The first flight ended up being a lot better than we had expected. After the heat of the airport & dealing with the Chinese queue jumpers at check-in we finally boarded. As we walked in we found we had 2 seats to the side of the plane all to ourselves. We were 3 rows back from the start of economy & our aisle had extra leg room. There were pillows & blankets awaiting us on the seat & the plane was nice & cool. We settled in pretty happy as we ...

Today we had a day trip to Phi Phi island. The first stop being where they filmed The Beach. We were so excited to see it but unfortunately so were 2000 other people. It was just as beautiful as the movie but spoilt by the masses of tourist. Funny how a movie about getting away from the usual tourist traps has created such a monster culminating in everything it stood against. Still it was high on the list of must do's and was one of the most amazing beaches you c...

Both still a bit queasy bit feeling better today. Spending it relaxing by the pool. Jac is snoozing (anyone surprised?) and I'm in and out of the pool. Definitely a great way to relax and give our bodies a chance to recover. We've decided to have Maccas for dins which is something we didn't want to do but at least know it is safe. We had our buffet brekky at the hotel and have managed to keep it down with a lot of fluids. Slight stabbing pains in our tums but sho...

There will be plenty of good times but unfortunately we are now in the bad. We are both so sick and think we have food poisoning. From the time I woke at 7 I have thrown up about 25 times. Not just minor but in the capacity that I can not breathe until I am done. My poor girl had diarrhea as well although she is vomiting less. We both have stabbing pains and this has lasted all day. We have never in our lives been this sick and have postponed our trip to Phi Phi ...

We had our taxi driver, Mr James, take us around the south of Phuket today showing us the sights. We saw some amazing beaches and had a swim at Kata Noi Beach. The water was so warm and clear which was refreshing on our hottest day so far. Our highlight of the day was a ride on an elephant called Honey. She took us up the hill for some amazing views. The rider told us that the elephants are passed from generation to generation and honey's mother was ridden by...