Hi everyone! Well it looks as if I have survived Asia! I only have about 5 hours left here untill I fly off to Melbourne. It will be nice to be in a place where I don't have to risk my life every time I cross the road! Although I am quite sad to leave, it feels like I should be going home rather than on to a new place. But lots of new adventures await for me in Oz (hopefully none involve spas!). I am going to Melbourne first for a few days. First on the li...

Hello! I've just come back to Chiang Mai after spending the last few nights in the hills. We left Bangkok on an over night train. The train was fantastic. The seats had detachable tables for dinner time (dinner and breakfast was brought to you!!), and then turned into bunk beds at night time. The train was cleverly designed. However, we were on the train 3 hours longer than expected, an no reason was given for the delay (similar to British rail) on what sho...

Hi!! I got into Bangkok on Wedensday lunchtime. When I got to the hotel I found that I was sharing a room with a Canadian girl from Toronto (not far from where aunty Barbara, Terry, Jenn and Mark live) called Andrea - she is very nice. After a short nap I went for a walk to find a tourist information centre to get a map. I found the tourist info but when I went in it seemed more like a police station! I was just about to walk out when a man asked what I wanted...