From leaving home on the 5th of March, it's been almost exactly 5 months i've been away. In that time I think (tried to count) I've only been completely by myself for about 5 days in total. Yesterday, however, I said goodbye to my last SEAsian travel buddies. Spencer left Me, Ben and Sam in Siem Reap as he made his way into Laos, and yesterday, after I'd shown them around Bangkok for a couple of days, Ben and Sam began their Thailand trip with a long night bus jo...

So here I am... Back in Bangkok agaaaiiiiin! - Kinda worrying with what's going on - the centre of the city going into shutdown! I mean... where I am its almost as if nothing has changed but i keep seeing snippets of TV news showing the violence that's just 20 mins away. So i've now come to the end of my Thiland Hike Bike and Kayak tour - which has been incredible. When I booked the trip all the time ago i never thought I'd be on a VIP pampered trip. Throughout...

HA!! okay.. here goes... again - waaaay too much to try and write about :P The last few days again have been seeeerriously awesome. In fact I think it's been these few which have really made me feel like a true backpacker traveller - almost like a propper initiation! So after I passed my Open Water Diving course, I definately CHILLED on Koh Tao for a while - I actually got kinda ill straight after the course - possibly cause by drinking too much the day before ...

Beno's in Thailand baby!!! :D Great flgiht over here - watched Sherlock Holmes and Avatar on my personal widescreen TV - with many Red Label and Cokes :D It's Dam hot and humid here but it doesn't matter - I'm strolling around in shorts and a vest - beer in one hand, Pad Thai in the other! I have to admit - the way of life here could definately hook me - the street food is LUSH AS and is CHEAP AS! Can't go wrong. The local (mini) supermarkets are 7elevens wh...