Something I was told before I left the UK was a very true piece of advice...things do not run on time in Thailand. I left for Kanchanaburi this morning over an hour and a half later than I was supposed to. Gotta love the Thai time keeping. Anyhoo, first on the agenda was to stop off at the Floating Markets. I got the distinct impression that I was the only solo traveller on this tour and I was right, still I managed to befriend a couple of Chinese girls, one was...

After a gruelling flight over from London and a quick stop over in the Militarised zone known as Mumbai I had arrived in Bangkok, much much hotter than the rainy days I had left behind in the UK. There was me, whiter than a sheet with a hoodie on...I did not think this through. At 7 am local time it was already a whopping 28 degrees outside. Having heard about all of the potential scams I was about to face, I took Bangkok head on with a pinch of salt. Being so t...

If there is one thing that I have learnt over the years it is that people take things for granted or don't appreciate things as much as they should do. To me it always seemed rather off that I told people I was from London, yet I have never actually seen any of it. Yesterday I spent the entire day walking round London seeing the 'sights'. A sense of 'I must see it before I leave' took over, despite it being on my doorstep for my entire life. I had a good time ri...