Yesterday Pete splashed out and for a rather late birthday present, booked us a night at the amazing Eastern & Oriental hotel, 5 star luxury colonial style. We arrived with our massive rucksacks and Pete's hat and were told to sit down and enjoy a cold towel and fruit punch, the staff were so friendly and efficient, then we were shown the room or should I say rooms. Because we did not have just a bedroom, we had a living room which looked out over the swimmin...

We left Thailand on Wednesday and after a quick and easy border crossing we were in Malaysia and heading to the island of Penang. Georgetown was where we were staying and as soon as we drove down the little streets I knew I would be happy for a few days here. The colonial architecture mixed with elaborate temples meant I would be snap happy walking around for a few days. Our very basic accommodation (check out the pictures) was right in the heart of Chinatown and...

Hello we haven't done a blog entry in a while and have since been to Koh Samui to our friends beautiful wedding on the beach, a practically deserted Ko Lanta and are now in Krabi for a few days before we head into Malaysia. As I say the wedding in Koh Samui was amazing. First we arrived the night before to this stunning resort and I was in heaven with a king size bed, sheets that actually fitted the bed, ac, hot water and a view of the sea. This was more my styl...

I know you are all dying to hear how Petes scuba diving course went, so here he is...... I had been looking forward to learning how to scuba dive for so long that when the day finally arrived, I was pretty nervous, but equally determined to succeed. I learnt at Seashell Dive resort on the beautiful island of Koh Tao, which is also where we both stayed in a basic beach bungalow. The place was so relaxing that it was very difficult to stay nervous or stressed by t...

Hello everyone, as you can see we are now on an island. We arrived yesterday morning to a rather gloomy looking island all overcast with not a patch of blue sky in sight. Luckily the sun made up for it later when it emerged, the heat was blistering and even when you were in the shade it felt like you were burning. We are staying in another wooden hut (or shed) at the resort where Pete is doing is PADI course (that's scuba diving). A few days before we arrived th...