Way Out East

Ok maybe not anymore. So after 8 aeroplanes, 5 Coaches, 4 Boats, 1 train and a tri-shaw later I have arrived back on English soil (very damp English soil) I've had a great holiday, even if it wasn't very relaxing. I will at some point load some photo's on here so you can see what i got up to.

I certainly packed quite a lot into my 2 weeks away, some of which include a trip down the death railway and a visit to the bridge over the river Kwai, a Sai Pan ride around Hong Kong harbour as well as a trip on the famous Star Ferry (which was very expensive at 14 pence for a return journey), high tea at Raffles Hotel (this was very posh and fabulous) and a tri-shaw ride around Hua Hin. I will put some photo's up on here to illustrate the fun that was had, including some of the tropical storms that occurred whilst I was out there.

I have to say the three placed I wen't couldn't be more different. Bangkok was a strange mixture of beautiful modern hotels and skyscrapers and shanty towns, and there is literally a temple on every corner! The Thai people are so nice, nothing is too much trouble, they really look after you. Hong Kong was just busy, very busy. It's pretty much a jungle of skyscrapers, which thrive on pollution. The air in Hong Kong is terrible I know why the people there wear those masks, I could have done with one after a day. And then there's Singapore , which is simply beautiful. It's peaceful (well anywhere could be considered peacefull after Hong Kong) it's a fascinating mixture of the colonial and the new, it's a great place to relax.

Anyway that's all for now. I will put some photo's up that I hope will illustrate my incoherent witterings. I'd just like to say I'm glad to be back, and I look forward to catching up with everyone soon.