Kat26

hey.. what a hetic week! in bangkok for 5 days then cambodia for 2 nights and then straight to vietnam!! Cambodia was fantastic even though we only went to Siem Reap, I love it, it was a quiet city with not much to it a couple of streets with resturants and bars and some night markets. But everyone was so nice and were happy to help, especially our personal tuk tuk driver Star! The Temples in Siem Reap were amazing, we spend the whole day going in and out of temples. My favourite was Ta Phrom (not sure if thats spelt right) it is where tomb raider was filmed, it is the only temple they have just left and let the rainforest grow around it, it is amazing! The next day we head for Ho Chi ... read more

Hello... We are now in Koh Tao an island north of Ko Phangan. It is much smaller but there is still many things to do. It is also more Thai orientated compard to Ko Phangam which i found to westernised! The sun has been out all day today so me and Natalie have been sunbathing all day and dipping in an out of the beautiful sea. Josh and Matt went off to the next bay to do some snorkling sadly no fish were caught! Last night we walked all along the bay to meet Anthony and Annabelle.. we had a drink with them in their place, the bar/resturant was right on the see and when the tied came in it was beneath us beautiful! Sadly I missed the sunset yesturday but it is supposed to be ... read more

Hey... Arrived in Penang at about 11 am after about a 4 hour mini bus journey. Very hot here, we were all getting used to the cooler weather in Cameron Highlands now back to te sticky heat! We couldnt check in the Hutton Lodge until 2 so we took all our valubles and left our rucksacks there and went to get some grub! we couldnt find much but then we came across a steak house and had there lunch special of chicken burger and chips! was nice to have a change from rice. We move off to Phuket 2moro by plane at about 1:30pm it takes about an hour with the thai time difference. Here are some photos (josh camera this computer doesnt like mine for some reason!) of our previous days hopefully they will load ... read more

hey... HAPPY FATHERS DAY! XXX We have arrived safely in Cameron Highlands after a 5 hour mini bus drive. The drive was very eventfull! i will fill you in more when i get home!! Cameron Highlands is beautifull we think we are about 6666ft above sea level, surrounded by hills and forests. The town we are in is very small but has everything you need, a bank, lots of resturants, convenience stores, shops and stalls. There is also plenty to do while here.. hikes, tea plants, strawberry pickink etc. Me and Josh have been up to a tea plantation today, BOH! tea.. i\the veiws were lovely and i have taken lots of pictures which i will put on here at the next place with internet. At the tea place we watched the workers make the tea ... read more

hey guys... we have arrived at our first destination, kuala lumpur!! it was a good journey but long the hardest part being when we left the airport! we got a fast train to KL central and then we had to get a monorail however this took a while to find! once out our stop to get off the monorail we had a 5-10min walk to our guesthouse.. very sweaty and very hot!!! now we have checked in, switched air con on and had a cold shower.. now ready to go explore! the people who work here are very friendly and have already given us maps to the nearest supermarkets and good places to eat (chinease and indian food). KL so far is what i expected very hot, but busy and up and coming! hope you are ... read more