Phuket, Ko Phi Phi, and Krabi We had planned to catch a train down to the islands, but after we found out that it would take us the best part of 2 days to get there we decided to investigate other options. We managed to find a flight to Phuket which cost only about 45 quid. The only problem was Phuket is on the opposite side if Thailand than Kho Samui, which was where we were heading. There are two main groups of islands in Thailand, and they are situated on...

Chiang Mai Chiang Mai is the northern capital of Thailand and is about 700 km from Bangkok, closer to the mountains in the north of the country. This was to be our first stop in Thailand, and we had 10 days planned here to ease into the Thai life, including Paddy's day in the sun. Our landing at Bangkok started badly as my guidebook is 2 years old and hasn't any info on the new airport or onward connections, but after a little bit of confusion, we simply hop...