Hi all, the blog backdating is continuing! This is an account of our time in Cairns and the surrounding area in Queensland, at the start of our journey down Australia's East Coast... Arriving into Cairns, first impressions were good. Nice sunset views, and heat that actually hot without the sauna-like Thai humidity! We checked into a pre-booked hostel called Serpents which was a little way out of the city centre (they compensated this with a decidedly erratic sh...

Hello everyone, once again apologies for the mahoosive delay in the blogging, but this time I do have a legitimate excuse: illness (on an epic man-flu scale)...No matter, the lurgy is now gone, so the blog is back up and running. This is a recap of our last few days in Thailand, which were spent back where it all began, in Bangkok. Arriving into Bangkok at 6.30am on the overnight bus from Chiang Mai, we were deposited in the familiar environs of Khao San road ...

Hi all, welcome to a long delayed recap of what we got up to in Chiang Mai and the North of Thailand... We stayed in Chiang Mai (including a quick mountain trek detour) for a grand total of 10 days - our longest stay yet, and we were glad we did. After all the madness of Bangkok and the beaches, it made a really nice contrast. As a city, Chiang Mai was a charming, leafy place whose realtively small centre is mostly located in or around the walled and moated old...

For various reasons - the inevitable comedown from Ko Phangan, some unfortunate circumstances and the island itself - our time on Ko Samui was perhaps the least enjoyable of the trip so far. Not to say that it was wasted time; we were only there three nights, and have some good memories to take away. Perhaps the chief cause of our lack of Samui-love was the character of the island. Having already travelled around numerous other island spots, it became increasingl...

Aloha! Apologies for delays in getting the next blog installment to you - the blame falls in equal parts to my laziness and the general crappiness of Thai internet. Anyway, back to Ko Phangan - get comfortable, this is a long one... To best describe our time on this island, I would use two words: Emerald Moon. This may not initially make sense to you, but don't worry all will become clear as you read on...Upon arrival into dusty port town Thong Sal...