Day 65 Thursday 12th November 2009 Johno says Today we transferred from Ko Samui to Surat Thani on the mainland. First impressions were that it totally wasn’t designed for tourists with no bars or neon anywhere - this was a standard Thai town with lots of little road side barbeques offering the locals a chicken skewer or kebab for 20p. Once we booked into a nice little guest house we strolled through town amongst the school kids that had just finished for the...

Day 58 Thursday 5th November 2009 - Day 64 Wednesday 11th November 2009 Johno says At last there were ferries running from Ko Phangan to Ko Tao so we could both move on. (Also see Staceys week further down) I went back to Ko Samui as that is the nearest Island to the Thai mainland where we needed to get the next plane on to Vietnam and I had previously seen a Thai Boxing School there and I fancied a bit of that!!! Two full days of rest in Chaweng before moving ...

Day 51 Thursday 29th October 2009 Stacey says We had our transfer to Koh Phangan, when we arrived to the pier, a lady came over to us and talked us into heading to the resort she was advertising, Haad Yao Bay View Resort, so we decided to go with her and made our way up to the northwest of the Island. When we arrived and got shown around, the resort looked amazing. The beach is a perfect spot, very quiet and secluded. Very romantic for Joe and Steve. So much so...

Day 46 Saturday 24th October 2009 Johno says Arrived at Da Papa's guesthouse in Chaweng Beach on Ko Samui and spent the whole day by the pool which nicely overlooks the beach so you can jump in the sea at any point without getting sand everywhere. Joe from Bexley (who we met in Bangkok) strolled through our hotel after a 27 hour journey from Cambodia in the morning so it was good to catch up with him. Unbelievable - of all the hotels, resorts in Samui he was cu...

Day 46 Saturday 24th October 2009 Johno says Arrived at Da Papa's guesthouse in Chaweng Beach on Ko Samui and spent the whole day by the pool which nicely overlooks the beach so you can jump in the sea at any point without getting sand everywhere. Joe from Bexley (who we met in Bangkok) strolled through our hotel after a 27 hour journey from Cambodia in the morning so it was good to catch up with him. Unbelievable - of all the hotels, resorts in Samui he was cu...