29 OctoberKoh Phagnan > Bangkok Mark: Said cheers to Koh Phangan and headed off on the ferry for Champon to catch the bus back to Bangkok. Bus ride is about 8hrs from Champon to BKK and this time we traveled during the day (arriving at midnight in BKK) so they played a few movies - Fast & Furious and Wolverine…. Arrived back in BKK quite tired because the stupid ass lesbian chicks in front of us laid their seats back out practically horizontal and would...

28 OctoberKoh Phagnan Mark: Woke up and went into town to do some tin-ternet. Knowing this was our last day in Phangan we planned to chill back at the beach and take advantage of what little sunshine was breaking through the clouds. As it turned out the sun stayed out for the rest of the day and we went snorkeling along a beautiful coral reef about 50m offshore. Saw all kinds of fish and put our underwater Canon D10 camera through it's paces... got some great sh...

27 OctoberKoh Phagnan Mark: Low Season - October to December. Why? Monsoon!!! Yes, the rains have come. The locals aren't sure it's monsoon yet (which lasts a month!), but it's coming… Woke up to the crash of thunder and intermittent lightning bolts and the continuous barking of a dog on the beach which was obviously scared of something… Rained intermittently for most of the morning. Had a lazy breakfast - muesli with homemade yoghurt, fruits & honey - ...

26 OctoberKoh Tao > Koh Phangan Mark: Up at the crack of dawn, we waited for our taxi in the rain. No waterproof bag cover meant my bag got wet, but Kim was a bit cleverer than me!! Caught our taxi followed by a looooong ride on the Songserm ferry (cheapest option at 2hrs) to Koh Phagnan. Having no accommodation plans we were going to wing it after having a quick bite for brekkie. After arriving at the ferry pier in Koh Phagnan we were mobbed by Thai women t...

19 October - 23 OctoberKIM: "Arrived in Koh Tao after a very very long journey on the bus & boat. All went smoothly, and although I know that Thailand was advanced and catered for the tourists, I had no idea it would run this smoothly! The only thing tough so far is deciding between all the millions of amazing places to stay. After speaking to about 4 different ones, we decided on Ban's Diving Resort. Initially we weren't going to go with Ban's as their ...