Hello all. We arrived in Georgetown, Penang after a 12 hour bus journey from Ko Lanta. I really like it here. It has a very colonial feel and lots of reminders from home such as pedestrian crossings and bollards. I am amazed at how developed Malaysia is. Plan on spending a couple of days here. Will update soon Xx

Hello all. Arrived on Ko Lanat two days ago after a couple of crazy nights in Bangkok. Rob and I both got tattoos (mine is a portrait of che guevara at the base of my spine which i am well chuffed with). We are travelling with Mitch and Asa again. They suprised us on Ko Chang. We are staying in bungalows perched on a cliff with sea views. It is very isolated here which is great as we just want to chill out for a week. We are gonna snorkel, swim , sunbathe,...

Hello all. We arrived in Ko Chang late last night after taking several forms of transport from Cambodia to cross the border including taxi, boat and motorcycle. We met up with my brother Mike who has just started his year away and proceeded to down a couple of Beer Changs on the beach. This place has changed so much since last year. Whitesands beach is now full of resort/spa type places. The chaepest accomodation we found was $8 dollars for a beach hut w...

After leaving Phnom Penh for the second time we took a share minibus to a place called Kampot on the south coast. The minibus was a local one as there are no tourist buses as yet. It was crammed full so much so that you were virtually sitting on someones knee but only for 2 and a half hours. It was worth it as Kampot is truly beautiful. It is set on the banks of a river with the elephant mountains as a backdrop. There are lots of fine examples of French colon...

So far Cambodia has evoked a range of emotions from the heartwrenching horror of what happened during the Pol Pot regime to the awe and amazement of the Angkor temples. We arrived in Phnom Penh after a long and tedious bus journey across the border from Vietnam including an hour wait for our exit stamp due to corrupt officials accepting bribes! Phnom Penh is a lot bigger than I expected and very busy. We visited the killing fields (86 mass graves) and S21 priso...