Sorry for the long absence, internet was hard to find. We're in Cambodia at the minute but I'll update by country. Anyway, leaving Malaysia, we spent the next 24 hours traveling up to Ko Tao. When i say 24hrs, i mean 24hours straight. The bus from Kota Bahru to the Thai border was 1hour. Then we had to wait for our bus for 3hrs. The train itself took 12hrs to get to Chumphon, and there were no sleeper class left, so we were in 3rd class seated. When we first got to our seats, the window wouldn't open and considering how hot it was and how long the journey was, i'm sure you can imagine that we weren't best pleased. After about 20mins of fiddling with it, we eventually coerced it into opening. We celebrated with ... read more

You may have got the impression from my other blogs, that i didn't like Australia. For the most part that is true, but i did like the north of Queensland, and Brisbane was a nice city. Cairns and Cape Trib were much more scenic. We did do more in those places, so I'm not sure if we liked the place because we did more or we did more because we liked the place. Its one of those chicken and egg type of questions. Also, I'd like to apologize for truly atrocious spelling. I had a quick read over a few of my past blogs. I cant help it, I'm rushing. Anyway, airports. Why is it always me that gets picked out to be checked for bombs? Annie says I've got a guilty look about me. I ... read more

After the disappointment of Airlie beach and the nonexistent Whitsundays trip, we carried on up the coast to Cardwell. It was a little shaky as to weather we would even get there, because there had been severe weather warnings, roads had been shut due to flooding and just the bad weather generally. Apparently its rainy season in the land of Oz. Whenever anyone asked where we were going next, they gave a perplexed look and said 'Cardwell? Where's that?' A little worried we'd end up in another grotty town, we boarded the bus for another glorious 7hr bus trip. When we got there, it was fantastic. It's like the opposite of Buxton - it's sunny there while the rest of the country is raining. It was really nice. A tiny town with gorgeous views of ... read more

Sorry in advance. There are no photos in this blog because i didnt take any. So, Brisbane. We arrived late and after a 7hour bus trip all we wanted was our beds, which, this time, we had the foresight to book ahead. It was easy enough to find, but I got stopped by some random drunk guy trying to hug me. One of the new T-shirts i bought says 'cheer up emo kid' on it, but most of it was covered and it just said 'cheer up'. He seemed to find this funny coz i looked miserable, apparently. Welcome to Brisbane. That was the second wierdo of the day. ( The first was Annie's stalker friend) The next day we went off in search of the Chinese Embassy. It wasn't hard to find and was only ... read more

Hello!! Seasons greetings and all that jazz! After a gruelling 15.5 hr bus trip, we finally made it to Sydney for xmas eve. The hostel...The extra stuff that they do is really good but the basics are lacking a bit. The people in our room keep coming back pissed at 4am and turning all the lights on and shouting 'SSSHHHH! PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!" Helpful. Christmas Eve was the best, they didnt come back. But the extras at the hostel included a xmas dinner at a bar up the road for the price of a drink! It was yummy, but not as good as home - obviously. Then came Xmas day. I'd like to take a moment to thank Bessie for the chocolate cake (even though it was for Annie - she says thanks too) ... read more