Hi Guys! Well it is just to let everyone know that we are safe and were nowhere near the plane crash, we didnt even know about it until today when we got a very worried phone call from Lee's family. It has been raining today so we have not been able to do anything as it is monsoon rain, not just scottish drizzle haha!! Hopefully we will have a better update soon. Although we are not in good spirits today as we have just found out that we have to take the 5 hou...

Hey peeps, Well that us in Koh Chang safely.. All I can say for the island is, Paradise! It is all tropical jungle, mountains (like the ones in movies where they disappear into the clouds) and white sandy beaches!! Yesterday we took the bus from Bangkok to Trat, which took about 5 hours but the buses are excellent, really clean and they even gave us a wee snack pack! Very impressed! After arriving in Trat we took the 45 mins ferry to Koh Chang central pier, ...

Well this was our best experience so far of our stay in Bangkok!! Today we went to the Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha. Well were to begin!? The palace is in the middle of a wee walled city, which is completely different from the rest of bangkok. There are pictures of the King and Queen everywhere, mounted in huge decorated frames all lining the streets. The palace is right in the centre of this wee city and is surrounded by street vendors trying to sell yo...

Hey all, well we arrived in a very hot and humid Bangkok Monday. We made it to our hotel about 6.30 so didnt get up to much on Monday. We are really struggling with the jet lag as it is 7 hours in front here. Its a bit of a nightmare when it is also 97 degrees outside!! Bangkok is a bit different from what we expected. The first thing that hit us when we came out of the airport is the heat, but not like brilliant sunshine heat, more like humid/pollution heat, ...

Well after a relaxing couple of days it was back on the greyhound bus en-route to Airlie beach. We only stayed here one night before we were due to head off on the high seas on our Whitsundays adventure and what an adventure it was!! Firstly we were met by Lisa who explained that she was the host and cook for our boat (the southern cross) and that the only other crew member on the boat would be the captain, John, meaning that all of us would have to help with th...