los vuelos... va en aumento.

Al llegar a Hong Kong, me pusieron mala cara y tardaron mas de 10 minutos en ponerme el sellito y dejarme pasar... A Taiwan casi no entro. Justificaciones multiples sobre el viaje, demostrar solvencia economica, reservas de vuelos... Y a los 20 minutos por fin llego el sello... POR LOS PELOS!!!

Al dia siguiente a primera hora de la mañana, me presente en el Consulado de España en Taiwan para ver si lo podia solucionar con un nuevo pasaporte... lamentablemente, el consulado en Taiwan es como una sucursal de la Embajada en Filipinas, por lo que tardaria unos 20 dias en hacerme uno nuevo. No way...

Me he puesto en contacto con las embajadas de mis dos proximos destinos. Y creo que podre arreglarlo todo si tengo un poco de suerte. En el siguiente destino me van a dar un pasaporte temporal (8 meses) que me permitira viajar por el Pacifico. Pero mientras este por el Pacifico necesito tramitar un pasaporte de los nuevos, de los electronicos para poder viajar por Norte America... 3 pasaportes en 3 semanas... Una locura.

Ahora bien. El primer paso es que me dejen entrar en el proximo destino con mi pasaporte actual. Si consigo pasar la aduana... tendre via libre para poder seguir viajando... en caso contrario... no tengo ni idea de lo que va a pasar.

Asi que mientras esteis el sabado por la noche de copas, por favor enviarme un poco de suerte hasta estas tierras asiaticas, porque va a ser un momento fundamental. No quiero verme la cara cuando le de el pasaporte al policia de XXXXXX, esperando a ver si me pone el sello de ida o de vuelta...

Seguro que todo sale bien!! Pero tenia que contarlo, que llevo toda la semana con esto y aun no lo saben ni mis padres!!!

Un beso a todos!!!!

Por cierto, desde aqui no he podido colgar el video de la entrada anterior pero lo seguire intentando.

Exotic dinner in Bangkok

Just... check it out!!!!

I was really tired. It was a great and relax week in Thailand... the last night... after the last dinner... and that's what it happened...

>>>>>> I'm having problems uploading the video... I'll fix it a.s.a.p. <<<<<<<

>>>>>> You should watch it... It's delicious <<<<<<<

Don't forget to guess which is going to be my next stop

Taipei, Taiwan

GMT: +08:00
Language: Mandarin.
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (NT$)
Population: 22,911,292 (Taipei - 2,630,966)
Area: 36,188 km2 (Taipei - 272 Km2)

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And the winner is... Nobody :(

More Info: Taipei - Republic of China

WHICH IS MY NEXT STOP? (Let me know your answer in the comments)

I'm leaving Taipei next Sunday (1st. 18:00)

Next stop bets (last one in ASIA):
Elisa - Tokyo, JAPAN
Guillermo - Osaka, JAPAN
Mary - Sri, SRI LANKA
Ander - JAPAN ¿city?
Fran - Singapur, SINGAPUR

Koh Samed: a little paradise

Koh Samed is a little island on the southeast of Thailand. It takes around 3 hours to arrive to Rayong from Bangkok by bus. In Rayong you should take a ferry to go to Koh Samed island in a half-hour trip.

I booked a bungalow in Saikaew Beach Resort (30 euros per night & breakfast)... The one that you can see on the following pictures...

My first day thare I just spend the day on the beach, walking around, and looking for some activities to do the next day.

Finally I decided to rent a motorbike for the whole day (24 hours + petrol = 4 euros). It was the first time in my live that I drive a motorbike... and I really enjoyed the experience. I drivo around all the island, every road, every path, every beach... Awesome!!!

At the evening I was going to the other side of the island to see a wonderful sunset... But finally I changed my plans... I was lying on the beach, having a wonderful thai massage (4 euros/1 hour)...

After the massage, I had dinner on the beach... I drank one beer, and I went to sleep...

Bangkok - It's a Small World experience

What can I say about Thailand... I love this country. The truth is that I was really lucky; I choose a great hostel (Baan Dinso) next to the democratic monument, my second day there it was the most important day for Buddhists (that's why you can see many monks praying at the temples), and because "It's a Small World".

On monday night, while I was having dinner in a bar in Kao San Road, one guy come to me and said: "Hola, tu ibas al Pilar, verdad?" (he was from my primary school) :-O
I couldn't believe the situation... So we started talking and he offered to show me the nightlife in Bangkok. We went to Silom Road. It's amazing what you find there, it's a crazy city... thousands of tourist and thousands of Thai girls (mostly). We drank some beers there and went back to the hostel because he should work on tuesday.

On tuesday night, I met Juan in Kao San Road to have dinner. And we went again to Silom Road to go out, drink a couple of beers and dance. We went to some pubs, to a Ping-Pong show (disgusting), and to a nightclub...

And on wednesday morning I took a bus to Koh Samet...

Hong Kong, China

GMT: +08:00
Language: Chinesse and English (oficial).
Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Population: 1,321,851,888 (Hong Kong - 6,963,100)
Area: 9,598,086 km2 (Hong Kong - 1,104Km2)

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And the winner is... JC

More Info: Hong Kong - People´s Republic of China

WHICH IS MY NEXT STOP? (Let me know your answer in the comments)

I'm leaving Hong Kong next Tuesday (27th. 11:40)

Next stop bets (ASIA):
Guilermo - Osaka, JAPON
Elisa - Manila, FILIPINAS

What the hell I'm doing here!!

My life was great in Barajas (Madrid's airport), meeting new people everyday, seeing the Iberia's stewardess,... I had a great life... until this crazy Spanish took me and hold me on his bag...

I have been in Giza,

Saqqara...

Luxor...

The Nile...

The Valley of the Kings...

In several mosques around Cairo...

Now I'm in Bangkok (Thailand)...

And fortunatly in some hours we go again to an airport, because the last days he carry me to Koh Samed... and he rent a motorbike!! But he didn't tell me that it was his first time... Believe me he's crazy, I just wanna go back home...

I he hasn't give me a name yet... HELP ME!!!

Pictures from Luxor

On tuesday night (12th of may), when I came back from Saqqara I took my luggage from the hotel and I went to Giza railway station. I arrived two hours before the leaving time, and I'm so happy for that because I spent one of my best time in this station.

It was the only place where I've met people (I mean locals) who wasn't looking for my money, people who have learnt English only to have the opportunity to cheat the tourists... Egypt (well, in the tourist places) is plenty of these kind of guys.

I spent more than two hours "speaking" to Abdala, and all the people that joined us along this time... He didn't speak Englis at all... Any of their spoke English... I don't know Arabic... We know what we were talking about, and we really enjoined the time we were waiting our trains... If you scape from the daily touristical routine, and you move closer to the people from Cairo you'll meet wonderful people.

Well.... so I catch the "sleeping train" (a train designed for tourists - 60$)... and I arrived at Luxor at 7:00 a.m.. I looked for a cheap Hostel where I could left my luggage, in order to start exploring the city a.s.a.p.. I got a room in Saint Mina Hotel (around 5 euros per night) just next to the railway station.

I visited the Karnak temple complex... Awesome!!

And the Luxor Temple... Great too.

On thursday, I wanted to have a normal English conversation of which ending wasn't "give me a tip". So I joined in a guided tour around the Occidental side of Luxor. For those who don't know all the ancient monuments that you can find in Egypt are placed according to the word "life". The life places, cities, etc. where the sun rise, on the oriental side. The Pyramids, tombs, etc. where the sun set, on the occidental side.

I visited The Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahri, and Deir el-Madinah...

It was a really hot day (around 40 degrees)... I paid a half day in the hotel (3 euros) to have a place to rest and have a shower before going to the railway station to go back to Cairo on the "sleeping train". The leaving hour was 21:20... I arrived to the station at 20:40... the train arrived at 23:30...

On the train I met an Australian guy (from Perth) who is working in London, John. But he didn't come alone... For those who have been following the blog "2 Months Jumping", you could try to guess it... YES, you get it!! Just when we were having dinner John shouted, "A mouse!!"... And it was true!! The mouse had come from Australia to meet me again, but he was smaller and darker, it should be because of the sun and the lack of food here... I dind't see him again... but I'm sure that he will turn up soon.

John was looking for a place to spend the friday night in Cairo, so we decided to go together. We rent a double room in Hotel Luna. I think that is a really good place to spent your time in Cairo not only because of the location (is just in the center), but also because of the price (8 euros/night/person).

One last advise... If you are looking for a good nightlife (pubs, clubs, discos,...) avoid Cairo. Go to Thailand... or to Spain!!