Cambodian portions are big. Food-wise they're also hellish tasty, but emotionally, you get a big dollop of very contrasting feelings. Don't worry, I'm not planning on going all soppy - the Singaporean otter was as close as you're getting to that - but despite a very welcome return on the warmth and genuine nature missing in Thailand and yet more amazing sights, so many things in Cambodia are tinged with sadness. Our guest house in Siem Reap near Angkor Wat was ...

Ah Thailand, land of smiles. And the lower echelons of the British social underbelly. Bangkok, an unplanned stop on our trip, but it made flights a lot cheaper. Ironically however, the unplanned stop theme continued; we hadn't planned to spend a couple of hours outside the airport waiting for the 'express shuttle' into town, and we certainly hadn't counted on the bus, when it did turn up, crashing. But no matter, we're resourceful travellers so we just flagge...

The return leg of our trip could be termed 'whistle-stop', but I think that unfair; we gave Singapore a whole 36 hours of our time. Hours well spent? We reckon so. I mean, happening across a juggling otter is enough to fill several days with joy, let alone one and a half. I'll explain. Daylight hours were spent doing the standard Singapore things - wandering round Raffles Hotel but not forking out for a proper Singapore Sling (Cambodia does 2 for 1 at a fract...

Day one back on the road. Didn't want to break ourselves in too harshly, so we landed in Sydney and checked straight into a 4 star hotel overlooking Darling Harbour. Yeah, maybe this traveling thing isn't too bad. Don't panic though, the budget hadn't been completely tossed out the window - the hotel was actually cheaper than a backpackers... my gosh Australia's gotten expensive all of a sudden. Some things don't change mind, and 31C greeted us on the morning o...

Welcome back... we're on the road again, so it's time for more blogs. Edited highlights for those in a rush? A month in NZ, a brief drinking tour of Australia, an even briefer tour of Singapore and we're just about to skip Bangkok for Cambodia. A bit to catch up on then. New Zealand would seem a sensible place to start. We landed in Chirstchurch just after 8am on Christmas Eve feeling refreshed & raring to go after a mere 14 hours in the air. I naturall...