We arrived in Trang on a local bus, jumped in one of there funny looking tuk Tuks which felt as though it was going to roll on every corner. We stayed in a really cheap and basic hotel for the night that cost us £3 for the room! That night we explored the night markets, tasting different foods and doing the odd bit of shopping. The following day we took the boat to the island of Ko Mook. We were picked up from the pier in a motorbike side carriage and taken to ...

We arrived in Phuket by plane and found a half building site backpackers hostel to stay in, the next day we explored the whole of Phuket by moped. We found a nice beach to have a swim, and saw some pretty awful 18-30 type holiday destinations on route. We soon moved on from Phuket to the islands of Yao Yai & Yao Noi staying one night on each. Yao Yai was much more isolated, we must have been the only tourists on the island. we stayed in a lovely bungalow on...

Our last port of call before leaving Laos was Huay Xai, which is home to The gibbon experience ( a mixture of trekking, zip lining through the canopy of the jungle & overnight stays in 60m high tree houses! All profits go to preventing poaching & deforestation). Before we even set off, we were warned our shoes (converse) weren't good enough and our only other option was the shop next door that sold plastic football boots and a choice of Milan or juventus...

We arrived in Chiang Mai in a luxurious minivan with our new buddies from the gibbon experience. We found a really nice guesthouse with a chilled vibe. We hired some bikes to explore the city. One evening we had a curry night followed by the England football game, the pub had a great vibe full of different nationalities but mainly english. Another evening We went to a Thai boxing match, the highlight was the kids fight and the 8 man blindfolded fight! We treated...

The journey from Vietnam into Laos was eventful, due to the roads not being completed, and the fact they squeezed as many people as possible into the van . At one point we all had to get out and push our minivan out of thick mud where the road had not been layed yet. We thought the first bus was bad. Until we got on the second which was a bit bigger, but they managed to squeeze people all down the isle floor and on top of the luggage that was crammed onto the ba...