With Koh Lanta being our only escape route out of Phuket we knew we were only going to be here one night due to our tight schedule. Eager to make the most of it we got off the ferry and was attacked but a hord of tuk tuk drivers and hostel owners begging you to go with them. In the end we chose a lady that ran a hostel called home garden right on the beach. Arriving there in what can only be described as a motorbike sidecar we were pleased to see a good swimmin...

23/11/2009 It was so nice to arrive at a plush hotel and meet up with Steph's family and the Cargan's. Sandy and Dave - THANK YOU - were kind enough to put us up for a week so we instantly unpacked everything we owned and carried a marathon washing session using the washing machine in our room. It felt so good to unpack and settle somewhere for a little while. The first day was spent having a few beers and trading stories about our trip so far and their experie...

The boat from Ko Samui, was more like a ferry and our least favourite boat ride so far! We arrived in Krabi, really tired and unenthused, because it seemed everyone was just trying to get money off us! We were dropped at a random travel agents (Phi Phi Family) in the middle of nowhere and the only way to get anywhere, let alone where we wanted to go, was to pay them a lot of money! So the cheapest option was to pay them an extortionate price for a taxi ride, w...

After a very rough boat crossing, which mainly involved Steph draped over the side of the boat attempting to hold down her breakfast... nice! Making it in one piece and with a glimour of sun on the horizon we headed for a hostel called 'The Loft' on Chenang beach. It was a nice hostel that offered free breakfast and internet and had a cool chillout bar on the roof and clean, good sized rooms with cable TV. We went for a walk along the beach and with each step ...

After an amazing time on Koh Tao - and probably could have stayed there even longer - we thought it was about time we moved south to the infamous party island of Koh Phangan. We had briefly spoken with Birdie and Danielle whilst in Bangkok about the possibility of meeting up here but it was still a surprise when we turned up to our accommodation - Coral Bungalows to see them both wondering down to get a coffee from the restaurant. We dumped our bags and caught...