Hello everyone Now we're really going to make you green with envy. On Sunday we flew into Pukhet and stayed near the beach, although it was way too touristy for us; Monday we took a boat to Phi Phi Island, which was still a bit touristy but we were nearer the beach and today we took a boat to Lanta Island and are staying pretty much ON the beach in a lovely bungalow. We've been swimming, lazing around, walking along the beach, watching the rain (which was love...

Hello everyone Well, the fighting seems to have stopped for the moment and both sets of troops have withdrawn from the land which is in dispute. We are obviously safe and sound and, anyway, are a long way from the border troubles now. We are not crossing the border again as we decided to fly out of the local airport here to go to Phuket in Thailand. Today we got up at 4.30am !!!!! AAAARRRRGGHH !! and left the hotel at 5.30am with the aim of seeing sunrise ov...

Hi Everyone Tish/Pat here, Just a quick blog to let you know that we are safe and sound. Don't know if you heard about the troubles on the Thai/Cambodia border, but we are safe so do not worry. If you need to call us during the next few days please ring my number as Issy's mobile has no network connection. We are in a beautiful hotel, like a tropical garden and cannot get a flight out of here until Sunday (Oh dear!!!) We were hoping to go to the Thai Islands...

Hi everyone, Tish/Pat here. Well we have arrived in Thailand - are staying in a comfortable hostel for backpackers and have been to the ChackuChak weekend street market today - wonderful prices for clothes but they are all size 8/10!!!! Not one thing fitted me, Issy got a couple of items. Tomorrow we are hoping to see some of the sights of Bangkok and then afterwards go to Kanchanaburi (River Kwai boys) and the Tiger Sanctuary and then onto Cambodia (Angor Watt...

Hi everyone Issy here again. We have moved from one hostel in the Longji rice terraces to another, again just for one night. Tonight a Minority Cultural Show is being put on in our honour ! so that should be interesting. Pat and I have just had a lovely meal in a restaurant near our hostel, which is supposed to be better than the food in our own hostel. It is very hot here although apparently much cooler than the summer. Glad we're here now is all I can say. We...