Ah, Koh Tao - the island that Sharan and i didn't want to leave. If the other islands in Thailand were laid back, this one is the most horizontal. Rock up on the ferry from Ko Phangan, get a place, stroll there with backpacks, check in, get to the beach, swim, eat - another great day in paradise. We decide to move accomodation for a slightly less 'downmarket' room so we go from the View Cliff to stay at the eccentric Mr J's - he has his own philosophy and is wil...

So the party island - home of the infamous Full Moon parties. Only it is not a full moon for Sharan and i's flying visit - but any excuse, they have a half moon party. Lovely beach, not packed when we go out and we negotiate a good deal from one of the multiple stalls setup to sell unsuspecting visitors as many buckets of alcohol as possible. There is much dancing, some fools on the bech are jumping, and often failing, to clear a flaming skipping rope. a good tim...

A fella's got to treat himself every now and again.....so off we all go on an early ferry - Sharan, me, Anisha, Lisa and Al....off to Krabi and catch a flight to Samui to stay in a private villa - oh yes. Little private pool with in built jacuzzi, right on the beach....satellite tv, dvd, hi-fi - sweeeeeet! Made a change from all those weeks before! So what did we get up to? Had a week to live it up here - weather was a mixed bag but generally relaxed, explored t...

Bye bye busy and hectic bangkok - catch a flight to Krabi and then ferry across to Phi Phi (Pee pee - ha ha ha). Paradise! Such a beautiful place and so fun and relaxed. When we arrive, people are there helping us find a place to stay - Anisha and Sharan make the guy take us around 4-5 places - we land on our feet and stay in a cute little guest house - shoes off before going in, as is the tradition in this country. So what do you do on a gorgeous tropical islan...

Hahahahaha - Bangkok!! Get!? No? Oh well, here we were at last, the end of the road for the Intrepid travellers - a long way from where we began in Beijing, China and with several cast members having switched up - but the hardcore remained. We danced along in the bus all the way from Cambodia to the border - the Government deliberately keeping the road less travel friendly so people don't pop in and out from Thailand to Angkor Wat? hmmm. We walked across the bo...