Back in Bangkok.For the last time, honest - Wednesday 13th February We complete a whistle-stop tour of all the best souvenir shops, and Dave gets last minute alterations made to his swanky new tailored suit before spending the rest of the evening trying to work out how to fit it into his rucksack. We say our goodbyes to Bangkok and head to the airport, possibly more excited than toddlers in Hamleys...

Back to Bangkok again - 28th January ... we check into a hotel which is cheap, but has a cold shower on the balcony - although the upside is that we are able to use free wi-fi from the hotel over the road.We spend our time doing some souvenir shopping with Keren, and finally make it to the Grand Palace.Our goodbye meal with Kez is a quiet affair, and we're both sad to see her go. Dave's picked up a lurgy in the night, so I escort Keren (with the right bag), to ...

... after a couple of hours of jumbo jet fun, we're back in Bangkok. Our plan is to meet Keren, my sister, for a trip down south to the beaches - she arrives on 17th January and all goes smoothly. Its the first time she's flown this far and on her own, and we are excited to meet her at the airport, even if it does mean a 4am start. Keren's plane is delayed by half an hour, but she eventually arrives, looking remarkably chipper after her 11 hour flight. We get a ...

Sawaat dii Kaa! Right then, we'd better get the blog up to date...As you know, we arrived safely in Bangkok via Colombo, although Dave says that our five hour visit to Sri Lanka doesn't count as a new country because we didn't leave the airport... Sri Lanka is very nice though, if the airport is anything to go by - we could have picked up a wooden mask, a deep fat fryer and a car stereo all in one airport shop - and we also spent some time going up and down the e...