Had a Thai massage this morning.....first one for nine months. The Thai lady who did me had hands like vices and stood less than five foot tall. He'll did it hurt. Hopefully it will have got rid of all the aches & pains built up after the flight. She seemed to find every muscle that hurt and focused her full attention on it. Forget the death penalty, just put this lady on the case. For the record, Ruth had a foot massage! Spent an achy morning at the Chaing M...

It is 2140 and most of the group are tucked up in bed. The two litres of beer and Thai Red Curry have so far not taken their toll. We have acquired one individual in the group who wants to organise everyone. He has not yet recognised that if he says black, before long Ruth and I will be saying white. However his wife is sweet and we may well put up with him for a bit longer. We have enjoyed a great meal for peanuts and the stewards have made up our beds. Things l...

Klong (canal) trip today, followed by a visit to Wat Po big Bhudda. then set off for a visit to the Grand Palace in a group of seven. Within ten minutes we were down to a group of four. How the hell can you lose three people on a straight road? Wandered around the Palace for a while before heading back to the ferry. Guess what, the ferry was packed and we lost another member of the group who (all 6'6" of him) was too timid to push on with the rest of us. HE'S CAN...

After a two and a half hour taxi ride across London due to the Tube strike we got on plane without trouble. Eleven hours later and another taxi from Bangkok airport got us to our hotel for tonight and Ruth was delighted with room and view! Have met up with our guide Noodie and the rest of the group and are just about to go out for a meal together. A shared starter of spring rolls, and two main courses accompanied by TWO BIG beers came to just over £10, I lov...

With less than a week before we vanish off to Indochina we have actually packed 99% of our gear with just the odd bottle of Deet and the charging cables that seem to go with modern life to be added. We have just been informed that there is a tube strike planned for next Wednesday which will make getting across London to Heathrow interesting, and for interesting you should read more expensive! Why begin the blog now? This is a first for both of us and we do not re...