Koh Phi Phi As you soon as you get off the boat Phi Phi fills you with a hugely calming effect. It could be the beautiful surroundings, the laid back lifestyle, the fact that you've made it to such a beautiful place after a horrendous journey, but even the locals can't be bothered to hassle you like they do in the rest of Thailand. They just lackadaisically murmur "taxi boat" to you in a fashion that they want you to say no so they don't have to leave ...

Koh Phangan We checked out of hotel about 12pm and left for Phangan. On the ferry ride over we met an English girl called Rachel who was also keen to check out the other island. And as we got off the ferry and started the very tedious search for accommodation we met an English guy called Chris. Although the four of us had literally just met, we decided to find a room together to cut down on costs. It was really weird and random the four of us bunking in togethe...

Koh Samui We arrived in Koh Samui late Thursday evening and spent our first night on the island in a place called Bophut, which is in the north of the island. As we pulled up to our bungalow we weren't too sure what to make of it as it was fairly rustic and much quieter than we were hoping for. Nevertheless we were stuck here whether we liked it or not and compared to Bangkok, this was paradise! The coconut calm bungalows We walked up and down the beach looki...

Bangkok The first thing that hits you when you land in Bangkok is the heat and straight after that, the smell.Bangkok has a very strong aroma - there's a mixture of spices, fish, road side kebabs, pollution and raw sewage - and you never know what you're going to get a nostril full of next. On the flight over, we decided that over the next few months we wanted to experience new cultures, do things we would otherwise never have the chance to do again, make the m...