Saturday 3rd October - landed at Hong Kong at 8.30pm, and had to get a bus to my hostel. Im staying at YesInn in HK Island, not the main land. Every single person I encountered was rude, miserable and snotty. I didn't let it bother me though, I just let it go over my head. Got the hour shuttle bus to my hostel, then when I checked in I was told I was in another building, so got escorted down the road which seemed a marathon with all my bags digging into my should...

Wednesday 9th September - Left Phi Phi at 8am for the long slog to Chiang Mai. Got a ferry to Phuket, then a minibus to airport, then flight to Bangkok, then another flight to Chiang Mai after being slightly delayed, finally rocked up at my place Seven Suns at 9.30pm, Within 10 minutes I had met a fantastic Italian guy called Alessandro, so we stayed up chatting and smoking like chimneys. Next day did some wandering around and I'm staying in the old part of the c...

Saturday 29th August Flew to the Island Ko Samui, staying at Nids Bungalows. Met my neighbours, 2 Kiwi girls Anna and Leanna, and an Irish girl Michelle, and we hit it off straight away and spent the whole time together, we hit the beach for a swim and were serenaded by a Thai icecream seller who demonstrated his dancing and singing skills, plus martial arts whilst singing at the top of his voice how icecream was good for us all and we must buy one to be happy. ...

Sunday 23rd August Flew into Bangkok this morning and got to my hostel and went in the hostel bar and immediately met 2 Aussie guys Tom and Ben, so we went out for dinner, then came back and Ben disappeared, so me and Tom got chatting to a bunch of German guys and 1 German girl, and we all decided to go to a ping pong show in Patpong which is the sex tourist area. When in Rome and all that!! We got 2 taxis, and we got split up from the German guys, so me, Tom, t...

Saturday 15th August Flew to Siem Reap in Cambodia and stayed at Hendricks European Guesthouse. Had a brilliant 3 days there. Hendrick is Swedish and such a nice guy, really cheerful and helpful, and all the Cambodian staff there are amazing. When they see you they all gather to put their hands together, do a little bow and say "Hello", and their whole faces light up, its like their genuinely pleased to see you, and their kids are gorgeous and so frien...