Check here for the latest updates from Hannah, in Asia...
PanAsia Update - September 2011 (London, Congleton, Liverpool)
She's baaaaaack. Be afraid. Be very afraid...
PanAsia Update - 18th August 2011 (Somewhere in S.E. Asia)Via Facebook
Hannah Potts: YAY! Finally got to angkor wat! but angkor thom shits all over it!!!! woop off to sihanoukville for a week ! Mark L. Potts: Yay! So glad you got to see it baby xxx Chris Morgan: Main reason for entire trip succeeded? Hannah Potts: me too p it was incredible! plus i got piccies! xxx Hannah Potts: cant wait to show you.x Hannah Potts: yeeeeeees! Mark L. Potts Can't wait to see them xxx PanAsia Update - 18th August 2011 (Somewhere in S.E. Asia)Via Facebook chat at 12.31 BST on 18th August 2011
Mark L. Potts: Poke! Hannah Potts: hey! Mark L. Potts: On bus from Macc to Crewe... Where are you? Hannah Potts: niiiiice. im in the guestthouse ive got an hour to pack my bag and shower before getting on the night bus so i really shouldnt be on fb!!! Mark L. Potts: Ok chat when you have tlme baby xxxx Hannah Potts: when im in sihanoukville ill hav all the time in the world...just relaxing for like 9 days on beaches Mark L. Potts: Ok baby xxx no worries xxx safe journey Hannah Potts: love you xxxxxxxx Mark L. Potts: Will do baby. You take care of those photos! Bye xxx |
PanAsia Update - 13th August 2011 (Bangkok, Thailand)Via Facebook chat at 12.58 BST on 13th August 2011
Mark L. Potts: Boo! Is chat working today? Hannah Potts: hope so! Mark L. Potts: Victory is mine! Hannah Potts: me and lew went halves on a new digital cam yesterday, 25 quid each!!! we have been to ayutthaya today it was amazing up at 7am to go! haha bet u thought i didnt know 7 am existed i wasnt even tired today either and i went to bed at half 2! i had soooooo much fun taking photies today im uploading now Mark L. Potts: Haha! Hannah Potts: only got 15 mins though... on a timer computer stops working after 15! Mark L. Potts: OK. Just wanted to day Hi. Hannah Potts: hi. u get my last msg? Mark L. Potts: Yup. Just. So, how's it being back in Thailand? You've really fallen in love with it Hannah Potts: amazing! YES! i adore it here.i feel so at home Mark L. Potts: Why? It's so Not-Hannah Hannah Potts: hat??! Mark L. Potts: You like cities and shops and stuff... Hannah Potts: theres shops daddy... Mark L. Potts: Isn't it all foreign and weird? Hannah Potts: and its mental. and im mental! ill have to show u the photos. ive managed to pretty much buy a new wardrobe with 20 quid! its ridiculous! Mark L. Potts: Ha! Shoes, clothes and bags! Hannah Potts: literaelly. everywhere! Mark L. Potts: I suppose it's perfect for you! Hannah Potts: and boss scenery and its just sick. Mark L. Potts: But isn't the difference strange to you? Hannah Potts: im used to it now. it feels normal lol. normal felt strange! Mark L. Potts: And warm enough? You are the only person to ever say Australia is too cold!!! Hannah Potts: its so hot here i love it! yeh it was cold i had to waer all my clothes to bed! Mark L. Potts: You are just so nesh! Hannah Potts: we werent far north enough it wud have been warmer in cairnes...but it was too expeensive to travel up there! i realised i dont wanna work there. if i wanna work anywhere itd be here! or cambodia. i wanna do my tefl qualification Mark L. Potts: OK. You made a decision and that is good. That's so you can teach in SE Asia? Hannah Potts: yeh if i come home and do the qualification then fly bk out Mark L. Potts: If that's what you want to do, go for it! Hannah Potts: aye... Mark L. Potts: One thing I am sure of is though, the future appears to be centred in Asia... It looks like the place to be in the next 50 years. Hannah Potts: i have 1 min left i need run get more money! im uploading photos! if i can talk again in a min ill poke ya just gotta run up 5 floorsl Mark L. Potts: K. I'm here... Hannah Potts: loooooooooooooooooooove xxxxx Hannah Potts: ok bk for a bit also what was yuor account thing for uploading photos this skydrive is fucking ridiculously slow did u have to upload photos to your space? its done 18 out of 150 in 30 mins... Mark L. Potts: Hello again... Erm, I have a Picasa account which is my Googlemail logon, I think... I shall check... Hannah Potts: is it the same as uploading though?? cos its taking FOREVER Mark L. Potts: If it's slow uploading, it's probably the connection you have and would be the same... However, some uploaders are quicker than others. Picasa is pretty quick... Will you go back to Thailand? Hannah Potts: i would like to do 6 months yes Mark L. Potts: It's your life baby, but life is there to enjoy, while you can... There's nothing wrong with giving it a try and seeing how it goes. I will support whatever you decide chicken. Hannah Potts: thanks p. :C i mean ha Mark L. Potts: Google Chrome keeps crashing so I keep disappearing and reappearing... How's it going with photos? Hannah Potts: slooow... 36 so far... wank... oooh i took a boss photo earlier! panoramic Mark L. Potts: Haha! Glad we'll get to see some! Glad for you to. It's important you have some good memories for the future. Hannah Potts: yeh defos gonna try rebuild the photos we lost through everyone we;ve met they took photos in pretty much everywhere we went.. Mark L. Potts: I noticed....You are uploading the big files from the camera aren't you; that's why it's slow... Hannah Potts: yeh... Mark L. Potts: I'm so glad you are having a good time and enjoying being there... Hannah Potts: yeh we both are its so good. Mark L. Potts: It was so different I thought you might hate it. Bugs, creepy crawlies, heat, humidity... But, you love it Have you grown at all since you've been away? Are you an acceptable color? Hannah Potts: no im fucking losing my tan from portugal its bloody annoying! and no im still 5ft apparently ur picasa account isnt available for web albums Mark L. Potts: Course it is. That's what it is! It's a web album account! Hannah Potts: fuck knows! i hate ciomputers!!!!!! Mark L. Potts: You do realise how cold it will seem here when you get back... It's half the temp here... Hannah Potts: dad im gonna scooby fb slowing the computer down ...stressing me out lots of love to you and all family memebers including gpa Mark L. Potts: OK baby. Been lovely chatting with you ... Hannah Potts: xxxxxxxxx Mark L. Potts : Love you squillions! xxxxxxxxxxxxx |
PanAsia Update - 10th August 2011 (Brisbane, Australia)
Via email reply from Hannah at 03.23 BST 10th August 2011
hahha i know it seems a bit crazy but honestly. for 3 nights accommodation here i could go back to asia and explore some more.
if you come to oz you cant just come for a 3 week holiday its far too expensive its like $30 a night accomms! i been paying $2 a night for nicer places in asia!! besides its cold here!!! and tbh, its too western i havent fallen inlove with it like i thought i would. i like the madness and difference of asia its too normal here!
im not done with asia yet! were just gonna spend 3 weeks in thailand and not stress with the money situation.
i think i am going to come home as well and if there's anything left of fucking london left by the time i get back i may move there for a year!
got rest of my life to go to australia .
xxxx
hahha i know it seems a bit crazy but honestly. for 3 nights accommodation here i could go back to asia and explore some more.
if you come to oz you cant just come for a 3 week holiday its far too expensive its like $30 a night accomms! i been paying $2 a night for nicer places in asia!! besides its cold here!!! and tbh, its too western i havent fallen inlove with it like i thought i would. i like the madness and difference of asia its too normal here!
im not done with asia yet! were just gonna spend 3 weeks in thailand and not stress with the money situation.
i think i am going to come home as well and if there's anything left of fucking london left by the time i get back i may move there for a year!
got rest of my life to go to australia .
xxxx
PanAsia Update - 9th August 2011 (Brisbane, Australia)
Via email reply from Hannah at 13.10 BST 9th August 2011
dad. are you really suprised ha i dont do anything normally.
me and lew are both in agreement though we miss asia and its cold and expensive here. no beaches in brisbane and we just fell in love with asia far too much!!! i was paying $2 a night accoms in asia. 75 quid is 3 nights here. id much rather go back thailand and chill.
the only way to come to oz is to work and i think im ready to come home.
we wanna be in asia and atleast we got here and experienced it.
i know what the score is for next time. im not bothered in any way, things are fine and im happy :) im healthy again and all is good.
just know that im happy and dont worry i know you will but try worry less
yeah im all grown up now handling things!!!! hehe
hey im like 9 hours ahead atm now its madd!
love you xxxxx
dad. are you really suprised ha i dont do anything normally.
me and lew are both in agreement though we miss asia and its cold and expensive here. no beaches in brisbane and we just fell in love with asia far too much!!! i was paying $2 a night accoms in asia. 75 quid is 3 nights here. id much rather go back thailand and chill.
the only way to come to oz is to work and i think im ready to come home.
we wanna be in asia and atleast we got here and experienced it.
i know what the score is for next time. im not bothered in any way, things are fine and im happy :) im healthy again and all is good.
just know that im happy and dont worry i know you will but try worry less
yeah im all grown up now handling things!!!! hehe
hey im like 9 hours ahead atm now its madd!
love you xxxxx
PanAsia Update - 9th August 2011 (Brisbane, Australia)
Via email from Hannah at 08.02 BST 9th August 2011
Ok we've been to Thai airways centre in brisbane today and its going to cost us 75 quid to change our flight so i think as long as we get the ok tomorrow, we're going back to thailand!! 75 quid is like 3 nights accommodation here it;s jokes!!!!!! plus we both were just like, nah we want to do more asia ha. what are we like.
just to let you know hopefully we're flying back to bangkok on the 11th. xxx
Ok we've been to Thai airways centre in brisbane today and its going to cost us 75 quid to change our flight so i think as long as we get the ok tomorrow, we're going back to thailand!! 75 quid is like 3 nights accommodation here it;s jokes!!!!!! plus we both were just like, nah we want to do more asia ha. what are we like.
just to let you know hopefully we're flying back to bangkok on the 11th. xxx
PanAsia Update - 9th August 2011 (Brisbane, Australia)Latest: Hannah is now in Australia...
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PanAsia Update - 6th August 2011 (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Hannah is out of hospital in Cambodia, has her passport back, and is on her way to Australia after securing a Passage to Bangkok, on the night bus. Come on people, Passage to Bangkok... Where are all you Rush fans?!
Anyhoo, they have a day(ish) in Bangkok to see things they were too drunk to when they first arrived, then a 9 hour flight to Brisbane.
Anyhoo, they have a day(ish) in Bangkok to see things they were too drunk to when they first arrived, then a 9 hour flight to Brisbane.
PanAsia Update - 3rd August 2011 (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Via phone call from Hannah at 10.03 BST 3rd August 2011
Firstly, DON'T PANIC!
Pan called from a hospital, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. She has been suffering from gastritis, rather badly, and went to the hospital, where they put her on an IV drip to rehydrate her and sort her out. She will be fine after a bit of fluid replacement and rest. She has to go back to the hospital again tomorrow for another IV drip, but she should be sorted out after that.
Personally, I think she just wanted to talk to her dad ;-) that and she isn't overly keen on hospitals and needles and shit!
Most importantly she will be fine. I suspect the ice cubes in her drink...
Feel free to send her hugs and messages via Facebook.
She has threatened to get a new phone, so texting thumbs at the ready. There will be a good 24 hour window before she loses it ;-)
Firstly, DON'T PANIC!
Pan called from a hospital, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. She has been suffering from gastritis, rather badly, and went to the hospital, where they put her on an IV drip to rehydrate her and sort her out. She will be fine after a bit of fluid replacement and rest. She has to go back to the hospital again tomorrow for another IV drip, but she should be sorted out after that.
Personally, I think she just wanted to talk to her dad ;-) that and she isn't overly keen on hospitals and needles and shit!
Most importantly she will be fine. I suspect the ice cubes in her drink...
Feel free to send her hugs and messages via Facebook.
She has threatened to get a new phone, so texting thumbs at the ready. There will be a good 24 hour window before she loses it ;-)
PanAsia Update - 29th July 2011 (Nha Trang, Vietnam)
Just in case anyone is trying to get hold of Hannah...
She now has no phone or SIM card.
Facebook message her, text Lewis, or contact me.
She now has no phone or SIM card.
Facebook message her, text Lewis, or contact me.
PanAsia Update - 29th July 2011 (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam)
I went to the war remanents museum today which was even more harrowing than the previous museums. Saw some pretty horrendously disfigured people from the aftermath of agent orange and parts of weapons and bombs used by americans and viet cong. I also learnt that 2 out of 3 million vietnamese killed in the war were civilians and about bob kerry and the massacre of innocent people that he ordered :c
Doing the tunnels tomorrow now, booked on a tour in the morning and tomorrow night we are taking the night bus to phnom penh. cant wait to see cambodia :D
Yehh I will definitely be returning to south east asia it's amazing i love it so much. Defos.
Doing the tunnels tomorrow now, booked on a tour in the morning and tomorrow night we are taking the night bus to phnom penh. cant wait to see cambodia :D
Yehh I will definitely be returning to south east asia it's amazing i love it so much. Defos.
PanAsia Update - 28th July 2011 (Nha Trang, Vietnam)helloo! just got a bit of spare time to write...
im in nha trang at the moment, lovely beach down the coast of vietnam, ive just been the hoi an (the place with all the silk tailors) but i couldnt afford to get anything made i would love to have but another time ! before that i was in hanoi which was fucking crazy. the traffic is insane its like people have to walk with the cars and peds the only way to cross the road is to walk towards oncoming traffic like it's the most normal thing in the world. mental. there's like no traffic lights or system its just a free for all! hanoi was cool, i liked the business. we went to a night market which was awesome did i tell you bout my jimmy? i bought a fake jimmy choo bag in bangkok he's like the fourth member of our group now ha i keep referring to him like he's a person ha. we're only staying in nha trang for today and tomorrow and tomorrow night were taking an over night bus to (saigon) ho chi minh city and were going to the war remnants museum and the cu chi tunnels (underground tunnels where the viet cong used to live). ive learnt quite a lot about the war since being in vietnam i feel very cultural i must admit! ha. i went to hanoi hilton and learnt all about the american soldiers that got captured and held there during the war. and i am also reading a book about kim phuc the girl from the famous photograph that was burned by a napalm strike. its very interesting! right i think im done. feel like i just rambled immensly i hope it made sense i dont have time to go back and proof read haha. |
PanAsia Update - 27th July 2011 (Nha Trang, Vietnam)
Via Facebook on 27th July 2011
Hannah Potts: yeahhh! everythings boss! in nha trang now, bring on the party boat please! yeah... been to halong bay few days ago! love ittt
Hannah Potts: yeahhh! everythings boss! in nha trang now, bring on the party boat please! yeah... been to halong bay few days ago! love ittt
PanAsia Update - 26th July 2011 (Hanoi, Vietnam)Via Skype at 10:38 BST on 26th July 2011
Surprisingly, for Pan, a Skype call was rather easily arranged and conducted, on a sunny Tuesday morning. Specific details are scant, to say the least, but I did ascertain that she had been to prison since we last spoke. Hanoi Prison, that is. Some years ago, my eldest visited Alcatraz, my youngest (hereafter to be known as Hanoi Hannah) has been round the Hanoi Hilton. I always wanted to visit Eastern State in Philadelphia, but it was never open when I was there... All I could, meaningfully, get out of her were comparatives and superlatives, about how wonderful it is in Vietnam and how expensive it is to travel between the countries. She was waiting for a bus (I think) to take her them to Nha Trang when I spoke to her. What that means, I probably don't even want to know. She assures me that she is taking photos... I'll believe it when I see it. If anyone fancies donating to the PanAsia fund for wayward travellers, I take cash, PayPal, and Costa Coffee points. Next stops for our Wandering Conglers is Ho Chi Minh, then, into Cambodia, visit Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat, and back into Thailand. From then on, your guess is as good as what mine is... |
PanAsia Update - 19th July 2011 (Vietnam)
Via Skype at 12.22 BST on 19th July 2011
After several attempts, I managed to have a short conversation with Pan, on Skype.
She is still in Laos, but they are moving on to Vietnam later today.
The weather is hot and sticky, but she seems to be spending a lot of time messing around in water. She has tried ‘tubing’, which involves, a river, a big inner tube and a life jacket, Apparently, it is a great deal of fun!
The cost of daily living, she says, is low, but the cost of travelling around is more than she expected. Plans may change to stay longer in some places, in order to save on travel costs.
So, people, stay tuned.
She says: Hello!
After several attempts, I managed to have a short conversation with Pan, on Skype.
She is still in Laos, but they are moving on to Vietnam later today.
The weather is hot and sticky, but she seems to be spending a lot of time messing around in water. She has tried ‘tubing’, which involves, a river, a big inner tube and a life jacket, Apparently, it is a great deal of fun!
The cost of daily living, she says, is low, but the cost of travelling around is more than she expected. Plans may change to stay longer in some places, in order to save on travel costs.
So, people, stay tuned.
She says: Hello!
PanAsia Update - 19th July 2011 (Laos, en route to Vietnam)
via Facebook:
tubing is amazing! ahhh maddest day ever!
tubing is amazing! ahhh maddest day ever!
PanAsia Update - 18th July 2011 (Laos)
#1 via SMS:
Hi p. How's it going? Laos is crazy. Headin' to Vietnam tomo! Xxx
#2 via SMS:
Oh yeh i broke my phone! Put my sim in Lews phone evry nw an agen x
Hi p. How's it going? Laos is crazy. Headin' to Vietnam tomo! Xxx
#2 via SMS:
Oh yeh i broke my phone! Put my sim in Lews phone evry nw an agen x
PanAsia Update - 15th July 2011 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Via Facebook chat at 09.44 BST on 15th July 2011
Big Poppa P: Baby!
Pan: daddyyy
Big Poppa P: How's the face?
Pan: its okay the hangovers worse
Big Poppa P: Oh. So, where are you? Internet cafe in the jungle?
Pan: hahanah im at my hostel in chiang mai. gettin bus to laos at half 6
Big Poppa P: Ha. So, that in a couple of hours.... How you coping with the food and the heat?
Pan: sound... had the shits for like the first wk! wasnty fun but am adjusted now
Big Poppa P: Yeah. It's to be expected when you go somewhere so different. But, you will get used to it. Is it wildly different from Liverpool then?
Pan: yess everythings different lol im gonna have to scoot p, got loads to do before we leave!
Big Poppa P: Have a good trip to Laos!
Pan: hahha
Big Poppa P: Love you squillions xxx
Pan: i will ! love u toooooo miss u xxxxxxx
Big Poppa P: Miss you too xxxx
Big Poppa P: Baby!
Pan: daddyyy
Big Poppa P: How's the face?
Pan: its okay the hangovers worse
Big Poppa P: Oh. So, where are you? Internet cafe in the jungle?
Pan: hahanah im at my hostel in chiang mai. gettin bus to laos at half 6
Big Poppa P: Ha. So, that in a couple of hours.... How you coping with the food and the heat?
Pan: sound... had the shits for like the first wk! wasnty fun but am adjusted now
Big Poppa P: Yeah. It's to be expected when you go somewhere so different. But, you will get used to it. Is it wildly different from Liverpool then?
Pan: yess everythings different lol im gonna have to scoot p, got loads to do before we leave!
Big Poppa P: Have a good trip to Laos!
Pan: hahha
Big Poppa P: Love you squillions xxx
Pan: i will ! love u toooooo miss u xxxxxxx
Big Poppa P: Miss you too xxxx
PanAsia Update - 14th July 2011 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
I cant upload any photos without a cable or a memory card reader! Sorry!
Got smacked in the face today with an oar whilst white water rafting on my trekking experience and nearly broke my nose :c also gashed my gums, got a fat lip and have a massive toothache. Am ok but am in lots of face pain :c managed to smack a rock with my oar whilst going through the rapids and it smashed me in the face. How I dont look too bad is a miracle. Had my first ever nose bleed! Ah well. Pain killers are starting to kick in...
The trek was so hard, the first day we did a four and half hour trek through the jungle to stay with a hill tribe. It was so hot I've never pushed myself that hard in my life! Was fun saw some mad bugs and shit.
I went on a elephant in the water but I didnt go on the elephant ride because I didn't like the way they were being treated. It made me very sad :c they don't treat the animals very well here. They whack the elephants and sedate them and chain them up :'( :'(
Starting to feel a bit homesick. Missing everyone.
Heading to Laos tomorrow...
Love Me
xxxx
Got smacked in the face today with an oar whilst white water rafting on my trekking experience and nearly broke my nose :c also gashed my gums, got a fat lip and have a massive toothache. Am ok but am in lots of face pain :c managed to smack a rock with my oar whilst going through the rapids and it smashed me in the face. How I dont look too bad is a miracle. Had my first ever nose bleed! Ah well. Pain killers are starting to kick in...
The trek was so hard, the first day we did a four and half hour trek through the jungle to stay with a hill tribe. It was so hot I've never pushed myself that hard in my life! Was fun saw some mad bugs and shit.
I went on a elephant in the water but I didnt go on the elephant ride because I didn't like the way they were being treated. It made me very sad :c they don't treat the animals very well here. They whack the elephants and sedate them and chain them up :'( :'(
Starting to feel a bit homesick. Missing everyone.
Heading to Laos tomorrow...
Love Me
xxxx
PanAsia Update - 12th July 2011 (Chiang Mai, Thailand)So apparently no one knows where I am or what Im doing so here you go. Ive had actually no oppurtunity to use internet since koh samui so thats why I've not emailed.
Right, I am currently in Chiang Mai having spent a few wonderful days in the most beautiful island ever Koh Tao which followed a few very drunk days on the party island of Koh Samui. In hindsight Koh Samui was not that great, obviously it was still good but not really living up to the expectation. It is very westernised and boozy but we were with some of my friends and we just wanted to have a few more days with them after Bangkok. It took a 3 hour ferry, a taxi to the train station, a 4 hour wait in Chumphon, a six hour train to Bangkok, another 4 hour wait and a 12 hour train to get from Koh Tao to Chiang Mai. Thats the last big journey we will have to do now so thats a relief. Chiang Mai is pretty cool.. today we rented scooters (yes I had a helmet on and no I didn't drive it!) and drove up into the mountains to find the Pha Dam waterfall and a temple at the top, however we never found the temple but we did end up in the Doi Pui Hilltribe village! It was an absolutely amazing day. Bangkok was cool, we stayed on Khao San Road which was loads of fun and all we did really was get pissed and see some temples and yes I saw the big buddha, but we did go to this boss market, can't remember what it's called but I've bought myself a fake Jimmy Choo handbag for 1000 baht :] which is 20 quid. And it looks so real. Woo! |
Koh Tao is the most beautifulest cutest island I've ever seen, the main strip was lined with cutesy beach shack restaurants with fairy lights and lanterns everywhere and everyone was so lovely to us! It was a quiet but magical place. I did not want to leave!! But there will be more of that to come in Vietnam.
Hmmm. What else. Can't think right now but tomorrow I am going on a 2 day trek into the jungle and staying with the hilltribes for the night! Should be an experience. There will be elephant riding and much more.
Ok I think that' about it for now, so obviously I am no where near internet or signal in the mountains or jungle probably so don't worry!!
Lots of love.
Me. Xxxx
Hmmm. What else. Can't think right now but tomorrow I am going on a 2 day trek into the jungle and staying with the hilltribes for the night! Should be an experience. There will be elephant riding and much more.
Ok I think that' about it for now, so obviously I am no where near internet or signal in the mountains or jungle probably so don't worry!!
Lots of love.
Me. Xxxx
PanAsia Update - 4th July 2011 (Somewhere in Thailand)
via SMS: In some strange little place waitin for a ferry. It's 4am and there's a weird night market on the go but the town is dead
PanAsia Update - 3rd July 2011 (Bangkok, Thailand)
total shoes lost = 4. shoes found = 2 (odd ones)
PanAsia Update - 1st July 2011 (Bangkok, Thailand)
Arrived in Bangkok, Thailand...
