jen1255

Koh Samui was beautiful. Although we didn't leave our resort. There was some confusion as to where we were staying as they'd overbooked at Secret Garden resort. As we'd been flying I didn't get the email that we'd changed hotels until we got there. So we went to the other hotel, only to be told the first hotel had upgraded us instead!! We stayed in a hut by the sea. It was lovely, apart from the incredibly uncomfortable bed and the very loud karaoke bar across the road! The next day we lounged on the beach like lizards, drinking beer and going for a dip in the crystal clear sea. That evening we got the ferry to Koh Panghan ready for the Full Moon Party. We got to our accommodation, a hostel across the road from ... read more

Ho Chi Minh City was toxic! The air was thick with the smell of two stroke and the humidity. We all struggled to breathe a bit.. However we had a good time, Lop showed us around and took us to Pho 2000. A noodle fast food restaurant where Bill Clinton had visited about 20 years ago. We started on the beer. After lunch we went back to the hotel for a nap. Everyone else went to the markets. We then got up to make ourselves look glam to go to the skybar in a really tall building overlooking the whole of the city. We went with Fran, Emma and Wendy. We aimed to get there for sunset. Unfortunately the smog was so bad you could barely see the sun!! But the cocktails were good.. Then we ... read more

Eeep, haven't written anything down in a while. Have just got on a 4 hour bus to Sihanoukville so will try and remember what's been going on.. So we got to Siem Reap, the hotel was good. We just chilled for the rest of the day, went out for dinner and then to a night market. I'm no good at haggling with the market traders!! We then went for a beer in a karaoke bar and went back to the hotel. The next morning we got up at half 4 to go to the Buddhist temple Angkor Wat for sunrise. It was beautiful, but there were so many people there! Took loads of pictures although none will capture how pretty it was. I found a cat that wanted to sit on my lap and had a ... read more

The boat trip to the Whitsundays was the perfect way to end my trip!! Was relaxing compared to the madness of Fraser Island. Had to get an overnight bus to Airlie Beach. Wasn't too bad and managed to sleep most of the way. Got Airlie at 7am. Had nothing to do, so just wandered about like a homeless person until Travel Bugs opened so I could ditch my bag there and use their free Internet. After a bit Nat and Kim arrived too so wandered with them for a bit. Went to make an emergency doctors appointment as the foot had swelled up and was looking gammy yet again. Appointment was for the day I got back from the boat trip. Had to say goodbye to Nat and Kim :'( Will hopefully see them when they ... read more

So my walk turned out to be epic! And a bit weird... Was a gorgeous walk along the coast of Noosa Heads. Absolutely stunning views of the ocean. Watched whales, dolphins and turtles. Also had to walk through a nudist beach. I was looking at whales in the ocean and trying not to look anywhere near the old men. What is it with old men and getting their wangers out?! Anyway, this old guy was walking towards me in the rudey nudey and I was exaggerating my ocean looking to avoid any kind of eye contact. Clearly I'm no good at this and he flagged me down.. I stopped to talk to him. His name is Trey and he's south african. Had quite a long conversation. Awkward as hell. Especially as he did insist on touching ... read more