The end... for now.

OK, So I am back home. Sad, ... very sad, but true. Its great to see all the friends and family, and eat all the mexican food I can, but its hard not to be still travelling. I think the trick to returning home is to keep the travel mentality alive - even in your own town which you think you are familiar with. I say keep going, keep travelling everyday, take new roads to work, go on mini adventures to places you haven't been, and just keep the feeling and spirit which you travelled with alive in your own heart - everyday. I thank everyone for keeping in tune with the blog, as it was very cool to hear all the feedback on my travels. I have so many stories to tell and observations to tell, so please, get with me soon and won't mind a bit telling all I can. I will get around to posting a decent amount of pictures on a flickr account or picasa page. As you can see, my writing skills are pretty wiped out, as I am still mentally in another world... As for the future, I am still in travel mode, not planning more than 2 weeks out. Yeah, Ill do the job thing, but the travels and stories aren't over yet... so stay in touch for another semi interesting blog, idea or who knows... maybe a book Cheers... thank you and much love, Taylor ill never forget the way I felt.

FEEJEE!

For those who haven't given up on my poor updating skills completely... Here is a few pictures of Fiji! I blazed through Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in just a few days, and only took pictures of pretty buildings... So I will post those of Singapore another time. I then hopped back over from Singapore to Australia then to New Zealand to catch a flight to Fiji. There I met up with my good friend Karolina in Fiji and spent my last 11 days in the pacific sunbathing, eating interesting culinary dishes, watching horrid Fiji entertainment and snorkeling. I also went spearfishing, which was awesome. The sunsets from a tent or a small bungalow don't hurt to put one in a calm, relaxed mood before travelling home... needless to say, it was beautiful!

Kuala Lumpur!

Kuala Lumpur is a fast paced modern city that has just as many Malay computer dorks as burqa-clad women pacing the streets in the hustle and bustle of business or shopping leisurely in the western style shopping malls (many). Its Islam meets the west, but still assurts that its in an Asian country and is spotted with glittering high rises (including my favorite - Petronas Towers, worlds 3rd tallest building), beautiful parkland, dominating minarets and mosques. The metropolitan mix of the differing cultures and huge diversity of people in a compact, yet speedy area made it my favorite south asian megacity! (Im kinda obsessed with the Petronas Towers... so thats just about the only thing I took pictures of...OH BUT THEY SO PRETTY!)

Ko Lanta, Thailand

If you feel like being productive, stay clear of Ko Lanta, Thailand. We moved from the hustle and bustle of Ko Phi Phi to the most chilled out island in Thailand. The change was very welcome and we took the islands laid back atmosphere further when myself, Ricky and 2 english buddies/travel "mates" (as they would say) rented a nice little 2 bedroom villa on the beach. ON the beach. As in 5 meters away from blue water, breaking waves, yellow-white sands and a spotty horizon of islands, including our recent departure point - Ko Phi Phi. We did nothing for 3 days straight. Wake up, walk to fruit market, swim, frisbee, relax in chairs by villa, use the wireless internet to feel bad for those stuck in Bangkok, talk about life, eat lunch, participate in other mindnumbing activities, drink a beer, swim, frisbee, rinse, repeat. We all needed a little melting in the sand and this was the perfect place to do it. Apparently most of the beach house and restuarant owners had the same idea - a few years ago. The beach we called home was also the permenant chillout spot for mostly english expats that found the laziest place in Thailand a paradise compared to the fog and chill of England. So after a coma for a few days, I happened to look at a calendar. Probably the worst and best mistake of the travelling around the southern islands of Thailand, as I realized I had only a few days before getting on a plane from Singapore to Australia - in route to final stop in Fiji then home- thus, I had to hop on a bus the next day to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - my next destination. Ricky made the awesome decision to keep life slow and exciting and extend his trip an additional month, allowing him to relax and explore Malaysia and Indonesia as they were supposed to be seen and I admire him for it. I would have done it too, but I just don't have the funds! So I bid my farewells to the laziness and sat on a variety of busses and minivans for the next 20 something hours, only to wake up in Malaysia...