Helloo!! Lot's has happened since we last wrote. We got our train as planned to Chumphon, didn't realise we had bought tickets for 3rd class though so spent the 4 hour train journey on a broken seat surrounded by the locals and a crying baby. Was an expereince but one we won't be doing again!! When we arrived in Chumphon we were supposed to be getting on a night boat but when we realised that it was an open top fishing boat we thought it might not be such a go...

Sawadee ka!!!! (hello) updating the blog again as we left quite a bit out of the last blog from bangkok!!! Cant believe we forgot to mention that on our second day in bangkok we both got piercings!!! i got my nose pierced and ali got her ear pierced, ali was a bit squeemish so i held her hand, but after the blood had gone she was fine and we went and had some amazing humous!!!! yummmmmm!!! set off pretty early on friday morning and got a local bus to cha-am....

Been a while since we last wrote!! Finally left China after a dodgy night in the worst hostel ever, 4 bunkbeds, 2 hookers and us.....cheap though!! Really enjoyed the rest of our time in China. We survived the 5 hour bike ride, it was actually quite fun, except Jen got a flat tyre!! The walk through the rice terraces was a challange though. It chucked it down and we were pretty miserable. Thought we would never be warm again!! Hong Kong was great. much more weste...