So, we spent an hour or two searching for hostels in bangkok, and eventually found ourselves a very reasonable and very nice guesthouse just off the Khao San Road which was perfect location. Despite being absolutely shattered after our night of travelling, we only had a couple of days in Bangkok so decided to try and make the most of it. We went up to the pier and got a longtail boat down the river to the other end of Bangkok - for all of about 20p! We're back in...

Well, I'm actually now in Bangkok after a fantastic couple of weeks on the islands - Koh Tao and Koh Phangnan. Since my last blog I've spent another week or so at the vets which I loved - I graduated to blowdarting and netting stray dogs in order to neuter them which was fun, and worlds away from work experience in England! Tim arrived last Thursday from England, so I spent a few days showing him the island - eating at restaurants on stilts over the sea, drinking...

Well I have now arrived safely in Koh Tao in Thailand and have spent the last few days working at the vet clinic here. The journey over here was pretty long and tiring - having already travelled for a day from Lahad Datu to Kota Kinabalu in Borneo, I then flew from KK to Kuala Lumpur for a quick transfer to Bangkok. The flights themselves were turbulent but pretty uneventful - tho just as the first plane started to taxi, as I was making myself comfortable, I hear...