When we arrived at the island of Ko Phi Phi from Krabi, there was a mad rush at the shore's hotel agent kiosks. Milena and I took it easy, attempting to barter here and there, but they try to charge ridiculous rates for roooms, thinking people will agree when they're told all rooms on the island have gone. We believed none of it, and headed to the north east of the island and found a number of rooms at reasonable rates.Our time on the island was spent sun...

To get to Krabi, Milena and I had to take a night boat from Ko Tao to Suritani, then a coach through the early hours to our destination. The night boat allowed about 80 passengers, with room only to lie down on your own thin allocated thin mattress, all of which were lined up next to each other in two rows along the main cabin of the boat. I was able to get an adequate night sleep on the boat as the sea wasn't too choppy. Following sleeping some more on the c...

On arriving at port we climbed into the back of the pickup that would take us to our diving resort and hotel. The resort was called Asia Divers, with 'Gold Palm Resort' being a standard of efficiency given to decent resorts in the area. With no contact details for Milena, it seemed we wouldn't be seeing each other again. The hotel itself was great, it had its own pool for divers to begin training and a nice bar area. It was only a couple of minutes fr...

On touchdown at Ko Samui airport, I had to laugh. It was an airport worthy of a small island, but it was the setting that amused me. It was only a short ride from the plane to the baggage collection area but this was of an open-air arrangement, covered by a thatched roof, with palm trees all around. Although I was still tired, it felt great to be there, the warmth of the evening sun nourishing me back to health. I arranged a taxi to take me to the north pier to g...

From Cambodia Back To Thailand My journey around South East Asia meant I had almost completed the clockwise route, and only had to progress back into Thailand and head south to continue. I now needed to get to Ko Phagnan ahead of the Full Moon Party. I'd heard the accommodation on the island was in short supply days before the party, so was eager to get there as soon as possible. Dani, Vic and I took a bus back from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, as the flights w...