We landed to the bustling city of Bangkok in the early evening. After a short ride in to our hotel, we awaited out friends to arrive from Australia before hitting up a 7/11 for some snacks and then heading to bed for an early night.

The second half of Taipei was equally packed and we got to discover more of this amazing country. A bus tour around many of the popular areas was excellent, as was discovering some more of the cuisine and drinks available.

Getting to try our hands at making it was a delicious bonus!

The trip to Taiwan started with a very early morning start for our international flight. We, being the rule abiding traveller’s we are, planned that we would be at the airport 2 hours before the flight as most international flights require. We pulled up in front of the dark, empty airport with not a person in sight. We soon realised that the 2 hour rule does not apply for the first flights of the day as the airport only opened an hour before the flight, a fact neither of us thought of to check.

Okinawa was going to be our tropical island relaxation at the end of our Japan tour. Plenty of pool, beach and hopefully some SCUBA dives!

Well, there was plenty of water but that unfortunately rained out some of our plans for Okinawa. We managed to have plenty relaxation though and the hotel was fantastic.