After a much needed rest and a belly full of food I was up early today ready to check out the city of Penang. First up myself and Sam went to the food market to buy some local produce as I would be cooking for the family tonight. The food market was a very interesting mix of Malay, Chinese and Indian foods - what I found very interesting is the Indian presence here, considering only about 10% of the population are Indian there seems to be a lot of Indian goods a...

So after 19 long hours on the train and maybe 20 minutes of sleep in total I arrived to Hat Yai at around 9:30am. It was a very long, cold and uncomfortable night but I am here. The first thing I see out in the paddocks is a group of people standing around a paddock watching bullfighting - something I had been informed was popular in these parts. After getting off the train I had to rush to catch my minivan which was also due to leave at 9:30, luckily I arrived...

Today thank the lord is my last day in Bangkok and I am very excited about that. It is also Australia Day and so back at home all of my friends and family are celebrating the foundation of Australia. This once again makes me feel a little homesick and wishing I was back at home, down at Cheynes on the beach with my family. This morning I was treated to a full American style breakfast of fried eggs, ham, tomato, toast and orange juice and amazing it was, it has b...

Am completely over Thailand now and not feeling regret for coming here but I am making a promise to myself from now on - if a place doesn't feel right, does not increase your perspectives, does not make you grow as a person then your time should not be sacrificed for such a place. One more day just got to hang in there :) At night I went and visited a friend, had a nice dinner and managed to sleep in a comfortable bed. Exactly what I needed before the 20 hour ...

So after taking a sleeping pill I did manage to get a bit of sleep on the half bench seat I had to play with. The train was due to arrive at 8:30am but unfortunately didn't arrive until after 11am making it a very long and tiring 18 hour train ride. On arrival I made my way to Goys place about a 40 minute walk. Unfortunately no one was home so I let myself in and got a few hours rest in the steaming heat. I also started to organize and get rid of a few things...