Vietnam has to be my favourite Asian country so far...even if it took the bus ride from hell to get there!  Once we had arrived after 24hrs it was like breathing a sigh of relief arriving in Hanoi!  It was such a bustling city and so much fun too.  We stayed in the old quater near the lake which is just beautiful!  We spent our time wandering the streets and soaking up all the culture.  We also went to the Ethnology Museum which was very interestin...

We took a 2 day trip along the Mekong Delta to get from Thailand to Laos and into the city of Luang Prabang.  The boat was really packed the first day but it was enjoyable taking pics as we went along, although the sight of 2 dead floating bodies was a bit unnerving!  The scenery was very beautiful but Laos seemed a lot poorer than Thailand.  We wended up meeting a nice Kiwi couple called Clint and Chelsea and we ended up travelling most of Laos with the...

Kanchanburi was so refreshing after Bangkok and we both realised how scynical the pair of us had become. We were so surprised with peoples genuine kindness and helpfulness it was so nice and made us think a lot differently about Thai people. On the coach ride going there from bangkok we met a really nice couple who we eneded up spending all our time with. Shaun is a Kiwi and Nadine is Canadian and we should hopefully get to catch up with them again. The guesthou...

Arriving in Bangkok after being in New Zealand was quite a shock. Not only because of the crowds but also the heat just hit you! We arrived at 5am NZ time 1am Thai time so we were so exhausted wandering down Khaosan Rd looking for a hostel. Luckily we bumped into a couple who went to Sheffield Uni who Nick kind of knew and they sorted us out and took us to there cheap hostel where we stayed ever since. The hostel is pretty basic and only has cold water but thats ...

I am afraid this is going to probably going to be a really long entry as we have just done so much! Well we stayed in Auckland for a couple of days whilst we waited for our spaceship (our camper van) and as s oon as we got that we headed straight for Rotarua where we had a look at the hot springs and then went to s Polynesian Spa where we had a soak in some pretty hot baths, I couldn't even get in the 42 degree pool!The next day we headed to Lake Taupo where ...