Greetings all. I don't think we've ever felt so alien in a place before, but loving it just the same. Bangkok is overwhelming. Incredibly hot, sticky, smoggy and busy. We tried to go to several places yesterday and as soon as we got the map out we were approached by "Helpful" locals, who informed us that the place we wanted to see was closed, not there, burnt to the ground or rubbish! However, they could take us to a nice place where we could get a sui...

Bangkok . We've arrived at 6am after 12 hour flight. Thanks to years of no sleep/sleep deprivation working for met, Rik is feeling fine. Anna, however is struggling after 24 hours of no sleep. Actually it could be because Rik slept most of the way here where as Anna didn't. Rik thinks it's best to keep on fighting through the jet lag and stay awake - even if you're dribbling, twitching, can't walk in a straight line and falling asleep in your dinner. Rik is going...

Don't adjust your screens, Rik is that pale. Official start weight 189.4 pounds. The "How much weight will Rik put on?" sweepstake has now started.

. First entry- sat in basement printing copies of passports and drinking beer. By this time tomorrow we'll be on Chicken Airways, heading East.