Hello! Arrived in Dubai this morning. Very good flight although didn't sleep on the plane as per usual too excited about the films and free drinks & food! Managed to bring our flight to Africa forward one day so we could save a bit of money, might end up changing it again now as Dubai is costing! Got to hotel about 7am and slept until afternoon, when lorraine started being noisy which meant she wanted me to get up! Very comfy beds but the rest is not so g...

Hello frm crazy Bangkok! We've been here for a few days now and although I see why many people hate it we actually like it here. Its very polluted, noisy, smelly and everyone's trying to rip us off but it does have a bit of charm, and of course the shopping is something else! Its a great opportunity for us to stock up on baggy fisherman pants, tie-dye and general backpacker accessories! We had an amazing time seeing the islands in Southern Thailand. Aft...

Well here we are in beautiful Thailand and it really is just like the pictures. We are on Kon Phi Phi at the moment, one of the islands that was pretty much wiped out by the tsunami. Everything has been rebuilt but thre is still some mess down on the beach and further into the villages. Today we met a local who was here when it happened and told us his experince of it. He was asleep when it came and woken by his friend and shouts to run, when he stepped outside h...

Hello from Perhentian Besar! Lovely Malaysia. Well here we are stranded on a beautiful Island surrounded by lush forrest and stunning water. Unfortunately romantic for our purpose here we manage to enjoy ourselves. After a BUMPY sleeper (lack of sleep) train from Singapore, we then travel by taxi 1 hour and then finally by boat taxi to the Island. Worried after reading the Islands have a shortage of alcohol we are comforted by sighting a cocktail list which ...

A few days in squeeky clean Singapore. We got the bus down from KL which was only 5 hours and cost just 8pounds for a coach that was more like a limo than a bus! Fully air con with eats the size of armchairs, plasma tvs and a meal to boot - it really is another world out here. Plenty of shops which we're trying to stear clear of and yet more evidence of our great nation which seems to have ruled most countries we\'ve visited at some point! Did you know Singa...