We thought maybe we would actually sleep on the overnight bus, it was quite the opposite! We were the only 'non locals' on the bus and every time we dosed off we were awoke by the driver switching on all the lights and shouting something in whatever language it was. At 4am we arrived at yet another roadside food court in the middle of knowhere but this time the driver demanded everyones passports. We reluctantly handed them over with thoughts of him driving off o...

A fairly straight forward border crossing from Singapore into Malaysia found us 6hours later in the capital city that is Kuala Lumpur. First impressions were not great, there are more buses than people.... and trust me there are millions of people!! If we had had one of those masks to cover your mouth we probably would have worn them, the pollution and smell is enough to stop even the most hungry person (Richard) from eating. Despite that we coughed our way to ou...

It was a sad goodbye to Cairns and Australia but a few hours later it was all smiles as we set eyes on Singapore. This city is known for its diversity (theres a business district, Chinatown and Indian district) and its cleanliness, until recently it was illegal to chew chewing gum in public (to stop people dropping it on the pavements and making the place look like London!). We arrived in the evening after only just managing to book a available hostel that mornin...

Finally after 22days of storms followed by 30degree heat and around 3000 Km we ditched our beloved campervan in Cairns. Arriving on the Friday our lives changed from rags to riches....we had arranged to meet up with a family friend who owned a brewery and restaurant in Cairns. After booking into our hostel we headed to the brewery (Blue Sky Brewery) which turned out to be in the center of town to meet Ben, the place was amazing and Ben immediately hooked us up wi...

Sydney to Cairns It was a short stop in Sydney but enough to see whats required. Now it was time to hit the open road and see the real care-free Australia away from the shirts and tie's of Sydney. We had 22days and 3000 odd Km to cover in order to reach the finishing line at Cairns, for this challenge I had chosen the cheapest campervan after much searching. As with New Zealand our renting luck was with us and as we turned up at the rental depot(All Seasons) im...