WOW - what a place Koh Tao!!!!! I would recommend to all to get yourselves there and go diving with Luke Mee (Easy Divers - she is an absolute legend!!!!). We left Siem Reap via bus destination Bangkok.....journey took 12 hours. Road to Thai-Cambodia border was 'interesting'!!! Were stuck at the border for 3 hours - strange experience...basically we disembarked from the bus (smallest sweatiest bus I have ever been on with NO room - rucksacks filled the aisles,...

Hello there avid followers of the Matt & Chesney roadshow!!!! Updates to tell all.......current location is Australia mate!!!! Long journey here from Koh Samui!!! Left Sunday afternoon, had a day in Kuala Lumpar, 12 hours in Singapore and finally reached Cairns via Darwin through the use of various means of transport.......taxi, ferry, taxi bus, train, bus, aeroplane, goat....... Koh Samui was supposed to be an opportunity to have a very quiet and relaxed t...

The journey began on Thursday 22nd January 2009!!!!! After leaving the Folks & Rache at the station (an emotional farewell!!) we headed for London via train. Flight to Bangkok was 11 hours, managed to just about keep my eyes open to watch Batman - no doubt assisted by the free Champagne we were given by Ben!!! (Head Air Steward - friend of Vanessa - cheers!!!). Bangkok stinks!!!! Soon got to our hotel (just after I tactically left my camera in the taxi - g...

FULL MOON PARTY = CRAZY!!!!! We decided not to miss out on this bad boy so headed over to the Island on Sea Tran boat (2 hour journey)...we arrived at 5pm and would be leaving at 8.30am with no accomodation sorted - we could be on the beach!!!!! After a couple of steady drinks we headed up to find thwe Swedish chicks we'd met at Siem Reap....after a bite to eat and few beers we hit a Scandanavian bar and began with the buckets!!! The beach was just crazy........

Howdy people!!!! Two weeks in and just about figured how to use this Travel Blog on STA and upload some pictures!!!! Trip been sensational so far....already ticked off Bangkok, Saigon, Phnom Penh & Siem Reap. Highlight definately being Siem Reap & Angkor Wat...we've been here 5 days now and checked out just about every temple going...seeing Angkor Wat by sunrise (yes I managed a 5am start!!!) and sunset!! Absolutely spectacular - you have to see it to r...