After the hippy style relaxation available in Pai I soon ventured on to Mae Hong Son. The bus journey in itself was spectacular... the views breathtaking...the comedy use of 4th gear when 1st gear was needed... the realisation that I am ridiculously content - thanks to all of you who keep checking up on me but it's really true! Went on the hardest trek so far with a local woman who "loves nature". She also seemingly revels in climbing up vertical mo...

After the scariest, most uncomfortable journey so far I managed to make it, in just about one piece, to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Spent a few days chilling, wandering around wats and pondering life as a Buddhist nun.... nah, can't see it myself either! A day at Thai Cooking School has finally led me to the point of no return - I have now: eaten meat by mistake; then by choice to try something; then actually ordered it in a restaurant; now I can cook it...

After crossing over the border from Cambodia into Thailand with only a minor bout of embarrassment (I'll leave Tim to confess that to those of you that know him...) we got the boat over to Koh Chang. Amazingly none of the modes of transport broke down... Hurrah! We spent a chilled day sat in the sunshine at a bar watching the 1st Ashes test series. I actually understood the majority of what was happening too thanks to early tuition from Casswell followed up b...

Promise this one will be shorter....After the adventures in Ban Lung the trip has settled down into more sedate travelling, ish. We visited Kratie, the site on the Mekong where the graceful Irrawaddy dolphins are found. Sun setting, beautiful surroundings, dolphins swimming around the boat. Ah! It's tough this travelling malarkey! Then moved on to the capital, Phnom Penh. As expected a more bustling environment but still nowhere near as hectic as Hanoi or Ho ...

After a number of mini-adventures on bikes with the Howarth boys we decided to go for an all-out adventure into Virachey National Park. The original plan to do a 4-day kayak trip was postponed after a series of unfortunate accidents/calamities that occurred to Tim including him gluing his fingers together with superglue, ruining his shorts, wiping chilli in his eye and then ending the day with spectacular vomiting…. I didn’t laugh once. Honest. The...