So we got to the smaller of the two Perhentians and unloaded into our little hut - only power coming from a generator switched on from 10am til 1pm, and 7pm til 7am. Not to worry, all our time was spent chilling on the porch or on the beach or snorkeling. We went for a trip around both of the islands for one of the days we were there, and swam with sharks, giant sea turtles and sting rays. Really hot weather and some of the friendliest hosts we have met yet ! These guys live the most chilled place in [View Full Entry]

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We flew to Bankok after going back to KL from the Perhentian Islands. Got to a hotel which we thought would be cheap but it was a bit more expensive than we were expecting. After sleeping in little wooden hut for a week though we thought we would splash out and enjoy some comfort !! Bangkok is pretty grimy an a few senses of the word, very touristy and lots of hassling going on from the stall owners and tuk tuk drivers. We took a walk down to the Grand Palace one day and also got a trip to nearby Chanthaburi [View Full Entry]

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We got the sleeper train from Bangkok up to Chiang Mai and Promptly had the worst nights sleep ever !! Thanks to a rather large American dude (at least he got a quality nights kip in though !) We arrived in Chiang Mai and were taken to our guest house for the night. That night we had a meeting with the guys who were taking us into the mountains around the (small) city and to visit the tribes who live in the isolated village found there. The guides both grew up in these villages themselves and this really helped our experience [View Full Entry]

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It's nearly been a week since we last said anything to you guys so thought we should check in! From Lovina we headed down the coast and went to Tulamben (which I, tiff still cannot say without getting it wrong). Tulamben is absolutely tiny, and there was just one restaurant. We stayed in some bungalows owned by the diving school, got kept up half the night by random dogs woofing- I believe the technical term is barking, and some bloody roosters crowing, from about 2am onwards. Anyway the next morning we got up, donned our rather attractive wet suits and headed [View Full Entry]

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We got here all good just were really tired- thats what 4 hours sleep in 72 hours does to you though I suppose! The flight to hong kong was great and I def want pampering on all flights in the future! Skinner watched a film called 7 pounds and cried.... Hong Kong is probably the hottest place we have ever been, and it is just as hot at night as in the day ! We Looked around the city and markets and then took a ferry to the other side of the water at sunset. As the sun went the skyline [View Full Entry]

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