We were up early this morning after an early night and we headed off out on the coach. The coach is only half full which means there's loads of space - that's handy considering we were told today that we're covering 4500km in 11 days! We stopped on the way out at a garage type place to get breakfast and pick up some lunch. We also got introduced to the coach anthem which Jara the tour guide plays loud first thing every morning. Joy. First stop was Litchfield Na...

The flight over this morning had loads of turbulence but I still managed to eat and sleep some more! I found Jade once I'd got my bag and it was a bit like what I'd imagine internet dating to be like - we'd chatted loads on the web and I had some idea of what she looked like from her pictures. But sorry to disappoint a few people, she wasn't a 50 year old bloke like you thought. She's quite normal infact, but man can she shop! We went for a walk around town at ab...

So I made it to Singapore. Flight was good - literally had dinner and watched a film, slept for 8 hours, woke up and watched tv while having breakfast and landed. There was no one in the seat next to me which therefore meant I helped myself to the extra pillow, blanket and seat space for my feet. Result. Still trying to work out if I should be eating or sleeping - I had breakfast just before I got off the plane, only to get into the terminal and realise its dinn...

And so it begins.....