Deano's World Trip
On the Great Wall of China at Badaling, holding Sophie's picture!
That's as close as I got to the Bird's Nest!!!
In Xian with the Terracotta Warriors.
Playing a gig at Lotusland Hostel, Nanning, China.
Writing on Cat Ba lsland, off of Halong Bay, Vietnam.
Snorkelling in Ko Tao with turtles and black tip reef sharks...and numerous other "Finding Nemo" cast members!
Suffering writer's block in Ko Tao - I've had it in worse places!!! ; )
Muay Thai class at Kobra Gym in Ko Phangan, Thailand.
Full Moon Party at Haad Rin beach, Ko Phangan, Thailand.
Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Busking at the Weekend Market in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Playing at Gary's leaving party by the river in Vang Vien, Laos.
Playing at The Rising Sun - Irish Bar in Vang Vien, Laos.
Playing at Ting Tong's Bar in Koh Chang, Thailand.
Busking in Sydney, Australia.
Busking with Scott at Manley Beach, Sydney, Australia.
At the Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane.
Waiting for the rain to stop at Airlee Beach, Australia (not so bad when you have your guitar!!!)
At Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Australia, in my "stinger" suit.
Open Mic Gig at 12 Bar Blues, Cairns, Australia with Scott and Dion.
Katy's Gig, Melbourne.
Busking in the morning in Melbourne's CBD (Southbank).
Busking buddies Hob and Macca.
Signing copies of my book for fans in Melbourne, Australia - LMAO!!!
Glacier Hiking in Franz Josef, New Zealand.
Snowboarding in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Hiking at Lake Tekappo, New Zealand.
Cava ceremoney, Nadi, Fiji.
Las Vegas baby, yeah!!! Deniro eat your heart out!!!
Philadelphia, at the Rocky Steps with my guitar "Candy" from Nashville.
Itinerary
CHINA 02/09/08 - 01/10/08
Beijing (Great Wall, Bird's Nest, Tainamen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace)
Zhenzhou (Shaolin Monks/Temple)
Xian (Terracotta Warriors)
Chongching (Full Moon Party, Three Gorges Boat Trip)
Wuhan
Shanghai (The Bund)
Hong Kong (Typhoon, Skyline at Night, Vietnam Visas, Bakery - stadium)
Guangzhou (Sleeper Bus to Nanning)
Nanning (Lotusland Hostel/Guitar Performance, guitar shop, Mountain Park)
VIETNAM 01/10/08 - 22/10/08
Hanoi (Water Puppets Show)
Halong Bay (Cat Ba Island/National Park/Monkey Island Boat Trip - hiking, kayaking, camping)
Hoi An (Tailors, Beach, Storm)
Nha Trang (Boat Trip-Floating Bar, Beach, Mud Spa, "Easy Rider")
Ho Cho Min City (Cu Chi Tunnels, Firing a Colt 45)
CAMBODIA 22/10/08 - 01/11/08
Phnom Penh (The Killing Fields)
Sihanouk Ville (Serendipity Beach)
Siem Reap (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom)
THAILAND 01/11/08 - 30/11/08
Bangkok (Koh San Road)
Chumporn
Ko Tao (Snorkelling)
Ko Phangan (Muay Thai Lesson, Full Moon Party)
Chiang Mai (Hill Tribe Trekking, Thai Cooking Class, Tiger Kingdom, Busking/Weekend Market)
Bangkok (Cremation, Weekend Market, Protests at Airport, Patpong - show, MBC)
LAOS 01/12/08 - 15/12/08
Vientien (No fine at the border, National Laos Day)
Vang Vien (Organic Farm, Tubing, Rising Sun - Irish Bar Gigs, Blue Lagoon, Diving Accident!)
THAILAND 16/12/08 - 28/12/08
Bangkok (Meeting everyone we'd met elsewhere!!!)
Koh Chang (Playing at Ting Tong's Bar)
Pattaya (Meeting Mick, Hotel Xmas Eve Party, Go Go Bar)
Bangkok (cinema - salute king)
AUSTRALIA 29/12/08 - 01/07/09
Sutherland
Cronulla Beach (Busking)
Parramatta
New Year's Eve at Sydney Harbour (Macquarie Point and Botanical Gardens)
The Rocks (Busking)
Blackheath (Blue Mountains, First Rehearsal with Scott)
Manley Beach (Busking, Second Rehearsal and First Busking with Scott)
Coffs Harbour
Byron Bay
Surfer's Paradise
Brisbane (South Bank, Koala Sanctuary)
Hervey Bay (Vic Hislop's Shark Exhibition)
Fraser Island (Terpentine trees, 8 Mile Beach, Lake McKenzie, Light Plane Ride)
Airlee Beach (Morocco Bar Wet T-Shirt Competition, Whitsundays, Whitehaven Beach, Great Barrier Reef)
Mission Beach (Quiz Night at Scotty's Hostel)
Cairns (Woolshed, 12 Bar Blues Open Mic Night with Scott...and Dion)
Adelaide (Heat Wave, Visiting Family, Jacob's Creek and Penfold's Winery, The Rocking Horse, Busking at Rundell Mall)
Melbourne (Victoria Busk Fires, St. Kilda Festival, Labouring, Busking, Burgled, Earthquake, Be Brave and Shave Charity Gig, Rehearsals with Katy, Williamstown Festival, Guitar Competition)
Road Trip (Great Ocean Road, Adelaide, Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock Resort, Climbed Uluru, Alice Springs, Stargazing, Speeding Ticket)
Melbourne (Busking, Rob Gig, MX newspaper, Signing my Book for Paul/Karen/Katy/Lyn/Pam, Eviction, Katy's Gig, University Presentation Gig, Community Cup Football, Singing Lessons from Hob the Busker, Swine Flu)
Tasmania (Hobart, Gaol, Salamanca Market, Cascade Brewery)
NEW ZEALAND 01/07/09 - 23/07/09
Christchurch (Tranzalpine Train)
Greymouth
Franz Josef (Glacier Hiking)
Queenstown (Snowboarding, Milford Sounds Cruise)
Dunedin (Cadbury World...YUM!!! Cadbury Energy, my favourite! Baldwin Street - World's Steepest Street)
Lake Tekapo (Good Shepherd Church, Mount John Walk, Empire Strikes Back)
Christchurch (Hot Air Ballooning)
Picton/Wellington
Napier
Lake Taupo
Rotorura (Eggy!!!)
Auckland (Steep hill to hostel)
FIJI
Nadi (Sunsets, Cava Ceremony, Jack Daniels, hammock, dogs)
HAWAII - 31/07/09
Oahu (Pearl Harbour, Waikiki)
Hawaii (Gary and Jean, Wine Tasting, Volcano Park, Rock Pools)
USA by GREYHOUND BUS!!! (Continental ok!) 31/07/09 - 31/08/09
CALIFORNIA
LA (Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Beach, Venice Beach)
San Francisco (Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf)
NEVADA
Las Vegas (Stratosphere, All You Can Eat Buffets, Belagio, Caesar's Palace! "Bite" Show, Elvis)
ARIZONA
Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon
UTAH
Salt Lake City
IDAHO
MONTANA
West Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
WYOMING
SOUT DAKOTA
Rapid City
Hill City
Mount Rushmore
MINESSOTA
WISCONSIN
ILLINOIS
Chicago - library!
Lake Michigan
Free entry to museum - with the actual Lions from "The Ghost and the Darkness"
Chicago Bears Football Stadium
Train Station and bridge from "The Untouchables"
INDIANA
KENTUCKY
TENNESSEE
Nashville (Music City Hostel, "Candy" Fender Sonoran)
WASHINGTON, D.C
White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Memorial, WWII Memorial
PENNSYLVANNIA
Philadelphia (Love Statue, Rocky Steps, Cheese Steak)
CANADA, TORONTO & ROUGE HILL
Camping (Raccoons)
NEW YORK
New York - yellow taxis, NYPD, NYFD
Central Park
Time Square - cinema
Madison Square Gardens
China Town
Little Italy
Rockafella building
Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
Ground Zero
Statue of Liberty
Staten Island Ferry
Sex and the City - SJP's house
Yankee Stadium - baseball game