So Kirsty and I made it to Broome, where we headed straight to Cable Beach. We were greeted by a perfectly blue sky merging with an even bluer, lapis lazuli sea with surf washing up on an incredibly wide, white beach dotted with sunbathers and surfers. After we exhausted the waitresses at a nearby café with our repeated demands for (free) ice water refills we set off to start advertising for people who want to share our sexy ride south. Kitty has six spare seats, a fact that seemed very unlikely when Kirsty and I have packed in a hurry and the back of the van is rammed full of rucksacks, pots and pans, gas stoves, a blow up mattress, fishing rods, a guitar and a lot of other random stuff that came with the ... read more

I hate to admit it, but as feared these blogs have died a bit of a death. In India I had hours of long rattly train rides to reflect on the experience of a lone traveller amidst such diverse and rich culture. I had a rough draft of how the blog was going to read before I even found a functioning computer, and looked forward to documenting my experiences and being able to share my stories online. Come South East Asia, having done the intrepid travelling malarkey, it was non-stop tourists and backpackers over every whiskey bucket or on every sandy beach so I had people to share my somewhat normal stories with, meaning that by the time it came to the blog, as is the way with travelling and meeting so many people, I had ... read more

Bangkok So Bangkok the second time mainly consisted on trying to bring down the daily spending average, which consisted of watching the free films being played from every restaurant (trying my best not having to buy any food or drink) and living off the food vendors reverse osmosis bottled water. February the 14th brought something a bit different as I was able to get a bit off the beaten tourist track through a genuine authentic Thai date with a friend I met from the previous time I was in Bangkok. We went to a Marina Restaurant and had dinner whilst cruising up and down the river past the ……….. The very fact that Valentine’s Day is such a big event in Thailand shows how westernized the country has become, with the classic pink balloons and roses ... read more

Ok, so its been a few hectic weeks of lying on beaches, basking in the sun and the occasional bucket, so as I await the imminent arrival of The Parentals to join my jaunt for three weeks around Laos and Cambodia, I thought it would be a good time to try and get some wordage down. In the format of a well organised essay I will structure it with a sophisticated framework of subtitles (possibly underlined if I work out how.) Ton Sai, Railay Beach This was where I left off in an internet cafe in Au Nang, the nearest town to get vital provisions which could then be smuggled back to our beach. Ton Sai was a haven for people seeking out the chilled and friendly, and as huge karst limestone tore into the sky ... read more

A lot to say, some real corkers, but my bus is leaving for Krabi in South Thailand in half an hour so I may be posting a few days late. To start off with, writing my last blog nearly stopped me getting to Thailand in the first place, it is a mere miracle with my time management skills that I made the flight. As I was typing away, delighting you with stories of Bollywood, I completely forgot that the Laundry Shop closed at 19:30. As I cruised along there at 8 (already cutting things a bit fine on getting to the airport in time, considering the 2 hour congested taxi ride) I still kicked up a huge fuss at the cheek of the Laundry place not staying open for another 30 minutes just for me. It ... read more