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We get somehow say goodbye to endless surf, excellent food and beautiful beaches, and head into the interior of Bali. Find out how we got on in what may be the world’s worst rental car by clicking here.

We visit Bali. Sun-drenched tourist trap or exciting resort town of surf, bars and relaxation? Also we try surfing: find out how many gallons of salt water we swallowed by clicking here.

We visit what may be Asia’s cleanest city. The competition is, admittedly, not that stiff, but we have a whale of a time in a place where chewing gum is banned and zebra crosses are actually heeded. Click here to see how we got on.

Consumer products aren’t built to last and customer support is dead, you say? I disagree, although bringing all of my broken gear to Malaysia might get old. Click here to see how my camera went from dead to living.

We arrive in one of Asia’s biggest and most populated cities. Mostly we choked on the smog, but click here to see why Asia’s largest shopping mall is worth a visit, and how to fly with the parakeets.

We go for a small walk in the woods that ends up with blood, sweat and tears. We dodge leeches, elephants and monitor lizards and, somehow, survive. Click here to find out how.

The morning after we arrived in Langkawi, my camera, having sulkily refused to respond all night after getting thoroughly drenched, showed a flicker of life. I un-expectantly flicked it on and it rewarded me by coming to life. I hesitantly tried a shot. It clicked away and produced a perfect image. This was little short [...]

We wave goodbye to Thailand and head to northern Malaysia by way of a suicidally fast speedboat, held together in parts with duct tape. Find out how wet we got by clicking here.

We visit one of Thailand’s least-visited islands in search of some peace and quiet. And all we had to do to get there was take an eight hour bus trip through a terrorist hotspot before negotiating a series of pickup trucks. Find out if we broke down and sobbed on the side of the road by clicking here.

The trip from Koh Phangnan to Phuket is a complicated one. We started in the morning in the back of a pickup truck, rattling around on our way to the port at Thong Sala. From there we took the ferry to Chumporn, at which a large bus was waiting to take us to Surat Thani. [...]