MYANMAR And so another chapter begins as we all branch off to various destinations. Tanya and I had an early start as our speed boat was picking us up at 7am to take us to Koh Samui. It was expensive but we didn't want to miss our flight as we had a connecting flight to Yangon in Myanmar. Things were looking good until we checked in. Unfortunately there was an issue with my visa and therefore couldn't be checked in to my flight to Yangong. The lady at the desk...

Thailand We arrived in Bangkok at 6 in the morning feeling exhausted from a lack of sleep. Stepping off the plane we were enveloped in a humidity that was suffocating, wiping away sweat that was dripping from our brows. We could only imagine what the midday heat would feel like. We checked into our hotel after having to pay an extra half day rate but it was totally worth it just to be horizontal, even if it was only for an hour. We met up with the rest of the ...

Our feelings of apprehension were soon quashed upon arrival in Jakarta. To get around and see the sights we hired a driver for the day, which we convinced ourselves was a justified expense, as we only wanted to spend one day in the city and it was the best way to escape the debilitating heat. We visited Mesjid Istiqlal, which is the largest mosque in South East Asia. We felt very intimidated when we got mistaken for being American, but once we convinced the secur...

After a fantastically comfortable bus ride (the best one so far) and a tortuously long boarder control we arrived in Singapore and were absolutely amazed at how clean the city is. It's a great place and a fab shopping destination. Definitely a city to visit when the wallet is filled to bursting with cash. As travellers on a budget we found it really expensive and were glad to be there for only two days. Like most tourists we got onto a "hop on and hop off" tour b...

We left Phi Phi at 9am to catch the first ferry to Krabi for our connecting bus to Hat Yai, where we had to catch a train to Malaysia. The anticipated smooth journey turned into a nightmare when we were loaded into a taxi after having to part with more money, to try and catch up to the train at the next station on the Thai boarder. After racing at break neck speed and fearing for our lives, we were very relieved to board the train with less than ten minutes to sp...