I have spent the past four days in beautiful Railay in southern Thailand. Now, I am in Bangkok, buying all of the cheap knock offs to mail home...Rolex anyone?, later today I'm off to the next continent: Africa. I will miss the spicy food, gorgeous scenery, wonderful people and great prices of SE Asia but it's time to go before I get to fat and lazy! I look forward to the next adventure...

Tonight I have four flights, eventually landing tomorrow evening in Moshi, Tanzania. Tomorrow I start the climb trek up Kilimanjaro. Wish me luck!!!

FYI: I will be out of touch for the next 8-10 days, as I assume there are no internet cafes on the mountain.