We were out for about 8:30 and the first stop on the itinerary was Rainbow Beach, supposedly one of the prettiest sea-side towns in the region. Unfortunately for us, it was enveloped in grey skies with intermittent rain spoiling the potentially astounding views. It wasn't going to put Joe and myself off trying out our new purchase though, so after a quick pie (a bizarre collective craving, minus Joe the southerner, that we were able to satisfy at a petite local ...

Breakfast the following morning was primitive due to the incessant rain which had plagued the journey so far and so feeling slightly unsatisfied, we headed onto Townsville (via a wifi pit-stop at McDonalds) to enquire about a trip over to Magnetic Island, one of the main tourist sites in the region. After investigating further, we opted against it as the costs of getting over were astronomical and coupled with the bad weather, it just wasn't worth it. We pulled u...

We landed in Cairns on the morning of 23rd May after what can only be described as a true Jetstar experience (for those who don't know, Jetstar are the budget flight company operating around Asia and Oceania, similar to EasyJet in Europe). After a brief stopover in Darwin, where we were told to pick up our bags and re-check in for the next flight, we were on the connecting flight heading for Queensland. I am omitting a rather significant chapter of the Darwin inc...

We last left you some three weeks ago as we were due to depart Bangkok for Koh Tao on the Gulf of Thailand. The longer gap in updating the blog can only be excused by much needed relaxing and down time, and therefore, a relative lack of events. I think the last six months' hecticness had started to get to us, so a few weeks on low-season Thai Islands were just what the doctor ordered. The journey definitely rubber stamped that claim. On one of our last nights in...

Waking up in the northern border town of Chiang Khong, I think it was fair to say that neither Anne nor I were looking forward to the following two days travel and I think our feelings would have been exacerbated had we actually known what was in store for us. We had booked a 3 day journey to take us from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, right through to Luang Prabang in north-central Laos. The journey consisted of a one-day mini bus tour to the border, which we ...