08-13/12/19 Keen to get some solid zzz's due to an early start, we hit the sack around 10pm. ROAR, Roar, ROAR we are awoken (due to the paper thin walls) by our neighbours making tiger noises????? This continues every ten minutes or so until 6am!!!! We get a bit of sleep and get up early, leaving the apartment we creep by the security guard unsure if we have stayed long enough for our visit to be considered as "flexible". Phew we are free! Blurry eyed we reac...

At last, after fixating and fantasizing for twenty years, our dream has come true. Our employers have kindly granted us extended leave, so we are backpcking around Asia for more than our standard three weeks. Fantastic! South East Asia is our favourite part of the world; the people, culture, scenery and food are amazing. We have visited extensively, but the area is huge and diverse and there is so much more to experience and to explore. Apart from Thailand, Viet...