26th - 27th Singapore The flight from Bangkok was relatively quick, got in a funny film. Arrived in Singapore evening and got the immaculately clean metro almost direct to our hostel, which was a bit of luck as we had booked the hostel through the website and didn't have a clue how far it was from any public transport etc. Also another reason it was a stroke of luck, was that we had accumulated so much stuff (snorkel masks and other unnecessary stuff you always ...

16th - 23rd Jan. Koh Lanta Temperature: 34 degreesSea temperature: 29 degrees - even warmer than Koh TaoHuge meals: 2 (BBQ ribs and bangers 'n' mash)Limestone islands: Several dozenDangerous fish spotted: At least 2 It took one night boat, one pick-up, 2 minibuses, and 2 ferries, to get to Koh Lanta, which is on the other side of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. We were quite lucky that our departure from Krabi was at 11am (as we arrived at 10am), but for those who...

08th - 15th Jan. Koh Tao Temperature: 34 degreesSea temperature: 27 degreesSea visibility: 6 - 12 metresCertified Open Water divers: 2 Fish attacks: 1 The island is only 1 and half hours away from Koh Pha Ngan by boat. Our journey was shared with a young guy who must have spent the evening before partying really hard, or he suffered from really atrocious travel/sea sickness! Mmm…not what you want to see on a boat, it's one of those contagious things like ...

05th - 07th Jan. Koh Pha-Ngan Temperature: 32 degreesTropical downpours: 3Mosquito bites; Carl:2 Vik: 15Surfing methods: 2 Our next island hop was to the famous Full Moon Party capital - Koh Pha-Ngan. This island is smaller and more mountainous than Samui, and slightly less developed. We stayed in Haad Rin which is where the Full Moon party takes place. Unfortunately we weren't there at the right time to experience it.We hadn't booked anywhere, so when we tur...

3rd Jan - Malaysia Visa run As we found out in Bangkok there was no way we could extend our 30-day tourist visa for any more than 7 days, which wasn't going to be enough. The only thing we could do was to leave Thailand and re-enter, thus getting a new 30 day visa. Luckily for us there were many companies in Koh Samui set up to do just this in one (long) day. A lot of ex-pats still have to do this every month. To gain Thai citizenship, not only do you need to m...