There are locations along our journey which have stayed in our memory as we think back over the past two months in Asia. Along with the growing list of great cities like hong kong and Saigon and beautiful towns like Hoi Ann, Luang Prahbang and Kampot we can now add the tiny island of Koh Lipe in the southern most part of Thailand. Having anticipated this island of white sand and palm trees to be a short stopping off point between Phi Phi and Malaysia we were in...

After seeing in the New Year in busy Bangkok we decided to see some of the islands on the west coast of Thailand for some beach time. Though we had originally planned to also see some of the east coast islands we have heard that these are generally full of 'full mooners' and decided to cut them out. There had been a storm on the south coast during the new year and our overnight bus seemed to catch the tail end of it. Even though we had decided to get the most ex...

Happy new year and all the best for 2012! Hope your hangovers aren't too bad xxxx

Having seen all the sights in Phittsanulok we caught the train down to Auytthaya which is the historic capital of central Thailand. Again, we hired bikes to visit the temples which are spread over a large area. In contrast with the rural setting of Sukkhattai, the proximity of Bangkok to Auytthaya has meant that most of the gaps between the temples has been developed. The temples were just as impressive but the cycling was a bit more intense due to both the urban...

After reluctantly checking out of the Christmas hotel we caught a local bus down to phitsanulok, about half way down to Bangkok. We arrived at the bus station quite late at night and our first challenge was to get a tuk tuk into the city which is generally pretty easy as the drivers tend to stalk any 'falang' or tourist until they get into their vehicle. However, this turned out to be a bit more difficult than usual as no one could speak english or read a map. Wh...