Currently sitting in an internet cafe just off Patpong road preparing to go and check out all the sleaziness Bangkok has to offer. That said, Stu has already (unwittingly) had a 2hr massage from a ladyboy. As a defence, it was very dark in the room and emma was also in the room throughout. Only upon paying did the adams apple and stubble rash raise alarm bells. We left Phnom Penh a couple of days ago, a city that is hugely behind all others that we have vistied...

Goodness this blog dates quickly. We left Dalat about a week ago and cycled from there to a beachside resort called Mui Ne. Stu cycled the entire way - over 90 kms up and down hills which was an incredible effort. I availed myself of the 'support vehicle' for much of the way which was slightly hopeless but my bottom was on fire. Mui Ne was really hot and very pretty but with not much to do except lounge on the beach and drink beer. We spent Tet there b...

Hi all,Firstly, thanks for all of your messages, e-mails, texts and calls of congratulations over our engagement. They were all very touching. We have been pretty busy since the event. We moved onto Hoi An from Hue and, as our message stated, purchased as much as we could carry (including the extra bag that we also bought!). We left Hoi An for the warmer climes of Nha Trang - a fairly relaxed beach resort. Our first act on arrival was to head to the post office, ...

Hello Currently in Hue, Vietnam. Flew from Vientienne in Laos to Hanoi about a week ago. Couldn't have been more different in Hanoi from Laos - it was quite a slap to the head when we arrived. Hopelessly, we fell for the standard hotel scam as soon as we touched down - some bloke got into our cab, said the hotel we wanted to stay in was full and that there was one just around the corner etc. So we ended up staying a bit out of town... but all in all not a bi...

Arrived in Luang Prabang a few days ago. Went kyaking on the Mekong yesterday afternoon and managed to capsize at one point and ruin one of the cameras... no real drama (it was Stu's camera) and at least we didn't consume too much river water. We went on an elephant ride in the morning which was interesting enough, but the elephants looked pretty depressed. Have been having a laos-style massgae every other day - it is an interesting technique, which invol...