Greetings from Thailand..the land of smiles! Have had a really relaxing few days on the Perhentian islands, just basically sleeping, eating, sunbathing and...eating some more!!! Well earnt after our tough stint in the jungle. Left Kecil this morning to cross the border into Thailand. Pretty scary as there is a lot of political unrest here at the mo (found out as we were on our way here that there was recently a bombing here and that travellers were advi...

Right have to keep this one short as am currently in the Perenthian Islands and internet costs a fortune here, but thought i'd better let people know that i am fine (as had several concerned e-mails)...thankyou for thinking of me but please don't worry i've just been unable to get in contact. It is difficult here in malaysia to find internet and phone calls are expensive too. But here i am in the 'showpiece' island of Kecil, 21Km off the east coast of malaysia wi...

Well it has been a hectic but fun 24 hours... Thankyou Stuart, Dave, Steve and the rest of the gang for a great night out in Melaka last night...We had a very suspicous curry at a hawker stall in Chinatown and then hit a few quirky bars. It was an interesting evening of chinese karoke and line dancing in a temple, bartarring for some c*** mint' (this is what it is called honestly!) at a stall and getting locked in a rock and roll bar at 3am! Thankfully the ...

Greetings from Malaysia! Finally made it here safe after a freezing 5 hour bus journey (thankyou lonely planet for reccommending a blanket for transport - i would have arrived frozen to the bone without it!) followed by a pretty scary local bus trip to the hostel. Staying at Traveller's Lodge - the rooms are really basic i.e one bed and one fan, but is nice to have a little privacy after spending so long in dorms. Been exploring the town today - quite ...

DOING THE SINGAPORE SLING AT RAFFLES THING!!!!