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...

21st Dec. - 04th Jan. Koh Samui Temperature: 32 degreesSea temperature: 25 degreesRainy days: 4Carl's mosquito bites: 0 (no insect repellent)Vik's mosquito bites: 10 (loads of insect repellent)No. 7-11's per mile: 3 (American convenience stores) The journey on the bus took around 9 hours to arrive at Surat Thani where we were to catch the ferry to the island. We had to wait an extremely long time on the boat waiting for all the other buses to arrive (more backp...

15th Dec. - 20th Dec. Chiang Mai Average temperature: 28 degreesTenuous elephant rock formations: 15KMs on ped: 350kmStrange "it's a small world" happening: 1Fake goods bought: 1 Chloe bagStupid mistakes: 2 After having no sleep on the train, we arrived at a good time in the morning. We hadn't pre- booked anywhere to stay this time, so the taxi driver drove us around to see many guest houses including his sister's place. We finally found some apartmen...