And then our bus caught fire…

What is with travelling and early starts? When I rule the world, we will all sleep in.On the cards was a (supposed) 8 hour bus trip to Bagan, one of the most significant Buddhist archeological sites in Myanmar. The area was home to 3 former capitals and now people...

24 hours in Yangon

To say we were a little excited to start exploring Yangon would be an understatement. A place that so few have seen and is listed as a ‘Bad Land’ was almost intoxicating. We were in the only 3 white people on the plane. There were also 3 monks –...

One night in Bangkok

Upon leaving Koh Tao (sadly!) Cari Banana and I had to head to Bangkok to get our Burmese visa. How to get there? Overnight train! I have to say we were excited about the train as we had a sleeper all to ourselves. I had visions of eating in a dining cart like...

Diving Koh Tao

After a sad farewell from Kamala town, we set sail for Koh Tao…. Or rather we got up ridiculously early and jumped in the car. Koh Tao is an island about a 5 hour drive from Phuket, about halfway up the coast to Bangkok.After arriving in Koh Tao we discovered...

Kamala Town

After packing up my life & moving to Kamala I have settled into a great life here with some amazing friends. I never imagined packing up my life again (and so soon) would be so hard. So what am I going to miss? EVERYTHING! But let me try & break it down a...