Arrived in Surat Thani just before 06.00....we was wide awake after a good sleep and so decided to pass time by playing cards! 08.00 we got a little minibus to Phuket where we met Adam (Aus) and Michelle and Nicole both from the UK. We all decided to go to the same beach to get a bungalow to stay in which was very nice and very cheap. Once we had dropped our bags in we all went straight to the beach for some swimming before the sunset. It was very warm in the s...

Tues 12/09/06 Got up again with Nicole at the side of me but this time I knew she was there. Before we left we went to say bye to Annemiek and Helio then got the bus down to the harbour. I Nicole and Michelle sat up top on the boat in the sea breeze which was nice until Michelle pulled out her personal music player. A very unsightly Sony walkman...this boat must have taken us back to the early nineties??? What was she going to do next put a tape on that she had...

Arrived in Bangkok at around 22.00 local time and headed straight for the shuttle bus which would take me to Khao San Road which is the main Backpacker area of Bangkok. Had to wait almost an hour for the bus which wasn't that much of a problem as I got talking to a German couple which made time pass more quickly! On the bus I got chatting with Helio from Portugal and Annemiek who was from Holland. Ended up going to the same guest house of those two as it was gett...

Got to Singapore and Don't know what time... think I'd had few too many slings. Smooth process through a very great airport with so many shops! Caught the MRT into Oh my God Little India-I guess I was missing it already??? NO way I was missing it, it's just this was a backpacker zone with a few good pubs and the Ministry of Sound club! Staying in the Prince of Wales pub in Dorms so it's a new experience! Down in the pub I met a guy called Ant from London who s...

Woke up on the train at 05.45 by the guy delivering papers because he was singin and terribly doing so! Had breakfast with my roomy (Vineete) who was a journalist. Rolled into Mumbai station at around 08.00 and like the first day I got here the weather was delightfully raining with a temp of +30 degrees! We both caught the Local train which is always an experience to a place called Dadar. Much to my enchantment and great planning all the hotels were full as it's ...