Bonjourno amigos, how's y'all doing? I am now in Laos' capital, Vientiane, having returned from my trek and Chiang Mai and travelled the "12" hours it takes to get here. Just how leaving Chiang Mai at 7pm one evening, and arriving in Vientiane at 3pm the next day constitutes 12 hours, I'm still trying to work out, but arrive I did, and glad I was.The trekking in the Pai region in northern Thailand was absolutely fanterrific - good word - having ended up...

Hollllllleeerrrrrr... Yo. Wassup people. Word up from kicking Chiang Mai, where I think I'm about totake Richyboy up on his advice and go check out Shaun at the British Council - you reckon he'll supply me with a villa with a pool or anything mate? Arrived here this morning and to my joy ended up in the same hostel as Farida and Jeremy, who left Bangkok a few days ahead of me and have just returned from their trek - apparently twas awesome, despite them endin...

First and foremost, a big Happy Anniversary to Gill and Graham. I hope you enjoyed all those cakes. Second and postmost, a jolly happy birthday to all those whose birthdays I've missed this month, you know who you are. (Unfortunately, I don't, because I neglected to bring any such dates away with me...but I still love you). Right now though my friends, I am sitting in an internet cafe just off the infamous Koh / Kao / Khao San road, Bangkok, Thailand. I think i...

Wowwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Is it just me, or has it been a crazily long time since I last updated. Just me? Ok. Never mind. The last time I did tap out a few words on ye olde blog though, I was in Kuala Lumpur n'est pas? And I notice that my journal rating (not that I look at such things, I would never be so vain) plummeted. My apologies for letting the side down....hopefully sometime in the next few days I will regain a little of my lost form. Unfortunately, proba...

Hello once more, this time from Kuala Lumpur. And may I say big happy birthdays to the following people, and my apologies for either having missed them, or the fact that I'm going to miss them... Natasha-Louise White!!!!!!!!!!!!! Richard Tarquell (You never knew...) Gorvett!!!!!!!!!!!! Alcira Aricla Bernardo!!!!!!!!!! Farida Ellen Lowe!!!!!!!!!!! (I know there's not much excuse for missing that last one, but just in case...). And to all others who I have shocking...