Hey you guys! It s Paul, yeah I am doing this trip too you monkeys! Sorry about the lack of photos but the computers are too slow to put any on at the mo, but their worth waiting for - trust me. As you can see we are in Lao s at the present which we prefer to mainland Thailand. It s a lot more laid back so weve chilled out at bit. From thailand we took a two day boat trip on the Mekong river which was fantastic. To sound like my dad the scenery...

What ho chaps! Writing this from Chiang Khong in the North of Thailand where we arrived today and hope to cross over the border into Laos tomorrow. We plan to spend the next few days cruising along the Mekong River in a boat. We returned back from our jungle trek a couple of days ago, smelly, sleep deprived and aching but actually had a really good time. The rest of the group were nearly all German or Austrian apart but they all spoke English which mad...

Hello Friends! Thanks for all of your messages - apart from making us feel pretty goddamn popular, it's really nice to hear from you all - keep 'em coming! We are currently in the North of Thailand in a city called Chiang Mai - we revised our plans once we actually bothered to look at a map in any detail and realised that going to the coast would mean we would have to end up going back on ourselves in the end - doh! We stopped off in Sukothai for ...

Hello Everybody, Just a quick message to let everyone know that we arrived in one piece and that we are safe and sound. Staying in a hotel near Khao San Road which is where all the smelly backpackers congregate. Bangkok is pretty manic but we are already learning the fine art of deflecting the advances of tuk-tuk drivers and scam-merchants! I don't think our palid complexions and constant map checking help much - can't wait to get a tan - it's a defina...

Hello All, Just a very quick message to let you know that we have touched down down under and are currently acclimatising ourselves to the Ozzie way of life. Much of this process has consisted of drinking lots of stubbies (bottles) and schooners (bit smaller than a pint) of the native brew and wrapping our taste buds around such delicacies as kangaroo kebabs (delish) and Lamingtons (sponge cakes covered in icing and coconut). I think we have been quite suces...