We arrived in Koh Tao mid morning after traveeling from Bkk since 6pm the previous day. Tghe boat to Koh Tao was choppy, some people were sea sick - the boat wasn't really that comfortable especially as io hadn't got much sleep on the bus over night. Loads of people on the boat were going scuba diving so we heard a lot of stories and advice from various people. From the port of Koh Tao we walked for about 2-3km north along the main beach which thereare loads of d...

Feb 12 Bus journey from Battambang to Bkk took about 7 hrs - we tarvelled much faster in thjailand than in cambodia - border was easy my passport is lookin pretty cool already! That day we went out for a meal near Kho San road - the backpacker place to be. The following day we checked out our hotel and looked for accomodation near kho San road area which we found ok - lonely planet books are sooooo good for this! I think we paid 2 quid for a night - we got what...

Siem Reap Having flown from Phnom Penh we arrived at our hotel and it had a swimming ppool (our first chance of a sqwim!) So this is what we did - playing 'Marc Polo' with the other guys in our group. That night we went to a restaurant called 'red piano'whree Angelina Jolie went when filming Tomb Raider! Next Day Got up a the crack of dawn (actually a bit earlier) to see sun rise over the Ankor Wat temples - Awesome! I wish my camera was of better quality as ...

Feb the something We left Ho Chi Mimh city at 8.30 in the morning for a 7 hour public bus ride to Phnom Penh. The bus was ok, it had a toilet and the driver sorted out our visas at the border which made it a very simple journey for us all! Arriving in Phnom Penh we decided to have a look around, venturing to a temple just around the corner from our hotel - it was just a temple really nothing spectacular, except there were monkeys everywhere and beggars - did i s...

Feb 3rd From Hoi An we flew to Ho Chi Mimh (known as Saigon here) during the early afternoon. Getting off the plane in Saigon we instantly noticed the heat (about 33) - something we hadn't experienced in a couple of weeks! It meant i could put the 1 jumper i brought away with me, safely in my bag, after 2 weeks of constant use!! Vietnam is gearing up for the TET festival (New Year) so things are busy and prices a bit high (Chuc Mung Nam Moi means Happy New Year ...