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...

All packed and prepared for my travels I was feeling slightly apprehensive as I waved goodbye to my parents at the departure gate. It wasn't long before excitement took over. To add to this - once I was on the plane - I was sat next to a woman who not only works for STA travel company but had also just been travelling around south east Asia herself! Of course I took lots of notes whilst talking to her about good places to stay and things to do. I was very glad ...