Arrive at pier really early -all knackered but watch sunrise and lovely rainbow. 2hour boat ride to Koh Tao, taxi to Coral Grand - our home for next 4 days while we do our scuba diving course, lush pool and right next to beach. Slept until 3oclock then had our introduction, meet our instructor -John.Had to do homework for tom, did that then headed into town for dinner - went to Choppers bar, had lush chicken with wedges and cocktails! Walked back along beach in t...

Wake up on the 2nd, had really good night sleep but still feeling jetlagged. Yday had booked to go on day tour so tour bus picks us up from hotel after breakfast -turns out that me and sian are the only english in a bus with about 30 koreans!head to a local market that is on train tracks, it made us feel abit sick as was under these big sheets and loads of fish andmeat with flies on-very clautraphobis in the heat!we thought that when the train came along everyone...

Had a brilliant first few days. Long day of travelling on Wednesday but eventually made it to Bangkok Airport, waited a while for Matt(Sians bf) and Sweeney(Matts friend) to meet us as they were stuck in Bangkok rush hour traffic. All get taxi to our hotel(Vietnam-Thai), very swanky with gym and lovely pool - Matt and Sweeney in shock as havnt had a bath in weeks! Dump stuff then head to Kaoh San road which is the next street on from hotel, M and S introduce us ...