We left Phuket on Saturday night on the night bus which takes about 14 hours and is only 500 baht (10pounds) and arrived early sunday morning with little sleep but happy to finally have time to get really excited about our holiday. We booked our bus tickets for the following day to Cambodia and then headed to Khao San Road, the main backpacking area of Bangkok. This was my third time to Bangkok and I enjoy it more and more each time. A large, crazy, dirty city...

Location: Phuket Currency: Thai Baht Highlight: Catching up with old friends Our last week in Thailand before our holiday turned out to be a pretty eventful one. Friends from home, George and Lol came to visit for a few days during their 5 month trip round Asia. A few hours were spent catching up before heading for a night out in Patong. A few tequilas, ladyboys, Suzy Wongs, a ping pong show, nail and hammer games and very drunken street dancing result...