On Thursday we had a chilled out day exploring Chaweng, which although it's got the nicest sandy beach on the Island, is also one of the busiest tourist towns on the Island. It seems that there is a massive demand for cheap tailored suits, fake Billabong bikinis and Thai massages, because these appear to be the only shops along the main "drag"! Of these three, we were most interested in the Thai massage so we went to a fairly reputable looking place nex...

Our view on Asia so far...? It's very hot, the food is amazing and so cheap and if you look hard enough you can find paradise hidden amongst the craziness! We arrived in Singapore on Sunday 2nd slightly earlier than scheduled and made our way to our hotel on a shuttle bus. We walked into the lobby in our shorts, flip flops, wild hair and backpacks to be greeted by our fellow patrons in their chinos, polished shoes and ties who dipped their copies of the FT and r...