What do you get when you mix heat with dirt and a variety of weird and wonderful smells...BANGKOK (plus one hell of a culture shock)!! Nothing prepared me for this one! We arrived in Bangkok at 2am and had a fairly smooth (for thai standards) connection to out hotel. Not a problem. The shock set in the next day when the sun came up, we saw Bangkok in all its glory and we checked in to our second hotel. What did we expect for eight pound per night...you can use ...

'Ello 'ello 'ello from Christchurch, NZ. It is our very last night in New Zealand tonight. We have to leave the amazingly beautiful south island! We are not able to load our photos of the south island on this computer, so you'll just have to wait a little longer for those and use your imagaination instead! Our South Island trip began in Picton, with a wine tasting tour around Marlborough Sounds and a stay in a beautiful boutique hotel. The wine was out of this ...

No matter how many times people tell you that New Zealand is impressive, beautiful and completely different to Australia, nothing quite prepares you for just how stunning this country is. Only 4 million people and land two and a half times bigger that the UK, basically all of NZ belongs to nature, and it gives a pretty impressive show!! Our trip began in Auckland, near enough on my birthday. After a mostly unsuccesssful trip up to the bay of islands thanks to a...

It has been so long, I think we'll start with a giant pianeapple and seeing Maria, Craig and Jenson in Caloundra!! Our time in Caloundra was all about just chilling out, football on the beach, tennis, sunshine, beach bbq's, fishing, being generally very well looked after, Maria's beautiful cooking and Craig's legendary homemade burgers!! Add to that a trip to a pinapple farm (home to the giant pineapple) and you have on perfect trip to Caloundra. My highlight...

Although a little (a lot) uncomfortable, we survived our overnight coach to Melbourne. With our one day in Melbourne before heading along the great ocean, we went exploring the sidestreets and alleys that are crammed with little boutique shops and cafes. We also visited Federation Square. Melbourne is a really cool city. A bit like a sleepy London. Lots of people in the day, but people actually go home to bed at night. Apparently, Sydney is named the brains of A...