we arrived in Singapore, which was a hot country like we were used to so that didn't really bother us. it was Mid day when we arrived so we had half a day to find some accommodation. we basically walked over the border as we landed outside of Singapore to save us money. this was ok but it left us in the middle of no where. we finally got through customs which wasn't that hard and made our way to the bus station to take us into the main area of Singapore. We wer...

we arrived in Kota Kinabolu midday and you could really feel the sun beating down on us as we lugged our big bags to the taxi rank. we eventually found an airconed taxi that would take us into town. we arrived and found quite a dead but freindly town, it was probably the most laid back capital in the world. we found a nice little hostel the was sandwiched between two pizzahuts! so guess where we were eating that night! the hostel was a nice small place with goo...

KL was a weird place, it was very busy and we managed to find accomodation above a curry house, that was open 24 hours a day! it was full of people trying to sell massages and watches, like we were back in China but we managed to get round all this hassle with ease. the first thing we decided to do was to go and shop for cheap electronics and stuff like that so we made our way to Bukit Bintangs shopping mall. it made meadow hall look small! it was about twice th...

we arrived at the ferry terminal in Koh Tao late afternoon to take a ferry to Krabi. this was a big cargo boat and would take us and all the rubbish off Koh Tao to the mainland. once we were onboard we started talking to an irish couple who were traveling to Koh Phi Phi. and after a while we all went to bed. this was a suprisingly comfy journey and we didn't wake up at all. but josh stupidly left his bag on the floor while all the water from the ship washed aroun...

we took the ferry across to Koh Tao we were told that the seas were rough this morning, but we didn't think much of it!we boarded and put our bags downstairs then went to sit up on deck. this was probably one of the most fun ferry crossings i have ever encounted! shortly after departing the first victim already fell ill and started throwing up! but the waves just got worse and worse. the swell was huge and the boat was crashing through 12 - 15 ft waves easily. t...