Hmm a long overdue update!

Ñow then, when we last spoke I was just leaving Malaysia. Since then I've spent a month in Thailand, mostly doing the Islands and have now been in Cambodia for half of my week long stay here!

First I have to apologise for not blogging more but actually my journal's in an even worse state right now!

Lets see, I continued to spend my first week or so in Thailand travelling with Neil and Leanne on the Islands of Phuket (don't bother, its shit and full of pikey twats), Phi Phi (Same same but different - actually not true on first impression but when I returned definitely so).

The one thing that did happen in Phuket on our first evening was our complete inability to find a bar. Having been excited by the sight of some Neon Lights I soon realised that there are approximately 2 kinds of business that have neon lights outside, Bars and of course, Neon Light shops. Sadly, this was the later. We did immediately afterwards find the world's most random bar, run in some Chinese dude's living room which was a shrine to Jazz and on our first arrival didn't sell beer - luckily he sent his wife to get some. It was all very strange. We also dealt (for what wouldn't be the first time) with the futility in booking rooms in advance in Thailand. Suffice to say the rooms we were told we had had mysteriously been sold. Gotta love those Thais!

After an amusing day on the beach followed by our first experience of the seedy world of pickup bars (not literally - don't worry Mum!) we headed to Phi Phi, where tourism has basically destroyed the beautiful island used as the basis of the appalling book to film conversion of Alex Garland's excellent debut novel The Beach. Can't really complain about where I stayed, it was easily the nicest (but commensurately most expensive) place I'd stayed in. After a night with friends, Paul and Natalie where I got inappropriately drunk on Sansung Buckets (Thai Whiskey - imagine Single Malt, well its nothing like that, imagine petrol diluted by dirty dish water and you're nearer the mark mixed with the very dubious Thai Redbull which evidence seemed to back-up may have contained amphetamines). Next day was nearly a write off. I went to the viewpoint looking over the whole island before managing to get stuck in the middle of the biggest cloudburst I think I'd ever seen. Water was literally running down the streets. So after that I essentially laid on my bed, watched telly, listened to my now dead ipod by plugging it into the wall (how practical!) and set about planning how I was gonna 'do' (rah rah Travelling) Cambodia Vietnam and Laos (Admittedly the plan has changed approximately 37 times since then but that session laid out the bare bones!) Oh in the evening it was off to the tourist muay thai which was hilarious but the real highlight was the WWE muay thai show at the end of the night - just too funny.

Next it was off to Krabi town, the maintown on the South West Thai coast to meet me old mucker from school Gemma. Three days, 1 night in Krabi, 2 in the nearby coastal resort (and full of irritating cock-jock wearing swedes) pf Ao Nang. Most of you have seen the photos on Facebook and given that it was Gemma's last weekend before heading back to the Woodbridge mothership, you will no doubt have heard her recount many of the tales of chaos that transpired there - suffice to say, I picked up a new travelling companion, the world's largest and least practical travelling cuddly toy, Terrence the bear. He's cool.

After that, I spent one of the worst days of my life stuck on a bus and boat surrounded by people from the one nation on earth that you can't criticise otherwise you'll be accussed of being one of the worst things imaginable. Suffice to say, they were loud, rude, pushy and didn't shut the fuck up for about 15 hours. My travellers calm was lost that day. Certainly went I got to my destination. Koh Samui, what a shit hole. Imagine breeding Playa de Las Americas with Blackpool and the back of Kings Cross station and thats what this shitty little hole is like. The most blatant examples of ripoff Thai entrepeneurship also occured on this island. Still, first night, met back up with Paul and Nat and Neil and Leanne for Neils birthday where we watched Muay Thai. Hilarious. Especially the Swedish girl from Contender Asia who got the shit kicked out of her!

Anyway, I had one day left on Koh Samui and as it happened I met up with me old mucker and buddy from home Bex Bostock, who was about to become my travel buddy for the next fortnight or so. A very funny night consisting of good food, and a Sham Rock show (you should see the video clips) before retiring ahead of an early depart for Ko Phangan.

I left Bex on the boat heading to Ko Tao and I jumped on the back of a pickup truck and headed to the Coco-hut resort, where I met PNNL. First day consisted of a lot of comedy pool action - including the 70's disco dance a few beers and some DVD's. Second night was the Black Moon Party. I was utterly boxed got a Superman logo painted on my chest and proceeded to sing all 182 verses of Chicago to the world and his dog. I also met a massive prick from Leeds. I wanted to break his face.

Then, off to Ko Tao. Met Bex, slightly off the beaten track where we stayed for about 6 nights. We met randoms, weird randoms, and disturbing randoms oh and a lot of ladyboys. But, Ko Tao was easily my favourite place on this trip. Cheap food, friendly people and the majestic bay where frankly you could sit down and swim on the beach all day. Shame!

Argh I grow tired of this.

Next up Krabi again Koh Lanta, Krabi again, Bangkok, Siem Reap, plenty of shits and not quite as many giggles.

Oh and next stop for me after Phenom Penh is Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam - Bring it on!