Well here I am and finally up to date on my blog. Back in Bangkok, for the third time now, and it's now beginning to feel like a saftey net in a way, somewhere that I'm beginning to get to know a little vetter each time I visit. So, with today being my birthday, we decided to make it to the tiger temple for the day. It certainly hasn't felt like a birthday, but thanks to those for the cards etc, I appreciate it. But then again, I don't particularly want to age an...

Martin and Lucy had safely arrived, and bizarrely it felt perfectly normal to be meeting them in a hotel in Bangkok. Showered, changed and hello'ed out, we went to dinner and caught up on events. We didn't have any specific plans for the next couple of days, so we played it by ear mostly. On our fitrst day, we decided to sample the local transports - river boat, skytrain and tuk tuk. We were heading for the shopping mecca, aka MBK - a huge department store host ...

Well, here I am, currently in a hot, sweaty Cambodian internet cafe with poor signal! A smooth journey to Bangkok was made even easier by the fact I was éscorted'to Dubai by Mum and Kela - any excuse for a hoilday! I was a nervous wreck the morning of my flight, but as soon as I was left to my own devices everrthing was great - the transition felt even more smooth due to the fact Bangkok airport is so welcoming and modern - a polar opposite to Colombo. As I sa...