Hello everybody, I'm coming to the end of ten day terrific days here in Hong Kong. It was definitely a bit of a culture shock after Cambodia! I've been so lucky, staying with Sandy an old flatmate of mine from Stoke Newington who's a lawyer out here. He's put me up in his 21st floor appartment and treated me to plenty of good meals and lots of drinks! I owe a lot in the favour bank now! Hong Kong is insane, there are skyscrapers galore and endless bars and rest...

Final report from SE Asia everybody! After a very delayed bus trip finally made it to Battambang, Cambodia's second largest city. You wouldn't know it though, it has the feel of a large village! I met a great Dutch girl and we rode on the back of a motorbike out to some eerie caves, sadly another Khmer Rouge slaughter site. The ride out passed through several villages and we made it back in one piece (there are no helmets in Cambodia!) I paid the extra and took...

Hello everybody! I've a week in Cambodia to recap on so sit tight... Phnom Penh is a lively city, it definitely has more of an edge to it than the other cities I've been to. The riverfront is beautiful and it is an easy city to navigate on foot. I also had a chance to meet with a friend I met in Laos who lives here, so had a 'local' of sorts take me out for dinner Khmer style where you cook your meat on a volcano (cooker shaped like a volcano) and wash it all d...

Final post from Vietnam! I'm currently in Saigon, but need to do some recapping first... I had a terrific few days in Dalat up in the mountains in the central highlands. There's a famous group of older guys called the 'Easy Riders' who drive travellers off the beaten track into the highlands. I met one called Rene and he drove me through the mountains to pagodas, waterfalls, coffee plantations, giant buddhas, even a silk worm factory. He knew his stuff and was a...

Greetings, don't worry no babies or thieving kids in this post! I headed down to Hue after Hanoi, a terrific city and easy to get around as it's pretty compact. I hopped on the back of a motorbike with a guide called Mr Trung and had one of the greatest days so far. He took me out to ancient tombs and a pagoda at prayer time when the monks were out in force. He'd fought in the Vietnam war so was pointing out places of interest and he was so friendly. The highlig...