Comments for Steven Travels.

Comment on Today’s Adventure. by SF

SF — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:15 +0000

Good stuff – asiadventure and uni.
I look forward to reading more…
Got any photos yet?
Tell Kelvin ‘gong xi fa chai’ if you see him.

Comment on A new look… kind of. by steven

steven — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:10:51 +0000

Fixed! Apparently I’m a moron when it comes to CSS.

Comment on A new look… kind of. by steven

steven — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:07:08 +0000

Hm, you’re right… that’s new. I shall investigate!

Comment on A new look… kind of. by Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:41 +0000

There’s something odd about the banner, you scroll down and the plane stays in the same position (relative to screen, not webpage) – firefox 3.5.5 windows xp.

Comment on September’s Adventure. by Pete

Pete — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:17:07 +0000

Hey mate, i just wanted to wish you a safe and ahppy jounry with the crew!!1 Have a great time and don’t ‘catch’ anything.

Pete

Comment on Mt. Kinabalu Photographs. by Climber Guy

Climber Guy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:43:16 +0000

Sounds like an awesome trip …and you’d never see such friendly squirrels in Britain!

Comment on A very quick update: Ko Samui, Ko Tao. by SF

SF — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:34:10 +0000

Diving is great. Next time Faunt comes down to our altitude, we should work out a way to do it. Let me know how it goes.
PS. GTI = OH YEAH…

Comment on Mt. Kinabalu Photographs. by John Diment

John Diment — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:26:45 +0000

I will be in Singapore for the nights of 10th & 11th of November and could offer free share accommodation to you if this corresponds or is near the Singapore Open. Also I am also in Bogor, Java (elevated tropics so not so bad heat and humidity wise) 12-17 or 18th of November and could offer free share accommodation at one of the branches of our hotel chain in Indonesia (Crawford Lodge, Bogor) and you could participate in some sporting and other visits planned for the meeting I am at. This which will give you a unique insight into life in this region well away from the tourist routes you have been on so far. Or you could do a walk up Mt Salak, an eroded volcano 2200 meters high near Bogor with personal guide.
Valuair offers online cheap flights Sing to Jakarta.

Comment on Mt. Kinabalu. by John Diment

John Diment — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:00:38 +0000

Further to the above travel doctor article is this quote in it:

” Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is actually more common in fit young men because they are more likely to attempt a rapid ascent by racing up the mountain like some indestructible super hero! As a general rule, it is far safer (and more enjoyable) to avoid altitude sickness by planning a sensible itinerary that allows for gradual acclimatisation to altitude as you ascend, (you can race back down as fast as you like!).”

Comment on Mt. Kinabalu. by John Diment

John Diment — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:37:55 +0000

Most of your problem problem was altitude sickness – I was affected like this on a climb I did in Thailand at 3000 meters plus. When you come to Europe catch the cable car up Mt Blanc (which is just over 4000 meters) – it will hit you hard in the same way without the exercise to get there. Of course the exercise make it a lot worse.

Have another go taking it more gently with time to adjust. You can do it! See http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/altitude.htm for suggestions of things you can do and possibly take like acetazolamide which you take (125 mg)a couple of days before and helps a lot.