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 ...

After a night spent by the border in Chang Khong, we trevelled to Chang Mai the next morning. Why we hadn't chugged on, and made this journey the previous might is beyond me - sometimes this trip is sobadly organised. YThis also meant we were only getting an afternoon in Chiang Mai too, barely enough time to even see the town itself, yet various activities were advitised on the trip criteria. Nevertheless, no need to get bogged down about it, we enjoyed a typical...

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...