First day in Bangkok: We arrived at Bangkok at around 06:30 this morning. After a long flight with not much sleep we were eager to get a cab to drop off our backpacks so we could explore the city without having the weight of our luggage holding us down. It was easy to find a cab to drive us to khaosan road. It was around a half an hour drive and cost us 350 TB. HOWEVER, our taxi driver was a keen collector of foreign currency so we made a deal to give him £5 w...

WHAT COSMETICS TO PACK FOR A 4 MONTH TRIP? As i've slowly been gathering my belongings together for my 4 month trip around south east Asia, the most difficult items to chose to pack are my cosmetics. I am a bit of a make up fanatic at heart so even the idea of only picking a few staple products make my eyelashes quiver. Now, to narrow my choices down, i had to bare in mind the weather conditions that i would be in. I'm expecting pretty humid, hot, sauna-like w...

You know the day is dawning for your big trip when it's no longer just a date, but a specific day. I threw myself back when i was asked when i'm flying out; 18th of January, i told him. He replied with "ooh next saturday". My god. If there was ever a moment that feels like you stomach has caved in on itself while a dry mouth leaves your throat sore, it's that. All i could think was s***, how has it come by so quickly?! Know is the time to pull my finger out and c...