Hey everyone from Bali! We have been here a couple of days and eventually found a nice place to stay on the very Southern peninsula of the island called Uluwatu. Its a bungalow place all pretty much brand new with swimming pool and sea views, air conditioning and dvd player etc - the owner even bought us mcdonalds and all for 10 quid a night! We have hired surf boards and a little 4x4 to get to the surfing beaches in Kuta which are big and sandy. Dont worry mum i...

Hello everyone Im currently sitting in an internet cafe just outside the Malaysian rainforest. There are a bunch of crazy kids running about and playing on loud games so its hard to concentrate. We have just got back from a night in the rainforest and it was such a crazy experience! Malaysia has a large area of tropical rainforest and the most popular place to visit is an area called Taman Negara as it is protected. Apparently there are loads of tourists there so...

Hello from Kuala Lumpur! This is our first day here after arriving last night from Ko Samui. I did not bother with a postcard from Samui because it was crap to be honest. The airport was just a sea of sweating, fat, sunburnt, tattooed, aged, stinking common tourists and they covered that island like an infestation of horrible little insects. Anyone going to Thailand DONT do Samui!!! but it was the only place with an ariport nearby so there you have it. Kuala Lump...

Hello from Ko Panghan! Lets start from the beginning. Yesterday we arrived after a 12 hour train ride and a hour boat. The train was interesting to say the least. We thought seeing as it was a first class carriage (only cost us about 2 quid more) that it would be an easy relaxed journey.. As soon as we got into out cabin which wasnt too bad we set up the beds and got ourselves sorted. About 10 minutes in the train staff came down the corridor, there were two of ...

just a quickie because richards internet is dodgy.. we leave tomorrow for surat thani. its a 12 hour train from bangkok and we have a sleeper cabin so it shouldnt be too bad. from there we take a boat to ko pha-ngan. we have sorted a bungalow there for the first 2 nights along with the boat and coach transfer for all of 15 quid! mmm I have had to leave quite a bit of stuff behind which Richard said he could take back to the UK because the bags so damn heavy! We w...