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Sawadee-kaaa to you all, Well I have to start by kicking myself for not coming to Thailand sooner it really is such an amazing place. Where to start with what I've seen and done of the past couple of weeks there's so much so I'll try to break it down as much as I can. This leg of the journey involved travelling with a tour group with a company called Intrepid (this is for those who like adventure holidays) and I have to say it was some adventure. ...

Kia Ora from Aotearoa (that's hello from New Zealand in Maori - well mostly Maori). This is truly a beautiful country with some amazing scenery in fact it felt like being on a film set at times. Quite a bit of Lord of the Rings was filmed in and around Queenstown, even went to Mordor (aka the Remarkables mountain range). Rather than giving you separate postcards this one is is an all-in-one job, so here goes: Arrived in Christchurch New Zealand on the ...

It was off from Perth to the Whitsunday Islands on the east coast via Brissa (aka Brisbane and home to Ian and Anoo). My stay in Brisbane was only 6 hours whilst I connected flights. I was tempted to phone Anoo's parents and ask them to get breakfast ready which was of course, aloo parathas! Though as I arrived at the airport at 5am didn't think they'd appreciate such an early call. This trip consisted of a 3 day sailing trip round the Whitsunday Islands an...