Hi all  (Now that I can get around a bit more I am catching up on my entries, about 2 weeks behind at the moment.)  So after 2 very pleasant flights (Cathay Pacific is the best airline I have flown with yet – good food and the wine just kept coming and it was only a 2 hour flight!), Bangkok to Singapore (again) and then Singapore to Denpasar, Bali. I arrived and headed for Kuta Beach. It was about 11pm ish and after I had checked into Kedin’...

Hi all, Koh Phagnan - The story so far.....So after checking into to Coco Huts I decided to go for a wander around Had Rin, this is the busiest part of Koh Phagnan. There is a main street that has all the usual bars, restaurants, tourist agencies and clothes stalls. There are some smaller streets that go off the main one too ehich have more of the same crammed in. Down in the beach, Sunrise beach that is, there are hotels, and bars. It is very busy down ther...

Hi all, Only just settled down to start writing again. It has taken me a while to find my feet since leaving Bangkok. The journal was better than I expected. The bus we travelled on had huge reclining seats, blankets provided and air conditioning. There was a huge plasma TV at the front of the bus on which they showed films all night which was great. I had sorted myself a packed lunch and settled in for the 11 hour journey. It was really cosy and I managed t...

Hi, Bangkok is a crazy place. I arrived after surviving a very scary taxi ride with a driver who appeared to be sniffing glue (probably not but you would think so from his driving!). I checked into the nearest guest house as I arrived late (1am) and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow! The next morning I met up with james, who I had met at the Inn Crowd in Singapore, and Emily whom he had met on the plane. They were off to the TAT (tourist in...

Hi, Singapore -part 2. The night we went out on the town was brilliant. We had a few beers in the hostel and then set out to find Raffles Hotel. It was easy to get to on the MRT - as is everything really. Then after going round in one big circle, we found it just across the road from where we started! The beers in the hostel may have been the cause of this. The hotel is very impressive, it is pristine and has not lost any of it's colonial feel. I...