This year I decided I was ready to go further afield and experience something completely different.
On the 5th of August (around six and a half weeks away) I am jetting off to South East Asia with one of my closest pals, Michelle. We are still trying to finalise our route as there is quite alot we want to pack in to our five and half weeks in Asia. We hope to visit the north of Thailand, in particular we are keen on doing an elephant trek in Chaing mai and also the south of Thailand (including the many islands - Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phi Phi). We are also planning on travelling through Vietnam, going either from Hanoi down to Ho Chi Minh city or the other way around, making sure we stop at some exciting places along the way. We plan to spend around two and a half weeks in Thailand and two weeks in Vietnam, this leaves us with about a week to travel through Laos or Cambodia. Originally I was keen on going through Cambodia, but having been told by many people that "we must go to Laos" we are now considering Laos instead.
While researching for my trip I found myself reading many peoples blogs online about their South East Asian adventures and found this very enjoyable. I have decided to write a blog as I go along my travels, mostly for myself. I can print off my entries when I return and have a personal record of my travels. Seems like a better idea than dragging around a journal with me. I realise that there are only a few people that will be interested in reading my blog as I go along, but I think it will be nice for those few people to know what I am up to, if I have time and can work out how to then I may be able to share some photos along the way too.
Ciao for now..... six and a half weeks and counting ......... :)
