Afternoon everyone, Time for another update from down under. We're now in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. We left Alice Springs on Friday, after spending the day wandering about the town. Jo and I bought a didgeridoo! It was quite a small one, but we thought it was really cool, handpainted and authentic, with a crocodile on it and some art like the rock art we saw in Kakadu. We had no problems with our flight, arriving in Cairns two and a half hours later. Our ho...

Hi everyone, Another update from our travels...We've managed to squash quite a lot in during the last few days. On Saturday morning we got up early to catch the Ghan train, one of the greatest train journeys in the world. Named after the Afghani camel trains, building first started in 1877, but owing to economic depression, world wars and adverse weather conditions, it wasn't completed until 2004! The line goes all the way from Darwin to Adelaide in South Austra...

G'day everyone, and welcome to Australia!We've been here for four full days now, and having spent some time in Darwin, Kakadu and the Top End, decided it was time for another blog. Our various flights over Sunday and Monday all went according to plan. We flew from Krabi near Railay to Bangkok on Sunday, spending the night in Bangkok, where we went to a huge shopping complex to do some fake goods shopping and had dinner. The next morning, Jo and I flew on to Singa...

Hello everybody and welcome to our last blog from Thailand, Our last update left you in Ko Phi Phi. Since then we have been to Ko Lanta and Railay beach and have continued to have a brilliant time. Last Monday Jo and I woke early so we could fit in a walk up to the top of a hill with great views out over Ko Phi Phi, with the narrow sandbar and brilliant beaches on either side. Packing our bags we caught a boat to Ko Lanta at 11.30. Knocking on Ben, Darryl and Ja...

Hi everyone, Now in south Thailand on Ko Phi Phi! Here's the latest update: We left the 4,00 islands on the 21st March, getting a boat from Don Khon to Ban Nakasang to catch a VIP bus from there to Pakse. Getting on to the boat itself proved a nightmare for me! I was trying to be helpful and carry Maggie's bags on to the boat over some tiny, slippery stepping-stones, so I was laden down with four bags. As soon as I stepped on the stones I slipped and was up to ...