Really enjoying Ho Chi Minh City, despite spending most of it feeling very ill!!!!!! Spent 2 days in bed with a stomach infection and I'm on anti-biotics, so no drinking for me!!!! Had a drop of the Snake Wine on Christmas eve though!!!! Not good!!!! The Vietnamese certainly pull the stops out for Christmas eve!!!! We were strolling down the street in our Santa beards and hats and got called over the street to join a 'party' in a travel agents!!!!! We w...

Arrived in Phnom Penh the other day via boat down the Tonle Sap!!!! First night here we ended up in hospital!!!!! Rich split his head open on a low ceiling beam!!! Got it glued shut for a small fee of $126, that Muggins footed the bill for!!!!!!!! Visited S-21, the former school that the Khmer Rouge turned into a prison and torture facility, and 'The Killing Fields', where prisoners from S-21 were taken to their execution - pretty sobering and quite g...

Really liking Siem Reap, by far my fave spot so far!!!! Arrived the other day after a gruelling 26 hour bus journey from Chiang Mai!!!! Once in Cambodia I've never known such bumpy and dusty roads - sorry dirt tracks!!!! It's unreal, the trees by the roadside have no green on them, they are totally brown from all the dust coverage!!! The people are so friendly and constantly laughing and joking and smiling, which considering their dark past is quite r...

Arrived in Chiang Mai extremely tired after our epic journey!!!! Didn't get very much sleep at all on the train. It was far to noisy and bumpy!!!!! Met up with friends of Rich's friends, who showed us around. Me and Rich tried our hands at the climbing wall in the Night Bazaar, but Rich being scared of heights didn't get too far. But I made it to the top and rang the bell. I was well chuffed!!!!!! Went on a mountain trek yesterday and visited some ...

Stepped off the bus in Hua Hin and headed straight to the first bar we came across for a beer and some food. Within a few minutes one of the bar staff was phoning round friends of hers who ran guesthouses looking for a room for us!!!!!!! But they were all a bit pricey, so she offered us her spare room for half the price!!!!! So that was that, accomodation sorted!!!!! The following day was the King's birthday and a huge celbration throughout Thailand. It'...