Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the world, only beaten by Greenland and New Guinea (Australia and Antarctica are listed as continents). It is controlled by 3 counrries: Malaysia, Indonesia and brunei. It is big, about 3 times larger than Great Britain, although the population is only about 12 million. It is also one of only 2 places in the world where Orang Utan are found in the wild (the other is Sumatra, indonesia). Everyone who visits Borneo goes to see the Orang Utan, and we were no exception. Sepliok is one of 4 reserves in the world dedicated to Orang Utan. They currently have about 20 that are either there for life or in the process of being returned to the wild. Lonely planet advises people to attend the feeding sessions "where tourists brandish ... read more

Not what you expect to see outside your hutThe Perhentian Islands, off the West coast of Malaysia are famous for lizards. Big bloody monitor lizards. Some get to 5ft long. One afternoon there was a 3ft lizard sat on the sand just outside our beach hut. They are harmless, but a few things go through your mind when you see one, and if you are unlucky some things seep out of the other end aswell. Ok I'm overexagerating a tad, but you get the picture. It was pretty smart to see such wildlife close at hand. What else to say about Malaysia so far. Well, we pretty much came straight to the Perhentian Islands straight from Krabi, about an 8 hour bus ride, followed by half an hour on the speedboat. The Islands themselves are pretty ... read more

Hello Blog fans. Sorry its been a while, but not much has happened recently. We have been relaxing far too much to do anything. After the Visa run we had a stop over in Phuket for 2 days to pick up an emergency parcel for Sam sent from home. 2 days was enough. Phuket was ok, but just a lttle too much like Kao Sahn by the sea. If you like scantily clad ladies dancing on bars (which i must admit I am partial to) then Phuket is the place to come. But there is not much else there. A nice beach (same same but different) with people trying to sell stuff keeps the attention for a couple of hours. But we were much more interested in Ko Phi Phi. Phi Phi is a collection of ... read more

We arrived on Ko Tao the afternoon following the full moon party. Everyone on the boat had also been. Many had not slept or washed the fluorescent paint off from the night before. There were rucksacks and people lying everywhere. Noone was in the mood for the touts trying to get you into their guest house / dive school. Luckily we had been tipped off about the Buddah View dive school. Ko Toa is a small island, not much more than 21 square km. Tao is the thai word for turtle as the island kind of looks like a turtle. The dive sites are excellent and we got to see reef sgharks, hawkbill turtles, moray eels and countless fish. We stayed on the south beach at Buddah View Dive school. It was always one of my ... read more

Kanchanaburi is a couple of hours North West of Bangkok. It is a small town on the Main railway from Bangkok to Yungan, formally known as Rangoon, on the banks of the Nam Kwai. The railway (also known as the Death Railway) was built to supply the Japanese in IndoChina during the war and crosses the Nam Kwai. It was constructed using Allied Prisoners of War, and was bombed mercilessly by the allied forces. The Japanese even housed some Prisoners on the bridge itself to disuade the Aliies from bombing it. 15,000 PoW's, mainly from Britain & Holland died during the construction of the railway After the war the bridge was rebuilt and all the PoW's were moved to a series of cemetaries to honour their memory. Its a very moving experience. But there is also ... read more