Hello all from Thailand. What a couple of months it has been!! After a cosy time starting off in Ko Tao relaxing, went over the border to Cambodia. And what a change. From the moment you cross the border the road goes from cement smoothness to country pithole hell. I swear the whole bus needed new teeth and arses after the 5 hour bumpy journey to Siem Reap. Siem Reap is home to Ankor Watt, a large collection of temples and statues. And when I say large I mean ...

Hiya, sorry it has been a while, but there was a wedding, flights and some jolly good English fun that happened. However I am back on the road and in Cambodia!! Went to Koh Tao in Thailand for one week which was just blissfully quiet and I recuperated from my brief return to England. Thailand is just easy and cheap and sunny and relaxing. So to make things more interesting I headed to Siam Reap to see the famous temples of Ankor Watt. With a lovely American gir...

Hello, Just to let everyone know we are fine, didn't feel earthquake at all. Everyone in city was evacuated out of buildings, except us white people who were left confused and stranded in supermarket at an empty checkout. Seriously though the devastation looks awful and we would have been at the epicentre in two days, so we are all feeling very lucky. The remainder of our trip now looks to be re-routed, and possibly shortened. We shall see. Just don't want to be...

Hello from China, Well it seems as if we have gone from an oasis of calm and dignity to a whirlwind of noise, smell and being constantly the centre of attention. Shanghai is cheap, with poverty alongside massive skyscrapers. People constantly spit and hock onto the streets, pee anywhere and oh but they stare. We have had people on bicycles nearly fall off they are staring so much, even when you stare back their gazes do not falter. They muscle on to trains with...

Hi all from Kyoto, Still absolutely in love with Japan, seen so many temples, stayed at so many lovely residences and been on the bullet train! Done so much! The thing I love about Japan is it is instilled with a sense of peace. Everyone is quiet and unobtrusive and you can find a temple or shrine in the midst of the busiest street to just sit and have a moment. Plus it is so easy to get around, with all of its trains and buses running on time and efficiently ...