I have been in Koh Tao for about 5 days now. Spent three nights in Bangkok, didn't get up to too much apart from seeing some temples. I had heard some stories about travellers being drugged and robbed while on the bus from Bangkok to the islands in the south so I decided to take the train. It took about 18 hours to get there 12 of which were on the train, then I took a bus to some docks and boarded a boat to Koh Phangan. When I arrived I didn't have anywhere to ...

Well it's been a while since my last entry. The bus trip to the border was not very enjoyable, windy roads, lots of pot holes. But eventually it was time to get off and make the border crossing to Thailand. The first place I stayed in Thailand was Chiang Rai. It wasn't that exciting, just a small city. There were the usual things to do there such as visiting temples and going treking. I visited the temples but decided to wait until Chiang Rai to do the treking a...

Today is my last day in Luang Prabang, and Laos. I am heading to Thailand tonight and will be in Chang Rai tomorrow afternoon for the beginning of the end. I am pretty much half way through my trip. Only 6 more weeks left until I return home :) Before arriving in Luang Prabang I spent a few days in Vang Vieng. Vang Vieng is a must for any 18 year old backpacker (especially if you're from England) due to a little thing called tubing. Although I'm not 18 and not f...

Just got back from a night on the Boloven Plateau. It's a highland area east of Pakse. Hired some motorbikes with some new friends and headed off a bit before midday yesterday. As we ascended up to the plateau we stopped off at a couple of waterfalls which were pretty impressive. We came to a town called Paksong and had some late afternoon lunch before splitting with a couple of girls who were with us as they were heading to Vientiane on the night bus. So we tho...

My time in Cambodia has come to an end. Siem Reap was good, the Angkor ruins obviously an attraction that can't be missed. It had a pretty good restaurant/bar area but I didn't find the food or night life to be that exciting. I put some photo's of when I went to Angkor on facebook. So I am now in Laos, took a bus to Si Phan Don which is an area along the Meekong River where there are several islands. Si phan Don means 4000 Islands in Lao. The bus ride to out of...