Hello again! Just a short one to say hello. Shopping and sightseeing in KL at the mo...good fun. Off to Singapore by aeroline bus this evening... getting excited about Australia on Saturday!! Awoohoo!! L x

Hello, sawasdee and salutations! This time you'll be reading the dual efforts of S&L so this should be twice as good, or twice as bad!! We are now just back in Phuket after 5 days in paradise on the island of Ko Phi Phi don. However before embarking on the trip to go peepee Stephen found out the dangers of sunbathing under a parasol- YES you DO need sunscreen! Oops who knew that UV light could travel through the umbrella?! (Well, I would have thought ...

Hello again... Am now writing from the beautiful island of Phuket back in Thailand. We are staying in the luxurious Karonburi resort on Karon beach, south of Patong. Landed on our feet with a last minute airport deal and it is pretty sweet! Pool is great and we have a huge room and balcony with sea view- oh yes, living it up!! In our defence, we felt it was well deserved. Having spent the last week travelling from Siagon through Cambodia and surviving to te...

Hello and xin chao! Yes, I have finally got the chance to write on the blog (don't tell Steve!) . Well since we last wrote we visited a wonderful elephant rescue centre in the northern mountains of Thailand, saw some Muay Thai boxing and lady boy caberet and travelled by two more flights to Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) or Saigon has been a short but enjoyable stay...the motorbikes are INSANE!! We had read there were a lot but seriously you cannot move ...

Interesting Fact: The actual full name given to Bangkok is "Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit". I can think of a description of it that lasts a full 1 word, 4 letters and a whole load of flem... However, I'll start on the positives. The temples were beautiful, especially Wat Pho, and the Grand Palace is in...