After leaving Penang at 10pm we reached the port at 3am, this was a lot earlier than expected and I hadn't got much sleep! I had to wait 4 hours for the first boat to take me across to Kecil, the smaller Perhentian island. I was struggling to keep my eyes open due to lack of sleep and the sea breeze but it worth it to see the amazing endless turquiose sea. As we approached the land we had to get into smaller water taxis which would take us right up to the shor...

After two uneventful days on Ko Samui I booked up another bus ride - this time to Malaysia! On 27th July, at 6.30am I caught the bus to the ferry and once on the mainland I was soon on my way to Penang which is an island on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. The border formalities to enter Malaysia from Thailand were very simple and come 9.00pm I had crossed the Penang Bridge and entered Georgetown, the capital of Penang. On entering Malaysia I was immedia...

I flew back to Bangkok from Vietnam. Now I plan to explore the Southern islands of Thailand. My first stop was Kho Pha Ngan. I can't make the Full Moon Party so I decided the next best thing would be the Half Moon Party. So after a very long bus journey and two ferries I made it to Bann Tai, Ko Pha Ngan. This is a quieter area next door to the party beach of Hat Rin. The beach was was nice - but not as spectacular as Ko Samet, but the weather was quite clou...

We crossed the border to Vietnam on the 15th July. The crossing didn't take long and we were soon in the little town of Chau Doc. Two friends and I decided to explore the area by foot. We looked around the market and along the riverside of the Mekong Delta. Not many tourists stop by in this town and so we became the attraction! People would stare and point and make no attempt to be subtle about it! And both adults and children would wave and say 'hello'. Early t...

On the 13th July we headed south-west from Phnom Penh and arrived in Sihanoukville. We had been looking forward to relaxing on the beach here but unfortunately we arrived to grey skies. We walked down to the beach though in search of food and had a delicious bbq meal. However, before we had made it into the restaurant we were found ourselves surrounded by a group of young girls and women trying to sell us things. Situations like these in Cambodia are quite co...