Matt Mayer

R

Posted from 79.74.150.206

No singapore: 'It doesn't interest me' says M. With an attitude like this you may not be so out of reach

Matthew

Posted from 202.62.104.232

What's happening May 11th? I will be in Cambridge for my MA pickup on May 10th.

I'm now in Phonsavon, Laos; home of the MYSTERIOUS PLAIN OF JARS

R

Posted from 79.74.150.206

agreed. We'll have to work out a plan for May 11th. I doubt I will be a cambridge resident at that point.

bagged

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Black Hill, West Yorks (about 2 years ago). Picture has appeared at http://www.mattmayer.com/gallery/v/andy/peakbagging/ - the highest county top so far bagged!

Thankyou

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http://www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk/

Line-up announced. I want to go.

Moving oop north tomorrow. How exciting!

R

Posted from 79.74.150.206

Andy, your MoD thing has been done.

Matthew

Posted from 202.62.100.81

I dare you to buy the one pound collection then spend them at Tesco!

Good news!

Posted from 84.92.211.193

The Cotswold Way passes over the highest point in Gloucestershire! (I realise this may not interest everybody...or perhaps anybody)

R

Posted from 129.67.94.158

Does any want to get me £14...

http://www.royalmint.com/PackedSets/UK0814GS.aspx

Matthew

Posted from 202.62.100.81

It's always Crawley, isn't it...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080328/tuk-youtube-fight-clip-boys-safe-6323e80.html

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

Glad you finally made it on to the slow boat! ( you will have to live with missing the boat jokes for some time . Seen a video of slow boat on; sound less dicey than fast boat.

Matthew

Posted from 202.62.100.68

After two days on a wooden bench on a boat, I have arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos and withdrawn 1 million kip from the bank :)

Staying at www.theapsara.com - very nice hotel!

fancy flag boy

Posted from 86.133.247.201

not even worth remarking on new places now?

Matthew

Posted from 202.137.142.225

Oops, I was so slow I missed the slow boat...

Posted from 81.152.242.252

Sawatdee khrap? from snowy? Crawley

caspian sea

Posted from 86.133.247.201

its only relevance was in terms of double-landlocked countries

Matthew

Posted from 118.172.67.92

Sawatdee Khrap from Chiang Khong on the Thailand/Laos border.

Matthew

Posted from 118.172.67.92

The Caspian Sea isn't anywhere... you have to "set foot in or pass through on land based transport" to bag a country!

R

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and spend the whole trip in a dark room

Of course

Posted from 84.92.211.193

You could always take LP E. Europe AND a brick. I would.

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

LPEE will be fine I think, all reviews say it is better than LPWB, but thanks and I'll let you know if I change my mind once I weigh it.

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

Correct!

Matthew

Posted from 125.25.210.11

Hot cross bunnies!

perhaps

Posted from 86.133.247.201

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_boiler

LPs

Posted from 86.133.247.201

I can send you the balkan one if you'd rather not take a brick to majdas

louise

Posted from 81.97.177.135

Reprting from grans; postcard that arrived was from thailand not from malaysia
ps what do you get if you pour boiling water down rabbit holes?

R

Posted from 129.67.116.126

And M is fine and back in Thailand. WHERE HE SHOULD STAY!!!

R

Posted from 129.67.116.126

The Caspian sea doesn't count, it is Uzbekistan. Apparently whichever body looks after such matters considers the Caspian sea to be a lake, despite salinity.

LP EE is 1000 pages long, its going to be a brick. And I bet it doesn't even have a Licktonstyne section.

do you think

Posted from 84.92.211.193

Matthew may have been arrested for posting on a pro-democracy website such as this? They wouldn't allow it in North Korea!

does the caspian sea count?

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If it doesn't, it's Uzbekistan, if it does, I'm flummoxed. Either way, I'd rather go to Lichenstein (thought I'd contribute another random spelling). There is no doubt that LP E. Europe will be endlessly useful! (can I borrow it?!)

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

I am visiting Majda. My point was only that I bought the bigger more general lonely planet book. Leichtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries.

don't worry

Posted from 84.92.211.193

I have translated. Does this mean you're not visiting Majda?

am I right in thinking

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that Liechtenstein is the only doubly land-locked country in Europe?

what does this mean?

Posted from 84.92.211.193

"LP E. Europe is winging its way here, I have eschewed the Western Balkans in favour of future usefulness"

especially the acronym...

R

Posted from 129.67.118.50

Aargh! Someone just asked me if I had ever been to a doubly-landlocked country, and I had to say no. :-(

LP E. Europe is winging its way here, I have eschewed the Western Balkans in favour of future usefulness

R

Posted from 129.67.118.50

Good quiz questions:

1. What is both the smallest ceremonial county and the most populous political constituency in England?

2. Which territory forms the most remote part of the South West England Europena constituency?

R

Posted from 129.67.118.18

I hope everyone's hearts are bleeding for Andy and his 5 months of work.

Be strong, brave soul.

Matthew

Posted from 203.81.72.200

It was worth it just to see that little Burmese flag appear on the message!

Matthew

Posted from 203.81.72.200

As you have all figured out, I'm in Burma.

To be exact, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar.

Highlights of the town include the water buffalo market and the disco. Yesterday evening I went clubbing (no joke).

All this talk of Burma

Posted from 84.92.211.193

Makes me want to go to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria

although I'm not entirely sure why. Pity I have to work the next five months...

and

Posted from 84.92.211.193

Given that we're rattling along at over five messages a day (it's like the old days!) it won't be too long. I just hope that an appropriate celebration can be organised from the depths of south east asia...

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

Alert!

Sneaking up without anyone paying attention...the 5000th message is almost upon us

louise

Posted from 88.108.172.49

Fat chance!
(Actually I don't think he's reading any of this. We, UK based folk, are just talking to each other)

Matt: if you read this please also look at email, you need to contact your bank urgently!

louise

Posted from 88.108.172.49

Fat chance!
(Actually I don't think he's reading any of this. We, UK based folk, are just talking to each other)

Matt: if you read this please also look at email, you need to contact your bank urgently!

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

Come on, its not really worth going just for the day... Wouldn't you rather just stay in Thailand?

Looks fairly likely

Posted from 84.92.211.193

At $10 for a day trip... But I'd rather be here than in Burma saying y'all.

R

Posted from 129.67.117.2

Are you Burma-ing?

boo

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American gnome girl

louise

Posted from 90.196.146.24

We are all too aware that this is a border town

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

Oh don't do that. "y'all", yuck.

Matthew

Posted from 125.24.99.171

Hey y'all from Mae Sai, Thailand.

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

damn, I was going to link that, but my iPod doesn't do copy paste.

that place again

Posted from 84.92.211.193

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7296832.stm

R

Posted from 129.67.94.158

A superior celebration by far,especially as 22/7 is better than 3.14 as an approximation. As I noted today though, you'd better not miss it by a day, the approximation breaks down far more quickly in July than March.

Matthew

Posted from 61.91.39.127

I'm waiting till 22nd July to celebrate Pi Approximation Day!

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

It only works for Americans

( Actually thanks for the info; i thought you were making it up, but looked on google and lo and behold the official pi day web site)

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

Let me be the first (and last?) to wish TOC a happy Pi day!

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

...or revisit! mwhahaha...no wait, oh :-(

Nah

Posted from 84.92.211.193

A temporary, albeit potentially very large, blip, that's all. Think of all those unpleasant corners of Europe left for us to visit!

R

Posted from 129.67.94.158

I see the CB title sailing away.

Matthew

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Hello from Chiang Mai. I attempted to win the pub quiz, but a Thai version of Trevor was playing in another team, so we came third.

PS

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Bonjour de Cherbourg. Pardon, j'ai oublie.

oops

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Aiming for Liechtenstein, I ended up in France. A classic error. And then I had to come back again. Oh well, I've got some nice sausages, so it's not all bad.

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

At Downing Street upon the stair

I met a man who wasn't Blair.

He wasn't Blair again today.

Oh how I wish he'd go away.


P.S. Land mines!

Matthew

Posted from 218.111.218.207

I don't have a clue what you're all talking about. Anyway, I'm off to Chiang Mai in deepest Liechenstein tomorrow.

R

Posted from 79.74.160.85

My nameless destination is only nameless out of convention. Nothing exciting, its only Liechtenstein...again!

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

As you yourself are nameless, do I conclude you are Andrew?

talking of nameless destinations

Posted from 84.92.211.193

I'm going to be leaving the country to a nameless destination tomorrow. I do like this travel thing.

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

To nameless destinations???

R

Posted from 129.67.94.158

I'll be coming home after Ashley's wedding, for departure to destinations overseas on 8-15 April

Matthew

Posted from 218.111.24.48

Good morning from hot and sticky Kuala Lumpur!

louise

Posted from 81.152.242.252

Bon voyage!

R

Posted from 129.67.94.158

No, I'm free.

My happiness is somewhat subdued by the roof mice getting into the kitchen.

Results Richard?

Posted from 80.254.147.84

So are you still a water polo enthusiast?

he has a postcard for china too

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but he hasn't quite managed to send it yet...

R

Posted from 79.66.180.168

Sigmund's postcard received. Shame Andy couldn't find time to write.

R

Posted from 79.66.180.168

Renewed scholarship, £1900 richer. Nice. Obviously college don't have a good BS detector

Matthew

Posted from 222.70.220.99

That's just my proxy, I'm not in the US. Yet ;)

hooray!

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except you seem to have used the downtime to sneak away to America... PS my Poland capital tick still needs deleting.

Matthew

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Apologies for the downtime, should be fine again now

a small selection of photos

Posted from 84.92.211.193

http://www.mattmayer.com/gallery/v/andy/poland/

R

Posted from 79.66.216.54

this site could be more iphone friendly

PS

Posted from 84.92.211.193

I didn't actually go to Warsaw, so you've given me an undeserved tick. Oh no! Photos will be up later.

Matthew

Posted from 222.70.228.6

That makes it Andy 36, Richard 36 in Europe!

hello from krakow

Posted from 84.92.211.193

well, not exactly, but I'm rubbish at the holiday internet thing! Poland, bagged and slept in. No time to go anywhere else sadly...

R

Posted from 79.66.143.40

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/simon_barnes/article3463387.ece