Arrive on Ko Tao and get picked up in the back of a pick up truck to take us to our dive centre. Sign up for the PADI open water diver course and start the next day! Check into our accomodation, but its not nice, so switch to a different place the following morning. Start the first day off with theory and do some basic quizs on all aspects of diving. In the afternoon we head out on the boat to do our first dive - the confined water dive. This is done in the sea ...

Arrived via a very full boat to Kho Phan Yang and headed to a resort to check in and dump our bags. The smallest room in the world! Only just fitted a bed in it, but did, suprisingly have a hot shower! Set off to check out Haad Rin, the location for the full moon party, but sadly will not be here to join the 10,000 ravers that will party here in a weeks time! Decided to only spend one night here and check out an english run place further up the coast. Get droppe...

Arrived on plane to Surat Thani and quickly jumped on a bus with a ticket to get to Ko Samui. Arrived at the pier and got on the boat to take us across the water for our first Thai Island experience. Booked a room in a beach bungalow from a very sweaty thai man, not sure if it would work out, but in the end it did. However the room was not the 5 star accomodation we were hoping for, 1 star probably would be too high! But we got some food and fell asleep after the...

Just a short entry. We managed to make all 3 connecting flights, even though all three were delayed. Got to Bangkok and jumped in a taxi to head to Kho San road, where all paclpapers end up! Roads are so ,uch nicer than in India, all together feeling more comfident about the upcoming month. Found a hotel and set out for a wonder along one crazy road! Packed full of bars, backpackers, shops, stalls, tuk tuks, everything you can imaginf on one street. Its Thailan...