Stillers

After passing a tough imigration from Vietnam we arrived in Cambodia, to be honest not too sure what to expect. we met our new guide Sam and picked up 4 more people, 3 girls and a guy so the group was back to its larger size again. We jumped on the coach for what should have been a 6 hour journey on shitty roads from the boarder to Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. Sadly we had to cross the Mekong River again, sadly no bridge here, just slow ass ferries and a million people returning home after the new years celebrations. We arrived at the crossing to find an enormous queue, so decided to bail out of the coach and get some food. It was kinda a middle of nowhere sort of town ... read more

Many people describe Laos as Thailand 15 years ago, so I was excited to visit a place which I already knew was going to be basic without a doubt. The first night, we hopped across the Mekong river and stayed at Huay Xai which is a crossing town so slightly more advanced and geared up for western tourists than te majority of Laos. A nice little town with an impressive Temple at the top of a hill, steps to the top. A quick your of the town and it was already getting dark. We had dinner with our new Laos guide, Ole and heard what we were doing for the next few days. The next morning, bright and early (after a strong cup of Lao Coffee, the most expensive per Kg in the world and ... read more

Arrived in Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur (KL) the capital city. At night as we pulled into the station you could see the massive glow of the lights on the Petronas Towers and the impressive skyline. A taxi to my hotel cost 2 pounds and I realised this was perhaps when it starts to get cheap, Singapore was not the cheapest place, I expected less anyway! Staying at a nice 4 star hotel for peanuts with pool and restaurants etc for a whole week, bliss. A lot of ESPN watching and eating great food for the first few days, English Premier League is huge out here and they show almost every match. Caught Arsenal v Villa and Everton while ordering room service. Went I finally braved Daylight, I found Kuala Lumpur to be a really great city. ... read more

Schulz, Stu and Jimbo came out to visit Nic in Australia - guest written by Mr. K. Schulz. The trip started with a bang on our first night, and we basically learnt what animals bouncers in Australia are. Nic and I couldn't get into a pub and Nic was protesting in a manner befitting an English gentleman when suddenly these crazy big bouncers started punching him. To his credit he fought back and was rewarded with a potentially broken wrist for the rest of the trip (which he didn't check out of course). We then met up with the others in the Kings Cross area only to meet with more trouble as Jimbo was bundled down the stairs leading to a mass brawl of bouncers laying into Englishman, including other bouncers from surrounding bars running up ... read more

Having been in Sydney for over a month I really fancied getting back on the road and visiting pastures new. I jumped on a 5 hour Qantas flight to Perth and to the last Aussie state I had yet to visit, Western Australia. I arrived in Perth mid afternoon and was bowled over by the heat, a really dry heat around the 35-40 degree mark, I had been warned it was a hot area. First day I didn't do too much really, met my mate Phil and wandered around the city, a few photos and a few pints of beer. I knew I'd be hitting the road in a few days so it was my first and last chance to hit a few bars and get pissed. Backpackers night at the Aberdeen hotel (2 for 1 ... read more