We took the short boat ride to Koh Tao on an incredibly packed catamaran and were particularily annoyed by 2 old Thai ladies who would stand in our way (refusing to move) and actually pushed Sarah out of the way when we were disembarking. We got a taxi to the nice beach and were instantly inundated with people trying to sign us up to diving courses but managed to fend them off and got a cheap bungalow on the beach front, the view was incredible, it was like a po...

For the first time in a while the trip between two places was an interesting one. We got the bus at 9 pm (already an hour late) and set off to get the boat at 7 in the morning across to the island. The driver was an absolute maniac and after a brief stop (well after the lights had been turned out and most people where asleep) it was obvious that he was trying to make up time. He was going so fast that he left the road a few times. He did make up the time that he ...

We arrived in Bangkok at 4:30 am and it is the first true city that never sleeps that I have ever been to. All the bars were still open and whats more, they were all still full (although a few of the customers were looking a little worse for wear). Once checked into a guesthouse we went down to the bar where Sarah had a beer and i was good (it was 5:30 in the morning after all) and had a coke. We then went and got a couple of hours sleep. Once awake we went to h...

Our trip to and first day in Chiang Mai was not the most pleasant as I had contracted travellers diarrhoea and was in severe pain every time the stomach cramps took hold. This meant that as soon as we arrived I spent the next 24 hours either on the toilet or curled up in the feotal position. On our second day I was determined to try and see something of the city so even through the cramps we went out. We also needed a new backpack for Sarah as the straps had bro...

Our trip from Laos to Thailand started off promising after a few mishaps. We had decided to take a speed boat up the Mekong (which is advised against as it is dangerous, although we only found this out after booking it) which after they over booked it tried to make us change. Needless to say we refused (with a lad from Manchester) and they went and got a bigger boat. I say bigger but you still only had enough room to sit with your knees against your chest (after ...