We had decided to fly to Kuala Lumpur from Koh Samui. A tad more expensive but 24 hours on a bus was not very appealing! Got the boat over to the airport and were slightly worried that we were 8 days over our visa. We had been assured we would only be asked to pay a fine but never the less with the probability of jail looming it was still a tense time! Before we got any further we have to tell you a little thai saying so you understand our next story. ...

Left Ko Samui on 2nd Jan and headed back to Koh Phagnan for another week of madness. A bit more clued up this time, we headed to a cheaper guest house away from the madness of the beach bars! The weather was disappointing it was a bit blustery and the tide was too high onto the beach. We decided to go to the Outback Bar for some lunch and surprise surprise the first people we bumped into were Andy and Ken. We thought we would partake in a little glass o...

Koh Samui - This is the manner we're more accustomed to, yippee luxury at last! Comfortable beds and pillows, crisp clean white sheets, proper duvets, bathroom with a door, maid service, TV, minibar, hot shower. About time too!! Koh Samui is different from the other islands, its a proper holiday resort, loads of 5* hotels, bars, restaurants and shopping. Our 1st night we planned to have a quiet one, suss out where the best bars were but none too surpr...

We got up early for our departure to Koh Phangan, but unfortunately the receptionist didn't and our goods were locked in the safety deposit box. Panicking that we would miss our bus we started knocking on doors in the hope that she lived in the guest house. The guests were a bit disgruntled! While Lyndsay was in the street praying the bus wouldn't leave without us Inspector Hunter tried a few more doorknobs and came across a thai lady's flat. She was in her d...

Please note there's a 2nd entry for Koh Phi Phi. Don't read any further if you haven't already looked at that one. After yet another boat and bus trip we arrived in Phuket. Much to our annoyance we waited over an hour in the reception of our guest house to get into our room and then discovered it had no TV. Grabbed some lunch and went for a wander. Phuket is not for the discerning traveller. Think the Benidorm of Asia. Promenade lined with shops, bars ...