Hello folks....it's time for another update. I'm currently sat in my guest house in Chiang Mai waiting for my visa application for Vietnam to come through. I've paid extra for an express visa but express in Thai doesn't seem to mean the same as back home! I left you with the boys and I about to set off for the Khao Sok National Park so that's where I'll start. We took a taxi to Na Thon (ferry port on Ko Samui) and took a 2hr ferry ride to Surat Thani. We then to...

Hey folks! Here's my next update. I'm currently sat in Hua Hin which is about 230km from Bangkok. Apparetly this is where the King comes to stay on occasion but early indications suggest this is where he comes to see how the other half live! I left Bangkok with a raging hangover thanks to the Sang Som rum buckets and took a flight down to Ko Samui to escape the madness and meet up with Steve (my friend Warren's brother) and his best mate Terry. The flight was v...

Hello again......thought it was about time for an update. I've left Bangkok now and have arrived in Koh Samui for a few days. I'll recap the last few days in Bangkok though........ The first night in Bangkok saw me head for familiarity from last year's trip and I ventured along Soi Rambutri for a few big Changs (Thai beer) and a meal from one of the street side vendors. It was just as I remembered it with a nice chilled atmosphere and excellent food. Once I'd ha...

Hey folks! Welcome to the first entry to my blog. Well.....I made it but not without casualties! I was due to be accompanied by Del-Boy the bear (courtesy of my friends at the Griffin public house!) but sadly he fell foul of a sneaky baggage handler and was lost in transit between Heathrow and Bangkok! I will endeavour to find another travel companion soon though. I'm writing this entry from my hotel reception with Bob Marley pumping out and the temperature hov...