Thursday, October 11, 2007

Monsoon Madness

You'd be mad to miss the Monsoon Madness held every February at Balok Beach just north of Kuantan on Malaysia's east coast.Kite surfing and sail boarding nutters blow into town to hardness the powerful on shore-racing across the frothy white tops and up and down the long, near deserted sweep of beach front. Stand clear if you're just a speactator as things are taken seriously as it's also one of the leg's of Asian wind surfing Tour. It's colourful spectacle that also be appreciated by non-contestants as well. Learn the art of kite surfing from one or two operators located near the beach.
visit:www.ballzaction.com
Try It If :You enjoy blowin' off.

Walking On Air

There's something decidedly unsafe about walking across a laddered suspension bridge 30metre above the Taman Negara rain forest.If we were supposed to be there, we'd look more like monkeys. The canopy walk in Malaysia's largest national park is for eco beavers not scardy cats.
visit:www.asianoverland.com.my
Try It If:You can't differentiate between beaver and pussy.

Top Cat Sailing

Hobie cats are thing of the past it's time for Top Cats.These little German-Designed cats purr like well-oiled machines as the whisk and down the Penang beach front.Operated by East winds,they also offer skis and VDWS-accredited training (don't ask,it's a Germanthing)
Tel:+604-221 1210
Try It If:You know the words to Rod Stewarts's sailing.

Have Wind Will Travel

Para sailing is quite passe these days,if you've tried it, that is . If you haven't what are you waiting for?Hit the beach and the skies above Frangipani Resort long Langkawi's Pantai Tengah
visit: www.frangipanilangkawi.com
Try It If:You haven't a belly full of Langkawi's duty free booze

Mounting Mount Kinabalu

For these wanting to get high, there are few mountains in the regions as high as Sabah's Mount Kinabalu at 4101m. Lunatic triathlons make the climb in hours but more mortals will spend a rigorous two days climbing this monolith with an overnight rest at Laban Rata Resthouse.You'll be shagged out so rest afterwards at Poring Hot Springs
visit:www.wildlife-expeditions.com
Try It If:Need a stage to perform that old Carpenter's classic Top of the world.

White Water Rafting

It doensn't come much hotter than white water rafting down Sabah's Padas River. The river looks like Teh Tarik but don't worry you won't drink it unless you turn arse up. Better than a roller coaster ride.
visit:www.intra-travel.com.my
Try It If:You haven't had breakfast.

Head To Babeistan

Apart from the thre-eyed children (thanks,chernobyl), the first thing you'll notice in kiev is the preponderance of the fairer sex.The Ukrainian capital boasts the highest ratio of women to men on the planet , while in some rural regions you'll be out number 3:1 bysexy slavic sirens.
visit:www.kievinfo.com
Try It If:Yet another lad's night out is wearing a bit thin.

Get A Brazilian

Florianopolis is a paradise-like Brazilian resort that bustles with model agencies keen to snap up the resort's dusky,dark blonde ladies(whose DNA is the product of 19th century German Farmer mixing with Brazilian blood). When you've finished perving, go surfing or get trashed on calpirinhas at some of South America best nightclubs.
visit:www.quiafloripa.com.br
Try It If:You've finally realised you're probably not going to many Gisele.

Pull At The Milan Fashion Week

You might not be able to cop off with Kate Moss, but you could seduce one of the multitudes of fashion flunkeys in March and September.Who cram into Milan's bars during the bi-annual mwah-mwah fest.
visit:www.cameramoda.it
Try It If: You're willing to listen girls blabbering on about hours all in the name of a shag.

Cactus-Munching In Ecuador

Head to South America seek out a shaman and spend the night in a hallucinogenic trance after slicing it up boiling it for seven hours and then drinking.
Try It If:Skunk just doesn't do it for you anymore.

Drink Vine In The Amazon

If the idea of sitting in a hut and seeing visions that scares you half to death sounds a hoot,the Ayahuasca vine is your friend.It's made into a brew and then drunk , and you can book a visit to an Ayuhuasca medical retreat with
visit:www.shamanism.co.uk
Try It If: You're partial to wearing a bit of tie-dye.

Unusual Food Trails

Eat the worm
Forget tequila, if it's a spirit-soaked worm you seek-get some mescal made from the agave plant, the fiery brew after features an edible larva to give it a distinct taste: sip it t in Mexico's Oaxaca region the dimes spiritual home.
Try It If:You have a strong stomach.

Rest In Space

Want to get space for a great deal cheaper? Dead? We have the answer for you. For as little as RM2,100 these boys will cheerily send some of your ashes galactic.
visit:www.memorialspaceflights.com
Try It If:You're corpse.

Laughing German Midget

In case you couldnt tell by the title, this video is of a laughing German midget. This kind of video is exactly why Al Gore invented the internet.

Bet You Didnt Know

I thought this was a pretty interesting video on tons of various facts that seem too incredible to believe but I googled most of them and they all turned out to be true.

Video Games Orchestrated

This is a really amazing video of a symphony using scenes from classic video games to orchestrate their music. This is one symphony I wouldnt be bored to tears at.