It is amazing how fate works... Having changed our plans and came back to Bangkok early it turned out that we were here at the same time as Nicole and Andre! After a few e-mails it was agreed that we would celebrate new years eve together - well it's much better to enjoy the festivities with familiar faces! Then yesterday, as we were walking down the street trying to sort out how we were going to get to Laos, we heard someone shouting hello to us - it turned ou...

Bangkok Good news the washing is back and it is all there, in fact, I have acquired some additional items a childs pair of underpants and two male pair of underpants! There was only one casualty - a pair of white linen trousers which came back a fetching dirty grey colour. It is so warm here - normally you want to sit in the sun and get a tan but here you fight for a place in the shade! We have at last done some culture,we have visited the Grand Palace - to en...

Oh my god - how warm? The sun isn't shining but there is a constant film of sweat over us. D has to change his t-shirt twice a day! We arrived at the airport at 4.30pm and it was 30 degrees. We've now been here 3 days and we've stayed in as many hotels - fortunately we can stay in this one now for 3 nights before we head off to the island of Kho Chang for a week of rest and relaxation - well we deserve it! The last few days have actually been quite stressful as...