I met the tour group last night who are really nice - all girls apart from one boy who's here with his girlfriend. Darren and his girlfriend Kelly are really nice and we've got on really well so far. Theyre the only other '2' on the tour, everyone else is on their own which is something I couldnt do - im not brave enough i dont think!! The girls on the trip are really nice - i think theres 7 of us who are english, one american and the rest are australian apart...

Well here I am in Bangkok - it doesnt feel as far away as it actaully is which is nice. I think our hotel is in the main CBD rather than the touristy backpacker area so the culture shock hasnt been to bad, there are huge shopping complex's with all the usual shops - Calvin Kelin, North Face, Ted Baker, McDonalds and Starbucks - so could be anywhere really, espeically as although there are loads of thai and chinese people everywhere, they just look like they do at...