Hi Everyone, sorry for the delay, we tried to post a really good blog last week but the computer died on us!! Anyway, just to bring you up to date, we've left Thailand and are now in Sydney, Australia. We've been doing a lot of hanging out and chilling out and went Whale Watching today which was ace... didn't see any Whales but saw a big school of Dolphins which was cool. Sydney is a really nice city, and there's lots to do which suprised me cos I thought there'd be nowt to do! Duh! For the record, Oz beer is actually alright and I've not seen Fosters here at all!

Some thoughts on Asia: things we liked:

• Singapore. It's awesome.
• Tom Yam Soup (yummy)
• Street-side eateries: far better than restaurants, though I wouldn't try it in Preston!
• The Reclining Buddha
• Hair-raising Tuk-Tuk rides
• Bamboo Island (fantastic beach!)
• Phra Nang Bay (beautiful)
• Maya Bay (the beach of off The Beach), looks just like it does on the telly
• Singha Beer
• Having Singapore Slings in Raffles Hotel Bar where it was invented.
• Having cocktails on the open-air 52nd floor bar at the Banyan Tree Hotel in Bangkok
• Becoming a master haggler.
• Saying "get out of here" to every punk who hassled me in the street

Things we didn't much like:

• The inability to trust anyone who speaks to you in Thailand
• Tuk-Tuk drivers ripping you off/taking you to gem shops
• Being asked every 4 seconds to buy a suit/massage
• Being asked if I wanted a hooker (though it was a bit funny)
• Maya Bay (the beach of off The Beach) - very touristy indeed
• Tom being sick
• Tom losing his passport in Singapore

So yeh, we're in Sydney til Saturday but going to try to extend our stay cos it's really cool. We're gonna try to get to the Blue Mountains at some point and go over to Bondi (where we'll prob throw another shrimp on the barbie...)

BTW we can't upload our pics from Krabi/Oz yet but we will asap.

Until next time....

Tom and Priti