Well... I consider myself officially and suitably chastised! During my visit to the UK, just about all of you reprimanded me for my tardy journal updates. I felt this was somewhat unfair. However, having just viewed my journal entries for the first time in months, I noticed that my last blog was in January... Oops! Sorry! It's going to take me an eternity to update you on my travels through Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos... However, I promise that I will come back ...

Woo hoo!!! I’m on Koh Tao, and there is nowhere I’d rather be right now (except maybe Nanjing?!?)Koh Tao is a tiny, forested island, and the most remote island of Thailand’s east coast archipelago. And despite the fact that you can hardly call it untouched, it has maintained much of its beauty and charm.To get to Koh Tao I had to travel by bus for nine hours, from Bangkok to Chumphon. From there, I caught the catamaran to the island, which took ...

Bangkok is sooooooo refreshing after Oman! I'm loving it. I've been here a couple of days, which is more than enough in a concrete metropolis such as this... But I'm enjoying the energy and vibrancy of city life once more... Happy days! I am sitting in a bar in Banglamphu, not far from Khao San Road, enjoying the sun, eating Pat Thai, and drinking a yummy fruit shake (not a beer for once!) I have spent most of my time wandering around the night mark...

Oman. Where to start? I suppose the question isn't that difficult to answer, considering the story starts with a lot of sand... And finishes with a lot of sand. Oman is a stunning country with breathtaking, dramatic scenery that I can't even begin to describe. However, it just isn't a country for me! I arrived in Muscat at around midnight on 18th December, and was met at arrivals by Paul. We took a taxi into the Old Souk (old market) and wandered ar...

Well... It has been such a long time since I've written that I don't know where to start. I suppose a good place is to wish everyone a very happy New Year... From Oman! ... And I suppose the next best thing to do would be to describe the circumstances surrounding my arrival in Oman... Not long after my last journal entry, the departure of so many friends, a desire to continue my travels, and the wish to give the relationship between Paul and I a chance,...