I signed up for the 10 day trek to Annurpurna Base Camp in the Himalayas and I wasn't entirely sure whether how it turn out, although I'd heard good things. I'd got my guide sorted out in Kathmandu who seemed a decent bloke which was goodbecause we were going to be in each others pockets for the next few days. Anyway we got the 8 hour bus from KTM to Pokara, which is a really nice town (much calmer than the hustle and bustle of KTM!). It was just into peak seaso...

I'll be keeping these a lot shorter from now on as the internet is getting gradually worse. Anyway I've been here for quite a few days longer than intended due to a school boy error in not applying for my Indian visa before I set off on my trek to Annurpurna Base camp. Originally I was all set to go to Everest Base camp but there was a plane crash at Lukla which caused some severe delays into the start point for the trek. In fact I was just about to board my Ever...

Well what a month. The NHCC is an organisation that supports children with HIV/AIDS. After meeting a previous volunteer, Angela, in Koh Chang I'd decided to sign up for a month to teach English!, or whatever else needed doing. I was actually working at a kids village orphanage that is based just outside the city. There are about 150 kids living there but the numbers grow on a weekly basis. It's a really great place with a fantastic set of kids and adults all sup...

The border crossing into Cambodia was a bit chaotic and you need to be prepared for quite a change from Thailand. I was meant to get a connecting bus to take me from the border crossing to Siem Reap, but as is usual in Asia they wait and wait until the have a capacity bus. People were getting a tad irrate at the bus company, and in the end I ended up getting a lift from a couple of Aussie lads (Ben and Jake) who opted to hire a taxi, along with Robbie another lad...

Koh Chang has been the best of the Thai islands for me. I headed for Lonely beach and splashed out on a seafront bungalow with a hammock and a deck chair. As soon as I'd checked in I went for a walk down to the beach and instantly bumped into half 4 Argentenian guys that had been on the bus trip from hell to Luang Prabang. And there were a few other familiar faces that I'd met along the way. The Island is so chilled out including all of the locals who run the ba...