In order to reach Kuala Lumpur we had to endure our first experience of an overnight sleeper train and in traditional backpacker style we decided only the cheapest bunks would do…… after clearing Singapore customs we made our way to carriage L2 and towards bunks 25 & 27 (top), each carriage consisted of about 40 bunks about the size of a camp bed all in a line with only a curtain to save your modesty! We found the experience hillarious particularly when t...

Singapore is very nice, one of the cleanest places you will ever visit….. we landed at about 6.20pm and headed for the MRT with our directions to the hostel printed in our hands, three trains were needed and the instructions looked confusing but once our ticket was purchased for a total of about 40p for all 3 journeys we found the underground is the easiest we have ever used and were at the Hive hostel reception less than 20 minutes later. After 3 weeks, livin...

With our 5 week adventure in Australia coming to an end we had two days left to spend in Cairns where we finally arrived three weeks and 5,160 kms after picking up the Jucy crib, I can now officially report Joanna’s contribution to the driving was a whopping 200kms (and I’m rounding up there). Cairns was like Townsville, completely different to what we expected with loads of cafes, bars and restaurants lining the Esplanade there was plenty of choice for an e...

After a short stop in Airlie Beach for a bite to eat and a few drinks we arrived in Townsville pretty late at night so decided to pull into a local petrol station car park to get some sleep….. the drive was the most distressing for Jo to date thanks to the hundreds of frogs that like to chill out in the middle of the unlit pacific highway during the night! Townsville is advertised as the second biggest city in Queensland so after our travels in NSW and Victori...

As the weather was amazing we decided to pull over on our way to Mackay and enjoy breakfast in the glorious sunshine surrounded by hundreds of beautiful butterflies, it was certainly more enjoyable than corn flakes at 47 Park Row! We arrived in the small town of Mackay where we decided to chill out for the day enjoying a nice walk around the botanical gardens before spending the afternoon exploring the surrounding area where we were lucky to come across the very...