It was a fair way to reach Koh Tao. Firstly a 6.30am pick up and bus to Don Sak Pier, taking just over two hours. Then around another two hours on a boat to reach Ko Phangan, having also made a stop at Ko Samui. An hours wait on Ko Phangan, which was just enough time for Chris to find some street food for us for lunch (noodle dishes). Then finally the last boat, an hour and a half, to reach our final destination, Koh Tao. Koh Tao in English means 'Turtle isla...

A painfully slow ferry took over two hours to take us the twenty-odd miles to Krabi from Ko Phi Phi Don. But it was cheap, so we can't complain too much! Our ferry ticket also included a 'free' transfer to Krabi town. There was some confusion at the bus station about who did or didn't have this 'free' transfer though. We ended up in a cramped mini bus with a stressed out driver, who took us to Krabi town at breakneck speed. Amelia and I st...

It was an emotional goodbye with mum, Ron, and Harry, since I did not know when I will see them again. When we left in November we always had the February date to look forward to...but now...who knows. Mum and Ron were heading to Krabi for a couple of nights, before flying back to Bangkok, and then home. Harry and Sinee were headed straight back to Bangkok, then Harry would fly back with mum and Ron a few days later. Myself and Chris had a couple of hours at the...

From Phuket it took us (Me, Amelia, Jo and Ron) roughly 3-4 hours to reach Ko Lanta. It was a lovely smooth journey on the Andaman Ocean. We were followed by flying fish gliding through the air and surrounded with fantastic views of beautiful uninhabited islands. Our journey even included a tour around Ko Phi Phi Ley (where 'The Beach' was filmed). We stopped briefly at the popular inhabited Ko Phi Phi Don, to swap to another ferry - the Phi Phi islands l...

Holiday week 1 We arrived in Bangkok and sussed out the airport link/sky train to get to the hotel. It was nice and easy, and before we knew it we were opening the door to a suite on the 17th floor of the Dusit Thani hotel. Yes, we had been upgraded, and neither of us had ever stayed in a suite before. We couldn't believe our eyes when we walked in. Our own living room with sofas, a study, dressing room, huge bathroom with a free standing bath, the comfiest b...