I just got back from a very long and seriously bizarre trip to Laos. It was with an organised group that were all doing the same visa run. Seriously a group of oddballs... it was like the cast from some crazy movie... As follows: -A very eccentric old man that made us stop the bus every 30 minutes so he could piss (he almost got into a fight with the driver over this). -A Filipino lady boy (for those of you not aware.. a "lady boy" is a transvestit...

Well I just got back from my holiday in the islands. Last week one of my fellow teachers Michelle and I went down to the south of Thailand for 10 days. We left late Friday night on a what's called a VIP Air Conditioned (very important) bus. It took about 9 hours to reach Phuket. We stayed in Phuket for 4 days. I was very fortunate to get a very good deal on a room as one of my student's fathers owns a hotel down there! We explored the beaches and city a bit ...