So we have reached the end of our first 'leg' of the trip. We are in sinagpore and have stayed here 2 nights.... We fly out to Melbourne tomorrow evening. Singapore is quite spectactular, the cleanliness, the architecture the contempory designs and lifestyle here really sets the city apart from other big cities! We have been spending time with friends we 'bumped into'on the street which has been good fun... we've done the usual touristy things such as visiting r...

Okkkkkkk I havn't updated this for a while as the computers have been too slow to allow me to do it! Since Koh Panghan we went to Koh phi phi and loved it so much we stayed a week..... the place was tiny and so pretty but full to the brim of backpackers so a lot of fun the evenings! It was so relaxed we ended up staying for longer than we expected without even realising it! After spending one rather uncomfortable night in Krabi town we caught an even more uncom...

We have come to the end of our time on Koh Phangan... oherwise known as the 'full moon party island'... it has been incredibly fun, cant say we've done much else than take advantage of the party beach and then our own beach during the day... but it has been so good to relax and do nothing! We are due to catch a night boat/bus tonight which will take us to Krabi, which is said to be beautiful... there we will some boat trips, snorkelling and visit some elephants ...

Well i have arrived safe and sound after, in total, a 13 hr flight to bangkok.... it is, as i thought it would be, a major culture shock! it is extremely hot and humid and the streets are busy with tuc tucs, mopeds, fluorescent taxis and lorris.... we have stayed awake to avoid the jet lag and so as i write this i am seriously flagging.. however it has meant that we have had the chance to visit a few temples including the giant buddha and we have had a ride in th...