10th May 2010 Another 3 weeks gone and I barely notice the time flying by. I left you last time in my little house on the beach in Koh Pha Ngan. Katy and I bought a DVD player for £12 and have been watching lots of £1 dvd’s from the local shop. Sherlock Holmes with English subtitles (we couldn’t turn them off) written by a Thai who couldn’t speak English was a scream. We haven’t laughed so much in ages. Katy completed her silver jewellery course whic...

10th May 2010 Another 3 weeks gone and I barely notice the time flying by. I left you last time in my little house on the beach in Koh Pha Ngan. Katy and I bought a DVD player for £12 and have been watching lots of £1 dvd’s from the local shop. Sherlock Holmes with English subtitles (we couldn’t turn them off) written by a Thai who couldn’t speak English was a scream. We haven’t laughed so much in ages. Katy completed her silver jewellery course whic...

13/04/2010 Wow, its been two weeks since my last update, I cant believe how quickly the time goes when you are doing nothing  Katy and I are set up in our little bungalow on Koh Pha Ngan island and i am so settled i even bought a hammock for the verandah. So much has happened in the last 10 days or so. I have completed my PADI dive qualification and 4 open water dives in water so warm it was like taking a bath. I saw moray eels and clown fish and zebra fish a...

30/03/2010 Full Moon Party Headed out to Haad Riin beach last night for the Full Moon Party. Got tattooed up with a fluorescent Dragon, danced with fire, drank from a gin bucket, had a mushroom shake (all shake no mushroom) and danced till dawn. Am exhausted today but had a great time. One of the bungalows on site has an electricias from an offshore oil rig who had brought a Thai girl along to keep him company at the party. He re-appeared at 3 in the morning ha...

22/03/2010 Bangkok Spent three nights in a 4* hotel in Bangkok. I could finally have a proper shower, re-pack my bag and take a breather. These last three days have been a real holiday in comparison to the effort it takes to travel as a backpacker. Lots of pool time, the most painful massage i have ever had in my life and a fair bit of eating and cocktails. Apart from the baggage theft I have been able to keep to budget in each country so decided to splash out...