Hi from Koh Chang! chloe and i've just spent the last 3 days sunning ourselves on the beach, taking a well deserved break from teh cities! Though when i say sunning, i mean full exposure to the sun in the skimpiest bikinis to get rid of the hideous tan marks that we've got while wandering around india and bangkok! Though i've burnt my feet so it serves me right! Tomorrow we have a lovely 10 hour bus drive to Siem Reap in Cambodia to look forward to! T...

Am finally in Thailand and loving it!! The Thai people are so nice and helpful - it's a nice change not to be charged for a 'hello' and being stared at - a la India! We left India on the monday and flew to singapore where we had 6 hours of waiting around, which wasn't too bad because singapore airport is gorgeous and sooo clean i'd eat my food off the floor! Unfortunately while we were waiting chloe read her travel giude section about visas we...

Hooray! I've survived India!! Though don't want to speak too soon as we're not leaving until early tomorrow morning and so far i've been spat at, runover by a rickshaw, waded through rubbish, trod in all kinds of poo, been harrassed by locals and propositioned by a number of men - certainly an eye opener!!Recently the weather has been really bad and there have been numerous power cuts so i've been unable to get on the internet in many of the p...

Right got some time to kill before jumping on the train to Agra later this avo so i thought i'd share some of the things that are bothering me about india - LOUISA'S CULTURAL CONFUSION SECTION The Ganges - if it's so holy and sacred, why disrespect it with rubbish, animals and body waste/fluids? AND then why do they drink and swim in it?? Spitting - it's revolting! especially the hocking noise that sounds like they're going to throw up. A c...

We've finally arrived in Varanasi after 3 days sailing down the ganges - which has been the most serene and amazing experience since i've been here! Our Intrepid group had 3 little wooden boats and a kitchen boat to row/sail us down the river and it was beautiful! Saw some burial rituals being performed where tehy burn the bodies by the side then put the ashes into the ganges. I felt a bit intrusive watching some of them, but they were quite impressive. W...