Well hello there! I'd firstly like to say that I apologise, but my entry will not be quite as thorough, as insightful or as well written as big Colshys... Well, we're leaving lovely Chiang Mai tomorrow, on our three day excursion to eventually arrive in Laos. So, I thought before we left civilization it might be a good idea to write this before I forget... So, we arrived in Chiang Mai on another overnight train, which was very nice. We got a tuk tuk to ...

For some reason we thought nipping up to Ayutthaya before travellling down to Phuket was a good idea. We ended up travelling for around 20 hours, maybe more. I can't remember, but we had a VIP bus with a porter and everything so it could have been alot worse. Anyway, we got to Phuket and stayed in the worst joint out, where we slept for around 15 hours before making the journey down to Patong beach. Our tuk tuk driver tried to scam us a few times, but we wer...

Yoyo, right its my turn to write this bad boy. Hello all. Well, as much as I liked Bangkok, its a relief to be away from it. The heat and noise and constant attention from tuk tuk drivers starts to turn you nasty. Also, with the news from home that my Dad wasnt well and was taken into the Royal for a heart op, Colin took the very wise decision to get out of Bangkok asap and find somewhere slighly less chaotic before my head burst. So, on Saturday we wen...

Bangkok has been lovely, but it's time to move on. We're off to Ayutthaya tomorrow to look at some auld grun and waws (old ruins). I think we've heard enough of the "yeah Buddhism man, totally, like Bob Marley energy man, it's so positive..surfing USA.. peace man..don't nuke the whales..' etc. Some folk actually sell pictures of the buddha with dreadlocks out the back of camper vans. Organic! Hmm. On the other hand you have the folk chasing an authenti...

Highlights so far: streetfight, monsoon, and chicken with cashew nuts. The streetfight was terrifying, yet nothing at all like a Glasweigen 'are you lookin at ma chips?' affair. No chips were involved at all, not at any stage. Also, there was no half hour exchange of slurred insults to be follwed up by failed punches and 'am so sorry mate, i luv yooo'. Instead, it was over in seconds with one clinical punch and an impressive flykick to the nose. It was...