Vientiane

Hi All, Bangkok, 27th April - 3rd March We were grounded in Bangkok slightly longer than hoped as I (Alex) came down with a bit of fever and had to stay in bed for 2 days, seem to have recovered perfectly fine now though! Our first stop was Khao San Road, Bangkok's version of Camden, plenty of dodgy market stalls and traders out to make easy money of you. It's a good place to pick up bits like sandals, wallets etc on the cheap. After this we moved a street aw...

Thailand Island Exploration! 21st -30th March Our exploration of Southern Thailand started with a boat trip from Langkawi in Malaysia to Satun, one of the southernmost towns in Thailand. From here we got a bus up to Krabi, a hub for tourists wanting to visit islands on the west coast of Southern Thailand. We spent two days here and checked out a local festival, watching the street entertainment and eating market food which was delicious and cheap, we ate our f...

Krabi

(We are in Krabi, Thailand at the moment but catching up with muchos missed blogs) Penang and Langkawi 17th - 21st March The journey to Penang was a lot smoother than to KL and only took about 5 hours. We went to Penang hoping for a beach retreat after being in so many cities, we were not greeted with one! Georgetown, Penang is like a mini KL, not massively chilled out. We decided to move on quite quickly but took some time to visit the history of the area (Pen...