Our very relaxing 11 days on koh lanta are over and we are now back to bankok and its insanity, we just met an elephant in the street opposite ours whilst walking back from dinner. it was obviously on its way to dinner as was very hungry so we fed it a little. very little to report from the island. i spent most days by the pool with breaks to drive around exploring for lovely spots to have lunch and dinner. and when it rained i occupied myself with one of jo...

Damn, i spoke too soon, it rained.Infact it rained about half an hour after i wrote that entry. there was such a big storm the power went out on the whole island for about 4 hours. we had to sit with candles and play 20 questions. and then the next day, it rained some more! all afternoon infact. i am not going to mention the weather again now, too dangerous!

Unfortunately we didn't make it to patpong that night as planned nor the floating markets the next day as i got back from writting that entry to find both george and julie victims of the illness "ate somthing wierd i probably shouldnt have in thailand". So I spent a lazy day by the pool, napping and riding up and down our street on the hotels golfbuggy to get water and plain foods while they recuperated. the next day we managed a short trip to ...

Sawat-dii!I jut wrote this journal entry and the webpage decided to lose instead of save it, so this one isnt going to be as good, or long im affraid!we are now in thailand, but i left this last in byron bay. we stayed there an extra night in the end as julie was too ill to take the night bus. george and i met a guy, neil, who id met on our kiwi experience in NZ in our hostel. he was now travelling with anther guy, will, in a car up the coast and george and i wen...

Im not going to make this a long one because A) we havent done much / anything interesting to tell u about and B) there is a really smelly person sitting next to me in the internet cafe!We are now in Byron Bay, its really nice but not quite as nice a Noosa, a bit bigger and busier and not as expensive, but thats probably a good thing. Surfers Paradise was a bit bigger and busier again, but we quite liked it. and the beaches at both have been amazing!really havent...