Hey Guys, Hoi An was great but I wouldn't say it was the 'food and shopping capital of Vietnam' - that is over Tet anyway. We arrived in Hoi An a day or so before Tet (Lunar New Year) and it was absolutely chaos. There were people everywhere but lots of the shops were shut or shutting and prices for anything were doubled or tripled. We got some stuff tailored which was an absolute nightmare but that's a whole blog on it's own. New Years Eve was the best I've eve...

Hey guys.. It seems like forever since I checked in last time. I think I was in Cambodia and I'd just been to Angkor. So I'll fill you in since then. After Angkor I headed west to Battambang, to visit Tara and the Cambodian Children's Trust she has set up. I really can't tell you in such a short space how amazing it was or how in awe I am of what Tara's achieved. She's amazing and I have so much respect for her. Anyway, the Kids were great and I had a great...

Well, it's been a while since I wrote up a blog (by my standards anyway - especially since i've done so much) so i'll try and fill you in on what i've been up to since Thailand.. I had a great time rockclimbing and had planned to cross into Laos the next day but the bus was full so had to wait an extra day... during this time i managed to pick up Chang Mai Belly and was really really sick for the 2 day trip into Laos... i decided to catch the speed boat which ...

Happy New Year!Last time I wrote I think I was in the midst of Hogmanay Celebrations in Edinburgh… New Years was good but the exciting thing is that I'm in Thailand!!! yay!!! And I'm not kidding when I say there is literally an elephant walking past the window of the internet café! I arrived in Bangkok absolutely shattered after no sleep on NYE, then a train that was supposed to get me to London at about 9:45 which arrived after 1am (because we had to ...