we stayed at 2 differant areas on phuket , patong and karon beaches. unfortunetly they are both very busey places and after staying on the smaller islands for a month it was a shock. if you want to party and drink patong is for you. it was like being at brighton , the beaches full of deck chairs and shops everywhere. we hired a scooter and went for a ride which was real fun , nearly running out of fuel in the middle of nowhere with a broken phone, bum twickin tim...

the overnight ferry from Tao was interesting to say the least , followed by a short bus ride and another boat finally got us to phi phi . we were suprised how busy the main part is but with no motor vehicles nice and quiet. the beaches were so fine and the sea crystal clear all you can do is spend all day there. ( as long as it's not raining, again ) we did see alot of the sun which was nice! the trips out are well worth it ( but do the longboat trips) such a bea...

sorry we haven't up dated for so long , just don't have the time. ha! any old road, a short boat ride from samui got us here just before the rain , a mad ride clinging on in the back of a pick up got us to our accom. not quite what we thought and after some discussions we got moved to another room, sorted. the rain then caught up with us and couldn't be dragged away . ( come to sunny Thailand they said) ha! i got of my swelling backside and decide to get really...

we arrived after a nightmare journey from chaing mai, don't go by bus! the island is beautiful but very commercialized. having said that you can still escape the crowds. the beaches are what you expect, and because of the time of year fairly empty. the weather was not good but the sea is warm so no excuse not to go in! the food is good and resonable priced. to be on the beach and look at the stunning mountains is worth the trip alone. this has set us up nicely to...

arrived after 11 hr train ride from bangkok, which went smooth enough. the hostel is better than we imagined . chaing mai is so nice after bangkok , the night bazaar is worth a visit and you can pick up a bargin. there are so many things to do loads of tours , temples etc. did the jungle/ elepant ride/ bamboo rafting . it was well worth it as even though it is a tourist thing to do , it isn't spoilt and you really get to see the country. if you come to thailand y...