Arriving in Darwin in the early afternoon we turned up at our guesthouse and were preparing to go exploring the town when, as if to remind us that it's the wet season, a huge storm broke and we were forced to watch it lash down until the evening (from the bar!). We managed to fit in our walking the next day and strolled through the esplanade for the views of the harbour, checked out the Northern Territory Government buildings and, briefly, dipped our feet in the ...

In case anyone was wondering we arrived in Perth absolutely fine! Our evening spent at Singapore airport passed pretty quickly and we finally arrived in Perth at about 5 in the afternoon, and had an unpleasant shock with regards to Oz prices! Being back in the Western world was also a shock - everything was so easy and hassle free. Our only problem was that Perth hostels were pretty much booked out so we spent our first couple of days in Perth changing hostels - ...

Our last blog from Asia! We can't believe how quickly the past few months have gone but we have loved it and will definitely miss it. Kuala Lumpur was a fun buzzing city. We spent the majority of our time there drinking free tea in the awesome guesthouse - we did manage to get out and see some of the city though, including great views off the KL tower and the almighty Petronas Towers. Before heading into Singapore we stopped off for a couple of nights in the l...

Since our last entry in Bangkok a lot has happened so this might be a long 'un! Due to time restrictions we decided we could only fit in one Thai Island so we picked Koh Lanta (fairly close to the Malaysian border and in the Andaman Sea) and headed there. After what seemed like the longest journey ever we reached the beaches and were pleasantly surprised to find that, although it was very pricey, it was also very quiet. We had stretches of the beach to ourselve...

So we're finally back in Bangkok, and it is slightly better second time round! You don't get annoyed nearly half as much. Our three days at Angkor were incredible - the photos, even though there are far too many (we got quite trigger happy), can't do it justice. Angkor Wat, which is the main temple, was breathtaking. One of the things that amazed us the most was how huge they all are - they tower up high or extend backwards further than you think and the whole a...