So we arrived back in Bangkok were we spent a few days before heading south to the islands. Half an hour in to our journey and the bus broke down. We had to spend 7 hours sitting on a stationary bus before the replacement arrived. We eventually arrived south in Surat Thani were we caught a boat to our first island Koh Samui. The next couple of days we spent chilling on the white beaches; the nights we spent in the bars. Our next stop was the neighbouring island ...

the night bus would take us from bangkok to chiang mai.. we set off early evening to the bus pick up and left our luggage int the safe hands of the least convincing ladyboy weve seen so far.. luck had struck us again... a vip coach and top front seats where me and dean could unravel our noprmally cramped long legs... air con above us and seats that reclined nearly flat.. !! what more could we ask for.. we set off headphones in with every intention of getting s...

We arrived in Bangkok late in the evening after an excellent couple of days in hk. We got to our hostel which was a big step up from were we stayed in hk. Located just off Khao San rd the epicenter for backpackers. The following day we decided to head out and see some of the temples when we got talking to a friendly local. a friendly local who we would soon learn a valuable lesson from.. if the form of scam artestry.. we were told that on that very day the goverm...