Day 119 Sa-wat-dee kaa! Sabai dee mai? (Hello! How are you?) I am finally learning some Thai! It is very very slow and I am finding it really difficult, but I can (just about) introduce myself, and count from 1 to 99.... I am yet to discover if the Thai language even has a word for 0! Luckily both lift floors and pain scales start at one! Hua Hin is still lovely, and I am still enjoying it despite the lack of company! For those of you who are on skype... I'll ...

Day 115 Hello from Thailand, at the end of my first week at work here! I hope you are all enjoying spring (last thing I heard it was raining, but it's raining here too!) and I can't wait to see you all soon! In fact, I miss you all so much I'm coming home early!!! So week one in Hua Hin Hospital; a mixed bag to be honest; some really great bits and some terrible bits and definate frustration at not understanding the language! Monday was a bank holiday so we had...

Day 111 Hello again:) I hope you are all doing ok, and summer is fast on it's way for you! Here it is very hot and sticky, and I have managed to get sunburnt for the first time since I left home! The five days on Ko Samui were fabulous with lots of beach time, snorkelling, kayaking and even a bit of partying! The journey was somewhat of a nightmare, involving two tuk-tuks, two boats and a coach (13 hours in total!) but I'm glad I got to see some of Thailand's f...

Day 103 (59 days remaining!) Hello from Thailand! Part 2 of my travels has officially begun:) I had a lovely couple of days in Melbourne before flying to Bangkok yesterday - and then arriving at Hua Hin (the base for my elective) at 3am this morning! Flying during Swine Flu seems to warrant all sorts of unusual precautions, and on disembarking the plane we were made to stand 1m apart down a long corridor whilst officials walked by with masks, gloves and an ext...