hello! I'm now a certified open water diver! am in koh tao which is really nice- a bit smaller and quieter than the other south islands i've been to (though not that quiet 'cos this is where everyone comes to dive! but thats nice cos it feels like a little community). diving is incredible-i've seen turtles sting rays jelly fish and about a thousand different fish!and the coral is stunningly beautiful...sorry im gushing...but it is ace. which is why im staying t...

hello everyone! sorry it's been a while but I've spent the last week and a bit on islands or in jungle so internet access was either non-existent or ridiculously expensive. Anyway, I am fantastic!...did the day of climbing in krabi which was wonderful fun, though I hadn't realised quite how unfit I have become in the past 3 months (due of course to not waitressing and almost constant eating) so I was exhausted when I'd finished! it's quite a bit harder than ind...

Hello all! Just to let you know that I am here safe and sound in Thailand. Had a truely terrifying journey here- even the locals were pleading with the driver to slow down! (sorry mum I know you don't want to hear that but I am alive and in hindsight it was very funny!). I'm staying in what is basically a hotel- I have a double bed, a tv, and my own bathroom for less than 5quid a night! am treating myself a little to my own room as this is the first time I haven...