Clare survived the diving yesterday without a single tear and appeared to have quite enjoyed it!! She didn't even get threatened by a shark! Today we got our feet pedicured. It was quite bizzare! They used a kind of chemical peel - it was sick! They put this acid on our feet for about 5 minutes and then scraped the skin off - i couldn't watch - it was so gross! then they did all the usual scrubbing etc and then our toe nails were perfetced!! It's s...

We've been on Koh Chang for about 9 days now and not done a great deal. We've mainly been working on our non-existent tans, since it seems a crime to come home from 6 months in Asia (in my case) and still look albino. Lonely beach is pretty and the water is good and it's a short walk from our bungalow, so most days have been spent there. We've also taken a taxi to the fishing village - which we left pretty quickly due to the delicious stench of...

We arrived in Koh Chang a couple of nights ago. We arrived later than expected (due to the bus company being crap) so we got here in the dark - which is never good for finding accommodation. The island is huge! The biggest by far of the islands I've been to - and it's got lots of villages and towns and 7-11's! The first hut we managed to get a place in was a bit rubbush, but everywhere was full. Claire was so mad - to be honest, the hut was pretty ...

We arrived in Bangkok on tha night bus, which was very comfortable - infinitely more so than the one from Luang Prabang. That was the day before yesterday. Fortunately the hotel we decided to stay at let us check in early (4am) so we were able to get to sleep and not waste the whole of that day. We got up later and Claire went to visit the Royal Palace (I've seen it 3 times - didn't really want to do it again) and I went to a very nice hospital to get my ...

Feel sooooooooooooooo rubbish. just did a 10 hour overnight bus from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. It was so hot and uncomfy and my stupid seat wouldn't stay back, so every time we went over a bump I was catapulted forward into the seat in front. I hate buses - they're sent from the Devil - and the worst bit is that we're now waiting for a bus at 5pm to take us to Bangkok (12 hours!). We've paid twice the price for this one, so I'll be so mad if...