We had a lovely driver in the minibus to krabi. Immy and I were sitting in the front on the way and we found him amusing as he talked to his friends through his earphones. He was considerate enough to drop each person off at the doorstep of their hostel. We were intrigued by the several stops he made along the way to hand over packages or drop in on friends. He was also very concerned about his minibus as it made its way onto ferry crossings and changes in the ro...

Koh Lanta As koh lanta came into view it was evident already how different this island was going to be to phi phi. There was a small pier with few people in sight and some very basic wooden huts along the coast. But it was the sheer amount of greenery and rainforest in view that made us excited about what the island had to offer. Two roads run down the 30 km island, one on each side. The restaurants and bars remind me of the places that locals eat in in Bangko...

Koh Phi Phi Don The ferry carried a few hundred people, we had opted for the bigger boat hearing that it was safer. We sat inside on the middle deck on airplane-like chairs. The film Avatar was playing on a large screen at the front. All seemed safe and comfortable. Unfortunately half an hour or so into our trip, the sea became very choppy. We started to be affected by the rocking motion of the boat. The 2 hour journey felt very long as we tried to endure the m...

Khao Lak When we reached our stop, the bus conductor hurried us off the bus. Expecting more to follow, we were left alone on the side of a main road full of shops. It was a baking hot so we quickly found a taxi to take us to the hotel. We couldn't have picked a better place to stay. We had a wooden hut to ourselves which was on stilts set upon the side of a cliff. From our balcony we could see the sea through the trees and it overlooked the infinity pool. It w...

On our drive to the Ayutthaya temples we experienced mad Thai traffic in its full glory. Cars constantly changing lanes, skimming past eachother and undertaking while motorbikes dodged in and out. I also observed many numbers of food stalls set alongside the road with different areas we passed through selling a particular product that they specialise in. On the way David needed to stop off at one of the houses he was building. Within a fenced community the house...