Hey people, I'm in a very rainy Phuket at the moment so thought i'd take the opportunity to get my blog up to date before I hit Oz. Thursday 14th May A very long day - 9 hrs on the mini-bus travelling from Thailand into Malaysia. At the border we had to go through immigration and get a medical check from the nurses. After filling in several forms and having our temperatures taken we had passed the swine flu check and were ok to go! Our first stop in Malaysia...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all keeping well. I've finally managed to make time to update my blog. It's so difficult when you're constantly on the go sight seeing (i know, it's a hard life). Anyway, my last blog finished with me arriving back in Bangkok after a fantastic week trekking in Chiang Mai so i'll start this one from there. Saturday 9th May On the first day back in the capital I said my goodbyes to the guys in my first tour group and met up with thos...

Monday 4th May - after managing to catch a few hours sleep on the overnight train we arrived in Chiang Mai at 7.30am. The first thing I noticed was that the air was far fresher and less himid than in Bangkok and the city no where near as hectic and congested. We were taken to The Palace Hotel by a safari-type wagon which we had access to for our time in Chiang Mai. After check in we headed off to visit Wat Phra That temple. The temple is located at the top of ...

The plane touched down in an extremely hot and humid Bangkok at 3.45pm on Friday 1st May. Having expected the airport to be incredibly busy and noisy I was shocked to find it very calm - maybe the political problems have deterred some people from visiting. I was lucky to find my backpack waiting for me when I reached the carousel- there's a first for everything - and cleared customs to find a lady holding up a sign with my name on for the airport - hotel bus tra...