Chiang Mai 26th - 30th October Left Bangkok for Chiang Mai on a VIP bus and it was well worth it for the 9 hour journey - much better than the crappy version we took to Bangkok. Only sorry that we won't be taking many more of them as we've definitely decided to fly from here to Luang Prabang in Laos. Clearly I'd had a few beers when I was pressured into this decision by Sarah, but having checked the Laos airlines safety record extensively it doesn't look as bad a...

October 23rd - 26th BangkokJourney took about 9 hours door to door which was fine - ferry first, ten a 6 hour bus which had a stench producing toilet and ants all over it, but at least it was quiet (I wonder why?).We had a bit of trouble finding our accommodation (Sunflower Place) as our taxi driver misread our piece of paper and took us the wrong way, but we found it in the end. We're staying in Silom which is the newer part of town and away form the back...

Ko Chang 19th - 22nd October We're in Thailand - made it to Ko Chang in a day rather than having to spend a night in the port town Trat which was a massive result. Mammoth journey, not helped by the 2 hour wait at the border (over lunchtime with the sun streaming down - nice) for our connecting mini bus to Trat which no-one mentioned when we booked the through tickets - fortunately as always, we're patient people... We caught the ferry over to Ko Chang a...

October 16th - Kampot to SihanoukvilleOur first month away from home and it already seems much longer, but has passed really quickly. We took no chances this time and took a mini bus to Sihanoukville to chill out on the coast for a few days after our pretty hectic stay in Cambodia so far. It took us about 2 hours once again in torrential showers and once again with a mental driver. This one put on a DVD which had a monitor at the top of the windscreen and proce...

October 13th - 15th We got up early to catch the 7am bus from Siem Reap back to Phnom Penh which took about 6 hours. Bus was pretty empty, but the road seemed oddly much bumpier on the way back than it did on the way there.Once we got to Phnom Penh we made the suicidal decision to get a 'share taxi' to Kampot. We got a really cheap fare but had to share a normal car with four other locals plus the driver so it was a real squeeze. Add to this the torrential...