October the 10thWe both felt a bit ropey when we woke up ready for our 6 hour bus journey to Siem Reap - perfect timing. Paul was sick after eating what we assumed to be a dodgy pork and ginger meal the night before so we played it safe and were effectively nil by mouth for the rest of the day until we arrived.The bus left at 8.30am and was packed full of a mixture of tourists and locals, but there was air conditioning which was a godsend. Everything was pretty c...

Oct 7-9th 3 flights (not a very happy Paul), 24 hours later and we're in Phnom Penh with a very chatty tuk tuk driver picking us up from the airport - yippee. Survived the ridiculous transfer through Delhi airport - 4 hours in "limbo" - one room, nothing to do - no shopping while we wait for someone to pick up our bloody boarding cards for Hong Kong. Indian bureaucracy and red tape alive and kicking... HK airport an air conditioned dream in comparis...

Hello all,Reporting back after a two week trek in The Himalayas to Mount Everest Base Camp.All in all a pretty unbelievable experience and well worth a certain amount of physical and mental pain (yes, we're talking about steep climbs and dodgy toilets).We've broken it down into general observations and then some day to day stuff for your perusal... you clearly aren't going to read more than a sentence of the below anyway, let's be honest.Accommodation Varied qui...

Hello all, We've arrived in Nepal safe and sound and have been pottering around here for the last three days. The journey over here wasn't too bad and we randomly bumped into Jody Minton and his girlfriend Sofie at Heathrow airport - they're also off travelling for a year and were on the same flight as us and sitting on the row in front! The flights were OK and Jet Airways (Delhi to Kathmandu) were really good. A girl sitting next to Sarah was even more scared o...

London - 16th September Well, we're all packed up for our trip and have said our goodbyes (some tearful). Have a feeling that we've packed way too much stuff, but time will tell... Both experiencing quite a strange mixture of emotions and are currently somewhere between extreme excitement and impending doom. Sod it, let's go for it!