After scary start at Singapore airport with some confusion at check-in over my flight date, I'm on my way to Kiwi land! Enjoyed my first glass of wine in 2 months on the plane which i was ridiculously over excited about and arrived in Sydney for my transfer just as dawn was beginning to break. I always feel a little giddy with excitement when the plane takes off at that point when the engines roar and you're pushed back into your seat & also as the plane land...

Singapore is muc like i thought it would be: very clean, organised & new. It's an easy city to get around being so cosmopolitan and with English being pretty much the first language. Although it doesn't offer much in the way of heritage or old culture, it does have an interesting mix of cultures and areas. Spent 3 quite relaxed days in the city winding down from the tour. Did a lot of walking covering Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Arab St, Esplanade, day trip to Se...

Leaving Krabi and Thailand behind we headed down over the Malaysian border to Penang. Our first full day here we got up early and caught a bus to the National Park for a morning of jungle trekking which once again ended in a sweaty, muddy mess! From here we went to Penang Hill and got a jeep to the top for fantastic views of the island Penang and the mainland. On way to find the jeeps we walked past a Hindu centre where the brother called us in & fed us all d...

Met up with new tour group in Bangkok where we have a day before heading South. As I'd already done the sightseeing I went to Khao San Rd again for some last minute shopping "essentials" & spent the afternoon by the pool with some of the group that had also already done Bangkok. It's a really mixed bunch of ages and nationalities this time which makes it interesting, ranges from 18 - 45 yrs with English, Irish, Scottish, German & Italian! After...

Found basic but nice bungalows to stay in Koh Phangan on the beach with swimming pool & hammocks swinging from the palm trees. Had dinner at great seafood restaurant by Baan Tai pier, couldnt decide what to order as everything looked so good & seeing as each dish was only couple quid we ended up having a feast of 2 starters, 3 main courses, 2 puddings and cocktails. Food was gorgeous and had brilliant evening, spending hours chatting & eating sat on a...