Bangkok Hello Tim here, so we have left the island of Koh Tao and headed to the city of Bangkok. To do this we took the fast cat of the island and then the direct bus all the way into Bangkok, the journey took about8 and a half hours and was not too bad because the bus was a good one. Once we had arrived into the city the bus took us to the main backpackers area of Banglamphu and the Khao San road, from here we put on our navigating caps and found a hotel just...

Hello Well we have now reached Taman Negara in Malaysia, which is a massive national park that is kind of in the centre of the Malaysia. The park is solid jungle and for the most part it is unspoilt and un inhabited by humans apart from a few tribes that live deep in the forest.The quickest and easiest way for us to get into the park was to take a boat for 3 hours all the way up the river right into the park, and it was an amazing ride, it was what I would call ...

Blog - Koh Tao Tim and I knew that Koh Tao would be the last coastal stay we would probably have until New Zealand, so we set off to make the most of the tropical waters and warm temperatures. We arrived on the island and took a bumpy ride in the back of a 4x4 to Tanote Bay, which had been recommended to us. I left Tim on the beach and went to check out some accommodation (passing some enormous red millipedes on the way!). When I got back, we decided we would pr...

The PerhentiansTim and I had great expectations of the Perhentian islands, after rave reviews from other travellers. The reality was every bit as good as we hoped. Eventually!!We took a boat from mainland Malaysia, and soon arrived at Pulau Kecil, the smaller of the 2 islands that make up the Perhentians. The boat dropped us off at Long Beach, and we were greeted by the sight of backpackers lounging around on the beach, and a myriad of cafes and bars. Not really ...

MelakaTim and I took a bus across Malaysia to visit the city of Melaka, en route to Kuala Lumpur. This proved to be somewhat of a disappointment. The Lonely Planet promised us a fascinating fusion of Indian, European, and Malay culture, coupled with beautiful architecture in the old city. The reality was an urban sprawl, bulging outwards from a small, quieter centre with colonial style buildings and an interesting Chinatown. Unfortunately, these areas were choked...