Crossing from Kuala Lumpur in to Singapore was one of our shorter journeys and relatively pain-free. After a couple of sleepless nights in KL staying directly above a bar that wrongly advertised itself as 'quiet & sound-proof', we were hoping to have a relaxing 5 days and also catch up with some much-needed sleep....no such luck!! After making the mistake of not booking anywhere, we ended up in Little India in a hostel above an Australia pub! We were lured b...

So, as you can see from the photos, the fishing trip to 'Top Cats' was very successful. What was one of Jim's most memorable days of his life, was a 12 hour slog for me being on camera duties! The lake amongst anglers is well known as it stocks some of the biggest species from the Amazon and Asia, all of which were on Jim's wish-list. After almost losing a rod and taking an early plunge into the lake with what the guides thought to be a huge Arapaima, Jim finall...

As we left Malaysia behind we re-entered Thailand at the busiest time of the Thai calendar - Thai New Year and Songkram water festival. Hoping to 'wing' it up to Ao Nang, Krabi the same day, we had a few hiccups but eventually made it late that night. We were lucky enough to see two sets of people from home in one day! Russell (Jim's good friend from SW) and his girlfriend Shelley were out in Thailand for 2 months and we found them propping up a cocktail bar tha...

Here we are finally writing this chapter of the blog after what's been an eventful few weeks - seeing loved ones, torrential rain and thunderstorms, violent protests, an attempted assassination and visa problems. But for inspiration we decided to jot this down whilst basking in the hot sun on a white sandy beach in Koh Samui, it's not a bad life! So back to Malaysia over 3 weks ago now..... Arriving in Kuala Lumpur we were full of excitement awaiting the arriva...

Here we are finally writing this chapter of the blog after what's been an eventful few weeks - seeing loved ones, torrential rain and thunderstorms, violent protests, an attempted assassination and visa problems. But for inspiration we decided to jot this down whilst basking in the hot sun on a white sandy beach in Koh Samui, it's not a bad life! So back to Malaysia over 3 weks ago now..... Arriving in Kuala Lumpur we were full of excitement awaiting the arriva...