Borneo

Monkey monkey monkey monkey!

Quite a lot of them here, and Orangutans and Macaques (same sort of thing). More to follow when I write something....

Malaysia

Long days travel from the Thai islands, first a ferry, then minibuses (who tried to rip us off) with the worst drivers ever, then another ferry and onto Pulau Pinang for 2 nights. Malaysia really reminds me of home - everyone speaks English, the roads look the same, buildings etc. but it's still nice and hot! Had a look round this morning and went to an old fort, then we're off to another island tomorrow which should have some nice beaches to enjoy...

Thailand again

My birthday! Surprise McDonalds visit (complete with all the staff singing Happy Birthday, flowers, party packs and a birthday sundae!), lots of drinks, a ping pong show (no bats required surprisingly) and seeing in breakfast because we could. Hangover, then nightbus to Kao Phagnan for the Full Moon Party - just incredible and well worth the effort to get there! Hiring Jeeps, Mopeds and Quads for next to nothing and ragging them around the wicked dirt roads all week, snorkelling, swimming, white sandy beaches, chilled out cafes, luxury beach houses and more - what a fab place, just don't get robbed or ripped off (neither happened to me, but a couple of people I'm with were).

Cambodia

Another fantastic country (can you tell I love SE Asia?) - small dogs, big guns, monsoon rains, kids with pet tarantulas selling food, horrific Khymer Rouge, S21 and the Killing Fields, Angkor Wat and various other Wats. Beautiful country, I'm amazed it seems so 'normal' after what happened 30 years ago...

Vietnam

Another cool country - war zones, nights out, balloons, boats, diving, beaches!, jetskis, mopeds, ancient ruins, jellyfish, getting robbed by ladyboys on a night out with my neighbour, jacuzzi baths, luxury coaches, sinking swans, monkeys and enormous burgers. Great place, apart from the theiving ******s

Laos

Wicked chilled out country with tons to do - waterfalls, villages, rafting, kayaking, elephants, boat trips down the river, bars full of kittens, ladyboys and hickeys (not me I hasten to add!), cheap food and the odd temple too. Will add to this when I get the chance...

Brief updates at last!

So here it is finally, after nearly a month I've got round to writing some more on my blog. Considering I've been in one of the most internet cafe-y places in the world then it's a bit lame but I'll try to catch up a bit and add bits to posts for each country as I go. The crew blog has been updated lots with photos too, so have a peek here: http://odysseyoverland.blogspot.com/

More Thailand stuff will go here eventually...