Arrived in Phuket early evening, very hot and very busy! Checked into out hotel (Deevana Patong) which is lovely and went exploring. Snapshot... Hotel - Very nice, away from all the hustle and bustle and just a 10 min walk to the beach.Patong Beach - spent out first full day on the beach, swimming and tanning, with a few cold beers along the way. Diving - Awsome, spent two days doing our 4 qualifying dives top get our Open Water Qualification (all done and dust...

Arrived in Chiang Mai at 5pm, greeted at the airport by Chuk (our guide) who took us to their offices to register for our trek the next day. Then off to the hotel to check in, some dinner and a good sleep! Snapshot... Chiang Mai Gate Hotel - Nice room, friendly staff, lovely little restaurantChiang Mai Walking Street - this is a market that runs every Sat eve, very busy with stalls lining both sides of the narrow street (Kings Birthday weekend so the streets ar...

Wed 2nd Dec... Caught our ferry, or should I say tin barge, to Siem Reap. Boat was as basic as they come but what an amazing journey up the Tonle Sap Lake (which is huge!). Piled the sunscreen on, as the trip takes about 6hours and you sit on top of this barge for the whole time (you can go inside but it's like a hot box). Very interesting toilet! Anyway, it's amazing as you see all the floating/stilted villages and fisherman going about their daily fish. This w...

Arrived in Phnom Penh late afternoon on 30th Nov, another Tuk Tuk ride from the airport to hotel - roads are even crazier than Bangkok! There are motorbikes, bicycles, cars, tuk-tuks and pedestrians all jostling for positions on the road - very entertaining. Snapshot... Hotel - lovely!Dinner the 1st evening - not sure this was a highlight but has to be told. Ordered some sushi and fried chicken for dinner but got some free starters beforehand, which were local ...

After leaving Gatwick at 9.30 am on Sat 28th November, we finally arrived in Bangkok at 7am on Sun 29th Nov...our first destination (Woohoo, let the holiday begin!). As we stepped out the airport we were met by 28deg and glorious blue sunshine...what more could we ask for. But that was only the beginning... Hotel - nice (basic but livable for one night)Chatuchack Market - amazing! 6000 stall of all sorts, so made a few purchases, one of which I lost along the w...