Hi guys, I'm back again for another quick update. After leaving the Skordas's per my last blog I went on to spend a few extra days in downtown San Francisco. It's always been one of those places you hear about from other people (with never a bad comment either I might add) so I thought it was worth a look around. Unfortunately though, I didn't find a flower for my hair though... maybe next time hey!! Luckily I also had a good friend in town called "Terri" (that I met months ago back in Thailand) which was great as she showed me around and basically gave me a personal tour of the city for a few days. It really does make such a difference when you know someone who lives there.. you see a whole other ... read more

This is my ‘Top 20’ best and worst things from Asia after backpacking around it for nearly 5 months. As part of this trip I also visited 7 different countries including; - Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Laos - Cambodia - Vietnam - Hong Kong - China South East Asia rocks and is a great place to backpack around. Its cheap, set up for tourism and you'll have loads of different and unique experiences. ‘Top’ 20 Best Things in Asia 1. Country: Laos 2. Island: Koh Lanta, Thailand 3. Town: Hoi An, Vietnam 4. Place to Visit: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 5. Tour/Trip: Mahout Elephant Experience, Laos 6. Beer: Beer Laos 7. Asian Food: Pad Thai with Chicken 8. Coffee: Saigon, Vietnam 9. Place to Eat: Vientiane, Loas 10. Hostel: Gecko’s, Langkawi 11. Bamboo Hut: ... read more

Having just left the completely westernised Hong Kong after a fun week there with all its glitz, glamour and exciting nightlife I headed over to Beijing, China’s capital for a quick stopover (8 days in fact) on my way across to the USA. And I must say, it’s a big ‘thumbs’ up for Beijing, on all counts. Oh and whilst I think of it, if you ever go to HK you’ve simply got to go and party at an area in town called “LKF”, it’s got to be some of the best night life in the world. I managed three nights there in a row and had a ball, but damn it’s expensive so save up your pennies. Now Beijing is a very interesting city that’s gone through some major changes over the last few years ... read more

Now I know you’re all going to be sick of hearing this from me by now, but the places I am visiting are honestly getting better and better as I go along. Just when you think you’ve seen the best of a country, something else even better pops up out of know where… its crazy!! …. And Ha Long Bay in Vietnam is no exception to this rule. It is truly a magic place that everyone must visit at some point. In fact a great 2 week trip to Vietnam for anyone who is interested would simply be to fly into Hanoi, go do a Ha Long Bay trip, head down to Hoi An and then onto Phu Quoc Island for some R’n’R. Anyway I was lucky enough to find a great 3 day ( 2 ... read more

Well, good morning southern Vietnam at least for the moment anyway. After Siem Reap I headed directly over to Vietnam and into Ho Chi Mien City (that’s HCMC for us locals ) or Saigon for all you older folk out there. It’s interesting you know, when your there the only people who seem to refer to it as HCMC is government officials and airports.. to everyone else its still seems to be known as good old Saigon. Now Saigon is a really interesting city and big contrast from Cambodia.. for a start you have about 4 million motorbikes in a city with about 8 million people in it.. spend five minutes down at any main intersection and you’ll see about half of them racing past. In fact I highly recommend a five minute ride on the ... read more