Koh Samui After completely my diving course the next stop is Koh Samui. I arrive at the ferry pier and am immediately be hassled by taxi drivers wanting 3 times what you should pay to get to where I am staying, after much bartering I agree on 200baht (Bangkok taxis are so much cheaper) what they didn't tell was that it was going to be me, my 2 rucksacks and skates on the back of a moped. If you've seen the size of the rucksack and knew how heavy it was you woul...

Koh Tao I managed to find my way to koh Tao without getting lost! I arrive at what will be my home for the next 7 nights - I can finally totally unpack! The dive school I am staying at is fab, I have a day and a bit before the actual course starts. It was a bit odd when I arrived as this is the first leg of the trip when I'm totally on my own. The dive place has a great little bar overlooking the beach and water - not a bad way to sit and enjoy a beer. So the...

Cambodia hello! After a long and hot journey on the bus we finally reach Cambodia. Having checked into the hotel we quickly head out on a cyclo tour of Phnom Penh. This was really good fun, although my cyclo driver drove us into another motorbike which was not great, but was all fine! The roads here are equally busy, being on the front of the cyclo you get to see first hand how close you get to other moving traffic! On our second day we visited the killing fie...

Laos After another 8 hours on the boat on the Mekong River we arrived at our next stop... LuangPrang. We have 3 nights here which is great as we are all a bit knackered from the travelling. On our first day we visit the local museum to find about more about the local culture, very interesting. In the afternoon we headed off to the bear sanctuary and the Kuang Sui waterfall. After a very bumpy ride we arrive. Optimistically we have all put on our swimming s...

Vietnam We arrived in Hanoi in Vietnam on the 14th and went to see Hochi Minh. It was so cold in Vietnam compared to laos. We thought the roads in Bangkok were bad, but that was nothing in comparison to Hanoi - so so many motorbikes. The only way to cross the road is to actually walk into the traffic. This took a bit of getting used to, but eventually we got it! We went to a street bar which was literally plastic tables and the smallest seats you have eve...