Ellie1984

Hi! I have no excuse for how long it has taken me to update this blog... other than I've been having too much fun! Sorry! As it's been so long I won't bore you all with all the small details! I think the last time I updated this we were heading up to the coast in Vietnam. A place called Nha Trang to be exact! The place was very nice and me, Gita, Jasmine and Maud visited the pagoda followed by the mud spa! The others didn't come as the night before had been a big one and we ended up at the sailing club where Top Gear had actually stopped during their Vietnam tour. I had also gone rouge on the beach the day before so a good smathering of cooling mud was just what ... read more

First time I've been able to get on a computer since the last time! Hope I can remember everything that's happened in the past couple of days... We left Phnom Penh early on 10th Dec and took a public bus to the coast - Siakounville to be exact! Watched a very funny Jackie Chan movie in Chinese on the way! We arrived early afternoon for some sunbathing on the beach and very persistent kids trying to sell us manicures, pedicures and bracelets. I tend to say no then ignore as it's the only way to get rid of them! In the evening we had a BBQ on the beach and played with the bar's puppy, Donnie! The cutest thing! The next day I had a lie in then went to the beach with Michaela and Gez ... read more

Arrive Bangkok: Gateway to the East! After a tearful goodbye to Tess at Heathrow airport I board the plane and sat next to a Mother and daughter on their way to Phuket for a holiday. Two hours from landing I start to panic about how I'm going to get to the hotel from Bangkok airport. I decide to not worry until I land. I pass security (somehow) and head to pick up my bag! Yes, it's arrived - good start! Looking like a pregnant turtle (big rucksack on the back and small one on the front) I bumble out of Bangkok airport in search of the bus. I manage to find it no problem but the bus driver reaches the final destination without telling me when to get off! I then have to walk for 20mins ... read more