Sorry we've not updated for a while, been busy seeing sights. 23rd Feb So we arrived into Vietnam after a 4 hour bus ride, and a sly dollar slipped into our passport as a bribe. it didn't take long to get to our first destination in Vietnam, the small town of Chau Doc lies in the Mekong delta and there isn't really much to do here, so we opted for a motorbike tour up to the viewing point above the city to watch the sunset. It was great fun flying in and out of the traffic. Unfortunately there was no sunset, it just kind of disappeared into the mist the path up to the top was really steep and the speed that they went up was at first a little bit frightening, especially as the corners ... read more

Hi, The 17th began with a 4 hour journey to the border, our crossing point was Poipet. We jumped off our lovely air-conned mini-bus and made our way across, our bags had already been taken across by a local and his cart, it was hot and sticky as we stood at the Thai departures line, luckily it was early enough for it to be quiet so our wait wasn't too long. We crossed the bridge into Cambodia and the form filling began. health questionnaire's and arrival information was supplied and we were in! Next was a bus to Siem Reap, it took only a few hours and we stopped off for lunch on the way, we both had Lokke Lak beef with rice. A nice beer washed it down. We are staying at Angkor PHC, its ... read more

...WE LAND IN BANGKOK Really really excited now! With less than three weeks now till we fly its all getting going, vaccinations are nearly complete for me and kim is fully covered, Just malaria left to arrange and purchase. With this comes the problem of whether to go cheap and risk side-effects or go expensive and miss out on possible side-effects. To be honest i've not even had a think as to how many we need. Only a few things left to buy for our travelling kit. Mainly little things mind, all of the bigger items such as mosquito nets and clothing were given to us as presents over christmas (Thank you very much everyone!) Organising everything is becoming a big thing. luckily since the start ive kept everything in one book and used that, so ... read more

Hi All. Its been a week since my last blog and a few things have happened on the travelling front. First of all our travel injetcions are underway. mine are booked in for this thursday! not looking forward to this. I hate injections!! and kims are booked in for the thursday after. we both need Hep A and Thyphoid and kim needs rabies aswell. makes me wonder why i aint been given a rabies jab. we'll see this thursday maybe the nurse will tell me more are required once we've had an indepth chat about where im visiting. Also seeing as we are in NZ for the Rugby World Cup we have purchased Fiji vs Samoa tickets, which i am unbeliavbly excited about seeing as i love rugby, kim has become a fan now so it ... read more