Due to recent rioting of the local Thai farmers in Bangkok, we had to change our original plans. Instead of taking the train from Bangkok to Chang Mai, we decided to fly straight out to the southern, tear drop island of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. Our first port of call was the seedy, tourist hub of Patong. Here is a classic representation of Thais who have traded their moral fibre for averice. The Go-Go bars and sleazy bar girls with their attempt to woo western ...

Our stay in HCMC was thankfully rather uneventful apart from finally being able to have western coffee, ironically at Bobbys Brewers! We embarked on our journey to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 12th May. The Mekong Express bus service is more like taking a flight than a bus as they have "bus hostesses" serving refreshments, cold towels and provide a running commentary. Crossing the border was problem free. However we were literally seconds away from being l...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, and it certainly is a good morning once you've managed to drink down a cup of rocket fuel coffee with condensed milk! Our trip of 1,000 miles from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh has begun.... Our first moment in Hanoi started with being ripped off for our taxi, but that goes without saying in the cities of Vietnam. Hanoi is the 1,000 year old northern capital of Vietnam. It's renowned for its crazy motorbike traffic which requires a death wish to cro...

GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, and it certainly is a good morning once you've managed to drink down a cup of rocket fuel coffee with condensed milk! Our trip of 1,000 miles from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh has begun.... Our first moment in Hanoi started with being ripped off for our taxi, but that goes without saying in the cities of Vietnam. Hanoi is the 1,000 year old northern capital of Vietnam. It's renowned for its crazy motorbike traffic which requires a death wish to cro...

We stayed in an area in the Kowloon district called Tsim Sha Tsui (Chim Sha Choy) which is just on the waterfront bank overlooking Hong Kong Island. Our hostel was in the middle of an infamous, rundown shopping mall called ChungKing Mansions well known for its scams of electronic items. Our first impression whilst trying to make our way through droves of Sri-Lankens offering "copy Rolex' and "hashish for you Sir?" was that we may have made a grave ...