Singapore is a great big city, like New York, Chicago and London rolled into one! Except that it is clean, there is hardly any crime, and it is so multi-cultural it is almost hard to believe. Even though it was founded by the British and they still have a huge influence, the Chinese, Malays and Indians all play a huge part in the cultural development and it shows on every corner. Even the war memorials pay tribute to all four cultures. We spent the first few...

Well we had an interesting time getting here. We were all set to get the bus and train and waste 36 hours in the process but after our furst 13 hours on a train we started to think a little different. We arrived in Penang, clearing passport control into Malaysia and looked at getting the next leg. We found out that to get a train we would have to make a big detour via Kuala Lumpur to get to Singapore. Or we could get a bus and it would take 6 hours. Eit...

Elephants monkies and waterfalls, oh my! Today was one of the best tours we have done by far! We started out the day, walked up a platform, and boarded an elephant. Our guide sat on its head, and we sat in a little box on its back as it trekked us through the jungle. Not the fasted means of travel, but cool to see her try to eat everything in our path. Then the elephants put on a little show for us, a bit of yoga, soccer and basketball. And I got ...

What a Journey!! We tried to sleep on the train but this was harder than i thought - the Game Boy and IPOD were helpful for me. There wasnt any room for my bag on the floor so i opted to sleep with it - as i am sure you can picture this didnt leave much room for moving and when the train turned, i and the bag almost fell off my shelf of a bed. Once the train journey was done we were ushered onto a bus and then an hour later onto a ferry. 4 Hours later we g...

Well we pakced up after only a few days and headed south to Hua Hin, this was done in quite a comfy, air conditioned mini bus (no need to rough it if there are other options!) Hua Hin is a beach resort with all the big name hotels situated at the front - the likes of Hilton, Marriot and such. Obviously we were not at the front but found somewhere about a block back for roughly 15 pounds a night - bargin! We had found the sun and Kate was now looking fo...