Well since we left you we've been chilling out on the beach for 10 days or so. After Ubud, we left the main island and took a boat over to the Gili islands just off neighbouring Lombok. Splashing out on some premium fast boat tickets we were expecting a comfortable ride, and we settled down. As they bolted us in below sea level in the huge power boat 6 attendants appeared who examined us closely... not having experienced such customer service we soon realised...

It's only been 5 days since we left you in Singapore but we've been busy! We've stayed in Ubud, Bali, inland, and been enjoying the mountains, rice paddies, hiking and taking down some awesome food. It was a rough start in the Southern Hemisphere with our accomodation cancelling us 24hrs before we arrived, our airport taxi never arriving and someone attempting to swindle Dan whilst changing money - little did they know they were up against Hawkeye Hiles, who i...

We have now spent a week in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore which has been quite a change from the rest of SE Asia. We have spent the last 48 hours in a competition to see the first piece of litter... chewing gum is illegal here! In Malaysia we visited Taman Negara national park for three days, and on our first evening we had a rather exciting night hike. Feeling like smug seasoned jungle-goers after our time in Costa Rica last year, we trailed behind the res...

So we left you after the Fish Bone Fiasco in a Bangkok hospital but have now had just shy of 2 glorious weeks on the Thai Islands. We started on the east coast, visiting Koh Tao, Phangnan and Samui. We were both pretty pooped and so were probably the only under-70s on the islands tucked up by 9pm for the first few nights! Sadly we missed the full moon party on Phangnan otherwise I'm sure we would have been raving till dawn. Dan the dolphin has been enjoyin...

So we thought this little story deserved an entry of it's own.... The story starts innocently enough with a fish soup and Rhian happily stripping every last morsel from the skeleton. The odd casual remark - 'fish bones are an excellent source of calcium you know' and before you know it this innocuous meal is over. There is a little tickle in the throat and you think - that's a little annoying - maybe I swallowed a bone, lets see if I can wash it down. Then you...