I was able to share with Susan and Gerry and Esra were across the isle. Feeling pretty tired I was looking forward to getting to sleep early, but for some reason I got no sleep the whole way, so by the time I arrived the Chiang Mai I was exhausted but was not the only one as a few others also didn't sleep. The train officials came around at about 6.30-7am to wake everyone up so they can make the beds and put them back into place. As soon as we arrived we were h...

Today we met in the lobby and we going to explore the city of Bangkok. Our first activity for the day was to take a long boat on one of the rivers and see the villages located along this canal network. Along the way we saw a lot of Komodo Dragon and we were able to feed the catfish bread. There were literally hundreds of these fish. It was a site to see. We cruised a long the canals for a couple of hours before arriving at one the piers which was near our next ...

Checked out of Coral Bay Beach Resort this morning to meet at the Grand Ville Hotel, which is located in Chinatown, not too far from Koh San Rd, in Bangkok. My flight left at 9am and arrived in Bangkok 1 hour later. I found the taxi rank and got into the brightly coloured cab and was on my way to the hotel, which was the meeting point for the Intrepid Indochina tour group. After getting into the cab my driver pulls over and tells me he does not know where this ...

I'm here in Koh Samui sitting on this gigantic 7ft wide king size bed, looking out my window, beyond the deck of my bungalow, out to the beautiful lush green gardens, with a slight view of the ocean through the coconut trees. hmm what more could you want? I'm staying at the Coral Bay Beach Resort which is only a 5 min taxi or 15 min walk north of Chaweng. Ive been here now for 4 days and have had a nice a relaxing time, reading, sitting by the pool, drinking co...