I just had one of the best days ever today. I talked to a guy at my hostel this morning at it turns out he's also read Shantaram. He was going to go to one of the slums, so I joined him. We took a tuktuk to the train station and then got on the train to town. I thought the train would be crazily crowded, but it was not bad at all. It was probably because it was noon on a Monday though. The trains don't have any doors so people are hanging halfway out of the side...

I have finally arrived in India. Yesterday my flight landed with a big, heart stopping bump in the airport in Mumbai. The sun was glowing red in the sky and the air was heavy with pollution. I got to my hostel safely because they provided airport pickup since it was located so close by. I was exhausted after the journey and went to bed after having some cheap, tasty Indian food in a local restaurant. This morning I went to a cafe nearby for some breakfast and t...

It is my last day in Bangkok, and also in Thailand. Yesterday I went to collect my Indian visa and tomorrow I'm flying to Mumbai. I've had a nice time in Bangkok, although it was a bit of a chock with the intense city life after a month chilling on the beach. I have done some touristy stuff with other people from my hostel and wandered around town on my own taking photos. My hostel is a really nice, chilled place with three brothers running it and creating a soc...

Sa wa di ka! I'm am now in Bangkok, I arrived yesterday after a long day travelling from Koh Tao. Last weekend I went on the visa run to extend my thai visa. I went on a night ferry, getting rocked like a little baby the whole night, but actually it was better lying down than sitting or standing, I didn't get sick at all. The ferry arrived in Chumporn at five am while it was still dark. From there I got on a minibus with a bunch of other people also doing the vi...

Hello again! I'm still in Thailand but I have moved from one island to another. On the first of January me and my family took a boat from Koh Samui to the smaller island Koh Tao. Where Samui was crowded and packed with tourists, Tao is quieter and calmer. There are more young people and backpackers here and it suits me better wit the more relaxed atmosphere. The water is crystal clear and the sky is blue. It may seem weird, but the night we arrived at the beach o...