Hong Kong cont. After taking the Star Ferry across the water to Hong Kong Island we headed home. The following day was spent shopping in the street markets and looking around the electronics quarter. We had to wait another day for our visa as our new plan of attack on China involved a border crossing at Shenzhen. Our original idea of crossing into Tibet from Nepal had been scrapped due to constraints on time; although the troubles hadn't started yet. It may have ...

Bangkok to Hong Kong Poised with the Playstation like controller in is hand, Trev was hoping wishing hard that that the runway at Hong Kong airport would be very near the harbour. Smack bang in the middle of it would be nice. The Emirates airbus taking us to next adventure was equipped with a nose and wing camera. The pictures were part of the in flight entertainment. Unfortunately there was darkness on the screen when we touched down. Hong Kong Any city wor...

Who says cheats never prosper? The flight into Bangkok was over in the time it took for a nap. Anything else would have been at least 12 hours with some from of torture involved. We'd booked ahead into another $10 a night special. We were not disappointed, polished floors, corner sofas, massive cushions and a Japanese garden complete with Koy carp, 2 minutes walk away from one of the most insane streets in the world.Back on the Koh San Road, Bangkok! Assault on t...

Koh Sok part 2On the way back from our elephant camp our guide stopped at a couple of vantage points where we got the most amazing view over the jungle and really took in the vastness of it all. On one of our stops there was a waterfall in its full glory; it was the end of the rainy season here and everything was so lush and green, both of us were in awe of the sights and sounds around us. We just couldn't get over the fact that we driving through a rainforest li...

The night ferry to the mainland wasn't nearly as bad as many had described. On the lower deck Koh Samui at night was a eye opener illuminating the night even after we passed it 15 mins later. Trips to the toilet were also made interesting by shooting stars. Our plan in taking the night ferry was to arrive early enough at the National Park to maybe go on a small day trek or fit in an activity, maximizing our time. We'd made particular effort to ensure that our tra...