So we had arrived from Kuala Lumpur into Singapore courtesy of a very posh Aeroline bus (that cost a bargain 18 quid!) and dropped off at the Harbour Front Centre around lunchtime. Got a taxi to take us to the place we were staying at for the next couple of nights and really didn’t know what to expect with this one – advertised as a penthouse B&B on the 25th floor! We were dropped off in a council estate-esque park and finally found our block (and a lift ...

My favourite, a nice early start.... Left our resort in Phuket at 5.30am for our flight to Kuala Lumpur. Hardly had any sleep the night before either thanks to the Man Utd Arsenal Champions League semi final at 1.30am! Had left far too much time again so sat in the airport for a good couple of hours, before boarding the practically empty flight to KL - only took just over an hour in the end. Arrived at the LCCT (low cost carrier terminal) miles out of the main ai...

Flew out of Suvarnbhumi in Bangkok on Sun 19th headed for Krabi. Air Asia didn't disappoint, cheap and cheerful and very speedy, only took about 50 mins. Highlight was Starbucks at the airport :o) So cultural.... On arrival at Krabi airport we decided to take the budget option (for once) and got the shuttle bus to Ao Nang, the beach resort about 45 mins out of Krabi where we had booked a couple of nights at the Ao Nang Grand Inn. For a grand total of 6 quid for ...

After an 11 hour coach journey back from Chiang Mai, we arrived in Bangkok for a 2nd time on the evening of Weds 15th. Needless to say, we weren't in the most spritely of moods, worsened by the fact that a) i managed to "misplace" my ipod en route from Chiang Mai (hence no more Solitaire!) b) had pretty much overdosed on imodium and in severe pain c) absolutely knackered by the early start and lack of sleep on the moderately uncomfortable coach. It appe...

Had an early start on the morning of the 10th so that we could get across Bangkok to the bus station in good time for our coach up to Chiang Mai. Thanks to having proper roads, this 713km journey would take only an hour longer than a journey 5 times shorter in Nepal. Insane. Jo and I weren't really sure what to expect on the coach, seeing as our hostel had helped organise it, and we paid for it at a 7-eleven, but on producing the receipt I was promptly presented ...