After Thailand we crossed the Mekong (the border) into Laos and got on a slow boat for two days down to Luang Prabang. The scenery was incredible even after 2 days on wooden seats and the alternative was 6 hours on a speedboat which didn't seem that appealing (or safe with all the trees drifting down the river). In Luang Prabang we explored some local villages and waterfalls and as always wandered the local markets before getting a bus over the mountains and do...

Hi all. I've made it to Bangkok finally. The city was not as chaotic as I had expected and was well worth spending a few days to explore. It's so easy to travel here as most people speak English and will drop everything to help you (the tuk-tuk drivers will give you directions even if you don't want a lift!). Everything here is cheap (which will be a great help in delaying my approaching return to Oz). The Thai people amaze me everyday with new levels of kin...

After sleeping the night in Cairo airport (long story), I got on a plane to London to meet Sarah again. Apart from going from Egyptian prices to London prices, it was great to be in a quiet and organised city again for a while. Being the first English speaking country since New York, it felt like I'd developed a new 'sense' as I could listen to other people's conversations and even have my own. London was as I expected. Plenty of pubs serving ordinary beer, ...

Hi all. I'm nearly at the end of a few weeks cruising around Egypt. I flew from Madrid to Cairo on the 20th July. My plane landed in Cairo at about 2am and although I thought I was ready for Cairo, you're never ready for Cairo. I always avoid taxi drivers etc. waiting at the exits and made my way to the information desk at the airport (it had a big sign saying INFORMATION). I'd decided not to use a guide book to get around this time. I asked the bloke for s...

Hi all. Well Sarah and I are back in Madrid after a very cool 24 day road trip in our little Citreon. We covered about 5,600km's in 24 days including almost a complete circuit around Spain. The highlights were definetly the windsurfing at Tarifa, the coastline and European cup in Portugal, the spectacular cities like Madrid, Salamanca and Valencia, and most of all Andorra and the Pyrenees. I'm not sure I had heard of Andorra until I got here (the country is o...