The island for the original Full Moon Party. The island thousands come to; and many limp away from. The island for partying and sunbathing. Stepping onto the beach I was hit by 4 clinics/doctors in the space of 20 meters; just how lively does it get at night I wondered? Well I was sure about to find out! The night life here was very different to that of Phi Phi. Here things don't kick off till around 11pm or even later and you roll back home neaer to sunrise opp...

I've learnt that Asia doesn't suit everyone; and with sad goodbyes to my bestie Jordan in Koh Samui I was invited to stay with Nick and Anna before heading to the full moon party island. Sitting overlooking a swimming pool to my left and to my right down upon the amazing Koh Samui itself - palm trees as far as the eyes can see, the line broken up by the turquoise and deep blue sea. I've done two bike rides, about one hour each, since I've been here which has bee...

The London 2012 Olympics have begun. I watched the opening ceremony on Nick's laptop from a downloaded torrent on Saturday 27th at 11pm (a day late) in Koh Samui, Thailand after a traditional English meal of 'bangers and mash' (my first in six months!). Seeing Big Ben pop up on the screen made me feel a million miles away; which I guess I am. As the ceremony was slowly revealed I imagined and pictured what certain people back home would be saying infront of the T...

I missed Bangkok. Walking down Koh San road didn't look the same without all the water and flour like it was when Will and I walked through when it was their water festival; the hustle and bustle, however, was still surrounding the streets and it felt great! We made the most of our day there with an early start to the famous floating market, an hour and a half away, called Damnem Saduak. We then spent the afternoon chilling with Sam who we had bumped into co-inc...

It was an emotionally shattering trip to Chiang Mai purely because of one word - visa! I had a scare the day of my flight to Thailand and was told I probably had to stay in Indonesia to apply for a Thai visa (as I had already used my free 30-day visa in the month of April). This would have meant me missing my flights and having to shell out $100's dollars extra on extending current visas and accommodation. The Thai immigration had quoted to mum that they wouldn't...