Hello, So we finally arrived in Penang after a 22hr journey from Ko Tao. First we got a night boat, 200 people on two decks, all sleeping side by side on the floor!!!!! Luxury! Then after waiting 1hr we got a mini bus to the border, then another to Penang, we eventually arrived at close to 6pm. The bus journeys were not only ridiculously long, but uncomfortable and noisey, mainly due to the load Korians. Once in Penang, we checked into our guesthouse, we simly ...

Hello everybody, We arrived in Ko Toa, which is a tiny island on the south-east coast of Thailand, after leaving Bangkok at 5am. We got on a 6 hour bus which took us south to the costal town of Champorn, we then got the catamaran over to Ko Tao. The bus journey was fine, we all pretty much slept most of the way, it was either that or watch a shocking film. The boat journey was a bit rough, we got caught up in a bit of a storm, so was very bumpy and Fran got sea ...

Hi Guys, So after our 9 hour jouney to Laos, we finally arrived in Pax Lao. This was probably the most uninteresting town we have been to as it was only a stop over before another long journey the next day. The town had one restaurant and a shop which was shut. We had a late lunch when we got there and explored the 'market' to buy some deodorant for Chris. That was probably the most interesting thing that happened all day! The next day we left at 5.30am for ano...

Good Morning Vietnam......Actually we are in Loas at the moment, but we need to tell you all about our time in what has to the most hectic country in the world!! We arrived in the border town of Chau Doc after spending 5 hours travelling, and 1 hour filling in forms at the border, ie the tin shed with the men with AK-47s. Chau Doc is mid sized town with no real redeeming features, imagine an Asian Milton Keynes, without round-a-bouts, they are not needed, no one...

Hey everyone, We are now in Cambodia, Phnom Phen to be precise. We joined up with the group on Saturday at possibly the worst hotel in Bangkok, it had damp rot, peeling paint, a broken mirror and holes in the wall!! Needless to say we switched rooms! The restaurant was just as bad, we were almost lucky that our table was on the way to the TV, the waitresses only walkked past to watch Asian Eastenders! There are 15 of us in the group, mostly English and Irish, ...