Before we left Chang Mai we went to cooking school for a morning and learnt 4 dishes and cooked them!! I loved cooking school and learn't lots but eating birds eye chillis at 9.30am played havoc with our tummies!!! We then took the sleeper train back to Bankok and spent the day there. We left Bangkok last night and got the sleeper train overnight to Surat Thani and then a bus and ferry over to the island of Koh Pngan Ngnan (can't spell it!!) We arrived at our bungalows a couple of hours ago.... they are beautiful, huge bungalows for 2 people right on the sand in the palm trees next to a secluded, desserted crystal blue bay it is unbelieveable and absolute paradise. There is a bar with floor beds and hammocks andHappy Hour!!! All cocktails 100baht!! And 2 double beds in each bungalow plus outdoor beds on each balcont and hammocks on each balcony, its amazing!! And so hot- We've already gone black on the boat over here!! Oh and I forgot to mention.... you get massages on the beds on the beach!! Tomorrow we are spending the day on a boat snorkelling!! In our tour group there are 12 of us and they are all lovely so we think it should be a good 8 days. We have decided to then stay on at the islands before travelling over to Phuket! We love it here!