In a word - Chaos! Driving from the airport to the hotel was a very nerve wracking experience as the world's craziest drivers reside in Saigon! There are millions of motorcycles all swarming around not believing in traffic lights or going the right way down the road. It only got better as Flavia explained the process whereby one has to cross the roads - just close your eyes and walk slowly across. Don't worry she said, the bikes, cars and buses will swerve ar...

We've now been in Sri Lanka for 5 days, and Im exhausted! We arrived in Negombo at about 2am on Monday morning and had a beer to celebrate (well, it's a new brand, so we had to try it). Monday day we relaxed as we'd been on the go since Friday morning. Very nice to just chill on the beach. Tuesday we decided to go to Kandy, so we took the local bus. Lots of fun, with no chickens, and definitely not true that they only sell tickets for the number of seats ava...

One night in Bangkok... or so the song goes. After travelling for a near 24 hours on fairly bumpy airplane flights, we made if from Cape Town to Bangkok. Fairly frazzled and exhausted we were asleep by ten clock! Patpong and the red light district will have to wait until our return trip in a few weeks. Having arrived and chosen to stay in tourist central (Khao San), we have been overwhelmed by offers for every item of merchandise under the sun. Spent ...

Returned from Zambia to Johannesburg (a scary city based on the numerous tales of terror we've heard) in order to prepare for our much anticipated safari trip to Kruger National Park. Our days on safari started before five am every day- so life as a backpacker is still full of sleepless nights and early mornings. After a lengthy drive we arrived at the park and had our first game drive at which time everyone on the tour became extremely excited about any ...

Arrived at Livingstone (the Zambian side of Vic Falls) last Friday. First impressions - marginally hotter than home at 35 degrees. This has been the first time since we left that we've actually felt like we are in Africa (SA was a bit posh with far too much electricity, hot water and good roads). We absolutely loved it! First day we walked around the falls, resisting the temptation to spend 3 dollars on a waterproof as waterproofs are for girls. But then...