After an incredibly noisy and chaotic journey, I am in wonderful Chiang Mai. I am staying in a lovely little guest house that's run by a very friendly French man called Gilles. I have my own hot shower and TV! I think tonight will be spent becoming a television zombie...I can't wait. The ferry trip from Koh Phangan was interesting. I was unable to find a chair so I got to spend 2.5 hours on a very thin and steep wooden stair. My bottom is now quite bruised. T...

So I've finally arrived at the home of the "Full Moon Party", a renowned beach party that I have heard many travellers talk about over the years. I'm here to celebrate my good friend Keira's 21st birthday, and this place is definitely designed for celebrating. Our journey began in Bangkok where we paid a tuk tuk driver to take us to the train station. I'd never been in a tuk tuk before (even though it's my third time in Thailand), so I thought I'd take a chan...