We couldn't miss out the last of the three islands that we had been travelling around, even though we had heard it wasn't that great. Koh Samui is much bigger than the other two, and so much more touristy, having a similar vibe to a tacky spanish holiday resort!! It was full of tacky shops with a dodgy side street of bars full of prostitutes and lady-boys prowling for western guys!! It was gross! It was a shame as the beach there was actually really lovely, so we...

From Koh Phagnan, we hoped across to the next island, the beautiful Koh Tao. Koh Tao was a much smaller, quieter little island, but really beautiful. It had cosy little bars on the beach, lovely friendly people, and a lovely atmosphere. The only problem that we encountered was the monstorous mosquitoes that inhabit the island...they are beasts!! They are so big, and we spent the nights curled up in a fortress made from our one-man mosquito net trying to hide from...

From Bangkok we experienced our first overnight bus journey on Thai soil, and it wasnt pretty!! We arrived safely though, and our first island stop was Koh Phangan, the middle of three islands on the southern gulf. We headed here first in search of the notorious monthly Full Moon Party held on the beach here, as we wont be around to see the next one! We arrived here a few days before to relax, and we ended up falling in love with the place. The island had a ...

Bangokok round one........ We have decided to 'do ' Bangkok last, so we only had a brief stop off here for two nights to plan our trip around the rest of Thailand and get oursleves together. Our first impression was that we really liked Bangkok, the people are really friendly, the food is great, and its sooooo cheap!! A good change from OZ and Hong Kong, as our funds are slowly are slowly running out on us :( We stayed in backpacker heaven, Ko Sang Road...

After much anticipation and excitement, we landed in Hong Kong ready for some city life. The weather was incredible, so unbelievably humid, the city often lingers around 80-90% humidity, and it felt like it!! Claire was a sweat bag 24/7--minging!! The hostel/hotel that we had booked on-line was a shocker, something out of a horror movie! It was a high rise, dirty skyscraper with some dodgy characters lingering about, but our actual room wasnt as bad apart from th...