We set off early on the first morning to catch or flight to Reykjavik. We had no trouble getting through security and had time to sit down and grab some breakfast before getting on the plane. We arrived in Reykjavik a bit behind schedule, because of the bad weather in Dublin, our plane left late. We settled into our hotel called Reykjavik Lights and then headed to the pizzeria downstairs for some dinner. The pizzas were really tasty, and we tried the local beer, Viking, or as the locals call it, "Wicking". A bus was waiting for us outside the hotel to take us to the Blue Lagoon and the Northern Lights. On the way to the Blue Lagoon we learned a thing or two about Iceland. The population is only 330,000, with about 200,000 living ... read more

We arrived at Virginia Beach an hour later. Our hotel, the Quality Inn, was right on the beach and had its own pool. We were staving so firstly we had lunch in the grill. Afterwards we walked about 100 metres and then lay down on the beach and fell asleep. We were so knackered after our busy few days. After some time we went back to the hotel to get ready and we headed out to a nice Italian restaurant up the road. We had an early night as we were planning on going to Busch Gardens the following day. We got up early and had breakfast in the hotel. It was minging so we vowed to go out for breakfast the following morning. We drove to back to Williamsburg to Busch Gardens, parked the car ... read more

We drove to Charlottesville through the Shenadoah National Park. The route we took is called the Skyline Drive and it takes you right down the ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We heard the views were spectacular, and even though it was lashing rain we decided to still go for it. We arrived at the park gates and the ranger told us it was pretty foggy but we said we'd go anyway. We couldn't see a thing on the drive but we imagined the views would be nice! We saw a few deer and Eagles on the drive. We arrived at Charlottesville around 7pm. Our motel was right beside the practice pitches for the University of Virginia. The college brass band were practicing, and they played Beyonces 'put a ring on it'. It was brilliant! We ... read more

We landed in Hong Kong tired after our journey from Thailand. It was a busy airport. We had arranged to meet my cousin Fiona there; it was nice to think we would have someone there to meet us! We got the train with Fiona into the city and then got a taxi to Hollywood Road where she lived. The apartment was beside the Man Mo Temple. We were so happy to be staying in someones home rather than a hostel, it was so much more comfortable! Fionas apartment was compact but we managed fine. It was great to have lie ins and home cooked meals :) Although, her bathroom door was in the living room and was frosted glass... Fiona kindly taped a shower curtain to the door so you couldn't see people peeing in there ... read more

We arrived in Bangkok airport and quickly boarded our plane to Phuket. We were planning on staying in Phuket just for one night, and catching the ferry from there to Koh Phi Phi, which we heard was one of the nicest of the islands. The flight wasn't too long, just an hour or so, and when we arrived in Phuket airport it was after 10pm. The public bus we were planning on taking to our hostel was finished up at this stage, so we gingerly stepped outside the airport only to be hounded by taxi drivers. It was pretty stressful, and after a day of travelling we were pretty tired and grumpy. One particular taxi driver was pestering us so much, we snuck back into the airport through a different door just to get away from ... read more