07.07.05 Arrived in Hong Kong!! Was quite a long day with all the waiting at the airport - arrived early to have breakfast with Angela, then my flight was delayed! But the transit from the airport to the hotel was really easy. Hong Kong looks amazing. It's so busy and full of tower blocks and neon lights. My hotel's fantastic!! Don't think I could afford this kind of living for long though! Went for a walk along the pier after settling in - for a fantastic view...

03.07.05 Arrived in Bangkok (eventually!) Took me nearly 12 hours from Krabi - a cramped 3 hour minibus journey, a wait and a delay at the airport of 6.5 hours and my flight... met Angela at the airport and we checked into our hostel - not too bad! (Nothing like as bad as in 'The Beach'!) Although we are on Kaoh San Road! It's v. noisy, but really cool! Even managed to bump into Lizzy, Vicky and Clare from Oz! 04.07.05 Went for breakfast with Angela and the...

01.07.05 Spent the morning in Phi Phi relaxing and trying to avoid the sun too much cos of my burnt back!! But it was a nice day. Got to the pier way early, then got the boat across to Krabi. Met some people on the boat (I hadn't got any idea where to stay!) so the 4 of us got a taxi into town to stay at accom recommended by one of them. Not bad! Not anywhere near as nice as Phi Phi, but over 7 times cheaper!! We went to the night market for a look around and a...

28.06.05 Arrived on Phi Phi today - it's stunning! Spent most of today travelling! It's a long way from Chiang Mai! Took 2 planes, a taxi and a boat! My room is sooo nice (& expensive :S) The island is really beautiful though. Met 'Abhi' who I've been hanging out with and we had cocktails on the beach :) 29.06.05 Had a much deserved lie-in today! Spent the day walking around - you can still see where the Tsunami hit - bits of the island are quite derilict...

25.06.05 Arrived in Chiang Mai (finally), absolute mission of a journey! It's cool here. Loads of tuk tuks and a big canal surrounds the main town in a square. Han & I had a quick look around, then in the evening, the 3 of us took a tuk tuk to the night market - which was awesome! Picked up a few souvenirs, although I'm not sure I've got the hang of bartering yet!! 26.06.05 Today we got up early for our Batik lesson. The teacher - Ann - was really nice. We ...