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With the wonders of Khao Sok fresh in our mind we headed to an altogether different type of 'paradise', Ko Phangnan. This place is paradise for the party animals - absolutely crazy! We took a boat trip a few hours long from Surat Thani to Phangnan and it was absolutely rammed with backpackers from all over the globe, all with the same intention - to go to the Full Moon Party on 10th February. Given the sheer number of people who go to Phangnan for the party (arou...

After leaving Krabi and all the luxuries it afforded us we headed to Khao Sok National Park, an awesome jungle, spanning across 738q miles. We thought Ko Phi Phi was paradise, but it was nothing compared to this place! After the usual ropey bus ride across Thailand to Khao Sok we arrived to be greeted by a man called Tawee, who owned a family run set of bungalows in the nearby jungle. 'Family run' really is the only way you can describe it - Tawee as head of the ...

Well it's been about three weeks since we last blogged our movements in Thailand so you better brace yourself for a pretty long description of events… Since we last spoke we have been spending most of our time in the south of Thailand, in Phuket, Ko Phi Phi, Krabi and most recently, Khao Sok Jungle. We took the train from Bangkok to Hua Hin on our way down to Phuket; this five hour journey became a ten hour after unexplained delays - not that anyone seemed t...

Woah. No matter how much people tell you about a place before you go, nothing can prepare for smell. That was the first thing that hit me, along with the noise of the Khao San Road. After a smooth flight with a nifty entertainment system (watched Ghostown and Wanted on my screen we checked into Thailand with no problems. We took a brief taxi ride to Khao San to get to our accomodation and saw for the first time to cloud of smog that covers the city. We've barel...