7/6/09: WE arrived in Bangkok about 5am! It was still dark! We were dropped at bus stop and got taxi to hostel. But we couldnt check-in til 1pm and couldnt even get in to leave our bags until 8am! So we walked along the street and found a 24hours MacDonalds where we got breakfast and tried to lurk for as long as possible. Then when we looked suspicious. We walked around aimlessly for a bit longer then ended up sitting on the hostel doorstep for the last hour!! Sa...

3/6/09: Arrived about lunchtime in Krabi but we were actually staying in more popular beach resort nearby so got free bus to Ao Nang- it dropped us off at our hotel. Nice room with fridge, en-suite, tv, air-con and hot water!! Near to beach and shops, etc. We got some lunch- Subway!! Then went to beach to enjoy sunshine!! Not as nice a beach as some places but still cool! Come back and I went for massage- very nice- 300 baht for milky massage! Then we headed out ...

After 1.5hours on the boat- where I felt a bit rough cos I hadnt had chance to eat or drink enough all morning and it was a bit of seasickness I think- we arrived and WOW!!!! I think it must be one of my favourite places, if not my favourite place so far!! Its like paradise! We was met at pier by bloke from hotel who took our bags and put them in big wheelbarrow thing- there are no real roads so he wheeled the barrow through the little streets lined with stalls a...

25/5/09:Phukets airport wasnt a lot bigger. collected bags and was mobbed by people wanting to take you here or there and put you in this or that hotel. We arranged a minibus taxi to take us to our hotel for 2 quid each. our hotel is in the centre of phuket town (we didnt really know where was best to be based) so not near to any of the nice beaches- the idea being that we would travel to a couple fo the nice beaches on different sides of phuket on different days...

19/05/09; we arrived and there was a air-conditioned minibus waiting!! we hopped on and it took us across island to our resort called chaweng. as we drove across it started hammering it down- some of the roads were flooded!! it dropped us off right at our hostel. oh my god- i love it!! the hostel is luxury! the staff are sooo friendly and helpful. our room is a huge double with a ensuite with loo roll and hot water!! there is a safe, a tv, a balcony and they do y...