Hi everyone, Sadly, this is the last blog of our travels and rather than being written in some far-flung corner of the globe, is being typed in the not so-exotic Kent - but, hey at least the sun is shining! We left Laos to yet another soaking as we drove to the airport in a tuk-tuk during the height of their new year festival, only to arrive to the Songkran Water festival in Chiang Mai (As buddist nations they both celebrate the Lunar New Year). As we quickly d...

Hi everyone, We decided after reading in the lonely planet that the Laos and Vietnam border was hard work so we decided to fly into Vientiane the capital instead. We booked the flight on Laos airlines which was a small but impressive airline considering its size and we got something to eat which beats the Easyjets of this world hands down. After arriving at Vientiane we had to get to our Hotel and as everyone does not speak any English and our hotel was outside...

Here we go again... We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and the first thing that struck us was the insanely busy streets. People say Bangkok is crazy but in comparison it seems like a sleepy town! Every direction you look in there are hundreds of motorbikes weaving in and out the traffic. Crossing the street is definitely an adventure, standing at a zebra crossing and hoping the traffic will stop for you is a lost cause as we quickly discovered. We have sp...

Hi everyone, Our time in Cambodia began with a tiring (but cheap) 24 hours of travelling from Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand up to Bangkok and then negotiating the land border through to Siem Reap. In total I think it involved 7 or 8 different types of transportation (everything got a litte hazy in the middle!) and was a bit of an adventure. Plus, we are pleased to report that we successfully fobbed off all the money-grabbing touts on the approach to the border...

After enjoying luxury pools, cheap beer, lots of cocktails and way too much sun time to say goodbye to Langkawi and head over to Phuket, Thailand. We got there around midday and got ourselves a Taxi, with probably the smallest boot in the world and with four backpacks was an interesting journey. On top of this it decided to rain very hard and as our driver had to go over steep hills with rivers coming down them we all got a bit nervous. However our driver was fe...