Yesterday my new-found Kiwi fellow traveller Claire and I went to visit the Temples of Angkor. I've been told that if you're going to visit temples then Cambodia is the place to do it, and it sure is that. A Tuk Tuk driver drove us around the main temples of the area from about 9am til about 4pm and it cost us a mere 5 US dollars each (plus a 1 day entrance fee of course). It might have helped to get an English speaking guide because after a while we grew...

At 7.20am on Saturday 3rd Feb, I jumped on a minibus to get back to the mainland of Thailand and head for Cambodia. On it were 3 girls (life's a b****) 2 of which were Parisian, thus allowing for more language practise. They complimented me on how well I spoke French, which in my experience, generally doesn't happen very often. I also got talking to a girl from New Zealand called Claire who seemed quite chatty and keen to make new friends.At the bord...

Koh Chang continued.Rob and I watched the Australian tennis final in our hotel's restaurant (poor little Gonzales, but you have to love Federer). Met two Aussies who, over the last week or so, have turned out to be 2 of the greatest people I've ever met - they should be made Ambassadors for Oz. We've been having an absolute blast together, hiring out mopeds (the roads here are very safe), eating amazing seafood and playing cards. Rob taught us po...

I'm going to keep this brief as I need to check out of our hotel.  Rob and I spent a few nights in the dirty, muggy, noisy, busy, cocky (but FANTASTIC) city in Bangokok, during which time I had a bug-eating contest with a great guy I met (Richard).  I ate a water bug - a horrible looking insect about 3 inches long - big enough!  Believe it or not, it tasted delicious - there's a lot to be said for soy sauce and a bit of chilli pow...

Since my last entry, Louise and I went to Ko Phi Phi (pronounced pee pee, as in, 'I need to go pee pee').  It's a small but very beautiful island on the way back to Krabi, where scenes of 'The Beach' were filmed.  The Tsunami in December 2004 completely devastated it, but the locals have swiftly got on with trying to rebuild the island to re-encourage tourism. We took an early morning ferry with Tracy (one of Louise...