When you book a trip in Thailand, whether it be to one of the Islands or like us to Kuala Lumpar, you book it through an agent but aren't given the normal things like tickets and a timetable.Instead you are told what time to be ready for pick up and you turn up hopeful. Details of our trip to Kuala Lumpur are as follows:_ 06.15 - mini bus comes to pick us up outside our apartment.We picked up other people en-route and we were all dropped off at the ferry termin...

Hi All Sorry its been so long but we have are in our 3rd country since the last blog and are only just finding the time to up-date, so bare with us as there is quite a lot and I am a bit behind. (And i have to try and remember what has happened) Our last few days in Thailand the weather turned rubbish again which was a bit disappointing as we found a beach called Thongtakien which I loved and wanted to go back there, alas. After a week of vomiting I got my appe...

22/01/2011- THE hottest day so far Breakfast was a banana pancake served with pineapple and melon, washed down with a fresh orange and coffee. The view was that of a glistening blue sea and a cloudless sky. Today is saturday, only 4 more days left here and I am saddened by this. on Wednesday morning we are being picked up from our apartment firstt hing and embark on a 24 hour journey to kuala or KL as we backpackers like to call it. For some reason I am not...

Hey Blog Fans (Lesley your last message made me laugh. i was like the zoo inspector that day) Being on a tropical island it was only right for us to go and explore its beaches. in Chaweng as you have seen on the pics is a long yet thing stretch of white sand and blue sea. Deckchairs are dotted along the shore but mostly people just lay their towel on the sand. Every few yards there is a small, bamboo shack where the massages take place. This is just one of the t...

I can say with my hand on heart that Koh Samui is a truly beautiful island now that we have been exploring it properly. We hired a bike known as "The Beast" (by James) and have spent the last week admiring its beauty. Scattered around the main roads are many spa's and well being centres where if you want to come and enjoy being pampered to the hilt, then samui is your place to be. Once james felt comfortable driving the beast we ventured a bit more i...