Flew out of Suvarnbhumi in Bangkok on Sun 19th headed for Krabi. Air Asia didn't disappoint, cheap and cheerful and very speedy, only took about 50 mins. Highlight was Starbucks at the airport :o) So cultural.... On arrival at Krabi airport we decided to take the budget option (for once) and got the shuttle bus to Ao Nang, the beach resort about 45 mins out of Krabi where we had booked a couple of nights at the Ao Nang Grand Inn. For a grand total of 6 quid for ...

After an 11 hour coach journey back from Chiang Mai, we arrived in Bangkok for a 2nd time on the evening of Weds 15th. Needless to say, we weren't in the most spritely of moods, worsened by the fact that a) i managed to "misplace" my ipod en route from Chiang Mai (hence no more Solitaire!) b) had pretty much overdosed on imodium and in severe pain c) absolutely knackered by the early start and lack of sleep on the moderately uncomfortable coach. It appe...

Had an early start on the morning of the 10th so that we could get across Bangkok to the bus station in good time for our coach up to Chiang Mai. Thanks to having proper roads, this 713km journey would take only an hour longer than a journey 5 times shorter in Nepal. Insane. Jo and I weren't really sure what to expect on the coach, seeing as our hostel had helped organise it, and we paid for it at a 7-eleven, but on producing the receipt I was promptly presented ...

First impressions of Bangkok were pretty good inside the airport - very shiney, new and swanky complete with a Boots! My excitement reached ridiculous levels at being reunited with hair products and face wipes and other such necessities until I saw the prices, about at least twice that of the UK and even in his still slightly delirious state Dan was coherent enough to put his foot down at 9 quid for Toni and Guy shampoo! :o( Stepped outside and humidity hit, a re...

Before we arrived in Bangkok, we also spent time in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital. Getting there was a simple matter of 170km from Pokhara. So that was just a 7 hour coach journey. Still, at least there were no landslides and no 8-point turns in buses on cliff tops! After checking into the hotel where we were spending the last night of the tour, we decided to wander into Thamel, the tourist-y area of Kathmandu to have a look at the shops and to find the hostel where...