hello friends and family! for the last week we have been sunbathing on the lovely Ko Tao, no topping up of the all over body tan this time, that would be disrespectful. we unfortunatly arrived on the island just before the full moon party, a long Thai weekend and high season began so all the prices had gone up, after wandering around we managed to find a room for 300 baht which was excellent since we were being quoted 1000/2000. two days later it was impossibl...

hello from Chiang Mai (northern Thailand)!!! We have been here for about 5 days now recovering from the worst bus journey imaginable, i know now why most people opt for the slow boat between Luang Prabang (Laos) and the border of Thailand. sick of doing things the touristy way we decided we save ourselves a few kip (Laos currency) and take a tuk tuk to the bus station and then purchase a ticket there which would be cheaper. at the bus station we got our ticket...

sabaai dii, hawng suam yuu sai? since i last wrote we have left cambodia and travelled from ho chi minh city in the south of vietnam to hanoi in the north stopping off at nha trang and hue on the way. vietnam is beautiful, the food is really interesting but as i only have 20 mins left and want to talk about laos thats about all i can say. i think the things that sum vietnam up for me were the huge market in ho chi minh which is surrounded by main roads and no cr...

tuk tuk!!!!! we are in phnom penh which is very similar so far to siem reap just a lot bigger. instead of getting the nice air con tourist bus we took the local bus which was cheaper, actually arrived on time and the driver played cambodian music really loudly the whole way - much fun! so far we have walked around the city a bit and been into lots of galleries and shops/cafes run by ngos. there is a a lot of focus here on street children and its great to see t...

hey guys havent got a lo of internet time and the connection here in cambodia is very slow. 3 day trip was brilliant, met some great people and stayed on a river boat which was amazing. we are now in cambodia and since crossing the border we have been hanging out with two guys from japan and a guy from nz so that has been much fun visiting the sites and drinking. lots to tell but no time. love to everyone and thanks for the messages xxxx