Hi We have been off the air for a while as our Mac Book has finally died. We have bought an iPad to get going again but are having problems uploading pictures to the blog. We don't have 'flash'. Any suggestions gratefully received. We have had a fantastic time in Phuket. We have mostly been lazy around the pool but more of our adventures soon. Back to Bangkok tomorrow then off on our big tour. We will be in touch again soon.

Low and behold when we returned from our jungle adventures our computer is working again. This despite the best Apple brains in Bangkok being of the opinion that the mother board was the problem. This restoration of our good luck may be a consequence of our recent conversion to Buddhism in Chang Mai. More of these adventures later. We really liked Bangkok much more than we thought we would. Sure it's big, noisy, dirty in places and everyone is trying to rip you ...

I really wasn't looking forward to this sleeper train journey to Bangkok. I have never had a decent nights sleep on a train and sharing facilities with 40 other people probably wouldn't have improved the experience. But it turned out to be really comfortable and although one or two of our traveling companions snored quite loudly I actually managed a good sleep. In the picture Susan is sitting on a seat which together with my seat turned into the lower bunk. The ...

Gentle reader, you may have noticed a hiatus in the updates of our adventures in SE Asia. This has been due to Mr MacIntosh's Apple not living up to it's propaganda. In the meantime we're using hotel computers so not sure yet whether we will be able to upload pictures. Hoping to have the MAC Book fixed in Bangkok in a few days time. Penang Crossing the causeway to the island, Penang looked very impressive - chalk white skyscrapers rising out of a silver sea in...