I made it to Sydney at last. I am over 3 months late.
I arrived at Phil and Annalie’s (friends from LDN) flat at 6am Monday morning and drank 10 cups of tea with Phil. It’s nice being in a home with familiar faces. No backpackers. I will spend the next couple of weeks enjoying the [...]

I spent three days hanging around Singapore. I called a friend for some travel advice. Chris (Johnstone) had lived here for a few years, he sent me a to-do list of activities.
Singapora is a very modern, organized and clean city with excellent transport, great food and endless shopping malls. It’s an easy place to explore. [...]

Cracking little city. I walked around exploring the streets, city forest and parks. I also visited the KL communication tower and saw great 360 degree views.
A lovely place. I stayed for three days then caught the 7 hour train to Singapore.

So from Khao Lak I took a minibus South to Krabi, then a Longtail boat to Railay. I rented a bungalow on Ton Saibeach between the towering limestone karsts.
Krabi is all about rock climbing. The scenery there is rugged and beautiful at the same time.
As I was wandering around Railay East beach I bumped into [...]

I arrived in the diving town of Khao Lak after a two hour ride in a local bus from Phuket.
The first thing I did was trek round the dive shops looking for a livaboard trip departing for the Similans the following day.
A livaboard is a dive boat that you sleep and eat on. The trips [...]