Although it was quite pricey (like most things in Singapore), we decided to stay in a GREAT hostel called Hangout@Mount Emily, a bit out of the centre, as it was a luxurious backpacker place, with lockers in the rooms next to the beds and the comfiest beds ever! It had free internet, a "veg out" room with loads of cusjions and a big tv, and free breakfast thrown in too! We didn't get there till about 2, and then headed down onto Orchard Road at about 5,...

So after our dreadful journey we got to sleep at about 4.30am on Tuesday morning, and then i woke up at 7am because a New York girl in our room was up and packing her bag, so i ended up having the free breakfast with her and as we began chatting it arose that there were bed bugs in the hostel!! She had been bitten a lot and said they were in her bag and that's how they are spread and there aren't many ways of getitng rid of them! So that was lovely. After going ...

Sorry about the wait everyone, it's been a pretty hectic week and a half! So when Nush last blogged we had arrived in sunny Koh Tao, Southern Thailand. This was our time to relax and re-energise before the second half of our trip, on a beautiful island renowned for it's beautiful beaches and in particular it's world-class yet cheap diving. Most people visit more than one island in Thailand, but we only went here because we were fairly short on time and everyone ...

Hello to eveyone from the sunny beaches of Koh Tao!! My turn now! Right so when Kat left you we were in Sukothai, a small town south of Chiang Mai.. We found a really good place to stay so we dumped our stuff and lounged by the pool. The next day we caught a tuk tuk down to the national park there and hired bikes to cycle round... it was really nice cycling around but in the heat of the day we were soon ready to go have a drink somewhere! The park was stunning a...

Hello again everyone, thank you for all your messages btw, it's so nice to read them; unfortunately Mick i've filled my rucksack up so much with shopping i don't think i'd be able to fit the three of you in! So i'll begin with where Nush left off, as while she was off flying like a gibbon, Gareth and I did a Thai cookery course, which was so much fun! Originally i decided against doing one, as not liking spicy food or fish i thought i would end up having to cook...