G' day people!! We have reached the land of australia, and have no hesitations in telling you how much we love it...yet before i begin this blog entry of stupendus fun, i must tell you firstly, we are very grateful for all messages we have recieved :)On the last day in singapore, matthew's financial situation was going in a positive direction, well at least i can get to my money now anyway...so the whole stolen wallet thing is dead and burried (hopefully). We boa...

**We have done two blogs in succession as we were abit behind soo just to let you know theres also a new blog previous to his one. Its under thailand called 'phi phi & phuket'...** Wednesday morning, 5.30am and up yet again to continue the travels.. Luckily I had bought an alarm clock which we had bartered for in phi phi... I managed to save 80baht by buyin it without a battery as matt kindly gifted 1 to me! 5 floors later- 10 flights of stairs (baring in ...

Chilly in the Uk is it?...thats a shame, suppose you dont have to put up with burnt skin. Following on from Krabi, we left in happy spirits and on the journey to phi phi, optimistic about its reputation. Sure enough the little island was a taste different to the rest of Thailand we had seen, and far more backpacker orientated compared to krabi. The streets were narrow and crowded. We found ourselves taking the longest walk with our backpacks on yet to find our a...

Bangkok seems a distant memory!!!! we are now official travellers of the normal kind (none of that 4* luxury) bartering for cheaper prices, showering in cold showers and sleeping on cardboard matresses infested by bugs. We left Bangkok and its stench last monday (after sleeping through the time we were due to check out at our 4* hotel). We caught the overnight bus down to suratthani followed by a 3 hour boat journey to koh phangan island meeting some sweedish gi...

Helooo bk home, sorri we havent posted n e think as of yet.. the internet is pretty slow.. will try again soon in a diff place? Have been quite busy so far, Bangkok is very hectic and rather strange!! Today we have been on a tour, visiting the floating market where we travelled on long tailed boats along the canal.. the locals sit on the sides of the bank selling food and random gifts :S (we managed to buy a beer and some pineapple). We then went to the river Kw...