Hi all, finally managed to find a few quite moments to update by blog. I've just been so busy going on tours, sightseeing etc. I'm currently in Alice Springs at the moment(its 10.00 local time and and 00.30 UK time, I'm heading for Sydney in two hours time). I have tried to downlad some pics, but I'm having problems with the application from my Notebook. I've mailed OffExploring helpdesk and should hopefully have a solution soon, if not guess I'll have to go back...

Sunday 3 Jan - we left Lemon House for the last time and headed for the beach at Ko Samet, in a proper vehicle - "a comfortable & air conditioned MINIBUS" !! . It was sad saying goodbye to my room at Lemon House and the people who'd looked after us (Khung our cook, cleaner, drivers etc.). It also dawned on me that my time in Asia was coming to an end.... well on this trip anyway ! Ko Samet is located in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of th...

During my trekking week, I not only saw some beautiful views (some of my favourite pictures are already on the blog), but also gained some new experiences....... Monday 28 Dec 2009 - Shirley-Ann, Oliver and I left Lemon House at 10.00am in our fully air conditioned pick up truck (haha)!! On route, we stopped off to collect some supplies for our 3 days of trekking, I did ask the driver to take us to Waitrose, as I so wanted to use my 15% discount, but he said he`...

Salams / Hi all, I hope those of you celebrating Christmas have had a lovely time and not over indulged in food and the rest, and those not celebrating have managed to have a good break from work ! Lemon House (our home-stay) is now a very quite place, when we first arrived here there were about 25 volunteers, most of them have left to continue with their programmes. So on Christmas Eve there were only 5 of us remaining; Shirley-Ann and me from the 'older' grou...

Saturday 19 Dec 2009 Sawadeeka (Hello in Thai) I seem to be always running out of time when updating my blog and am seriously thinking of buying a notepad (you know one of those small laptops, I'll have a look in Singapore). If anyone can suggest a good model, please send me an email - thanks in advance !! Anyway, just going back to Bangkok for a while, I find the best way for me to get a feel of the place is to go for a walk round the block. So after arriving a...