Caught a sawngthaew to the port, which is a pick up truck with two benches in the back facing each ohter. They're like a cross between a communal taxi and a bus; they just stop when someone along the road flags them down so you have no idea how long your journey will take. Which was crucial to us as we were late for the 11am boat. Boarded at two minutes to 11. Was a hot but very relaxing journey to Koh Tao, most people got off at Koh Pha-Ngan, so the remain...

More of the same relaxing we've been doing all week. The bar we were in the other night had a live band which was quite amusing. The lead singer was blessed with a strong Thai accent when he spoke / sang in English which made for some interesting cover versions, including 'Wid or Widout You'..... They sung far too many Dire Straits songs but redeemed themselves with a respectable 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd and a surprisingly impressive rendition of 'Cocai...

Been sat on the beach at Lamai, on Koh Samui for the past 3 days, the temperature has been hovering around the 93 degrees mark pretty consistently so been doing as little as possible. The bus ride from Bangkok was pretty uneventful but the boat ride first thing Monday morning was lovely. A random Israeli girl plugged her headphones into my mp3 player and we had a confusing, stitled conversation about music, with niether of us understanding a huge amount. We ...

Been sat on the beach at Lamai, on Koh Samui for the past 3 days, the temperature has been hovering around the 93 degrees mark pretty consistently so been doing as little as possible. The bus ride from Bangkok was pretty uneventful but the boat ride first thing Monday morning was lovely. A random Israeli girl plugged her headphones into my mp3 player and we had a confusing, stitled conversation about music, with niether of us understanding a huge amount. We ...

Been sat on the beach at Lamai, on Koh Samui for the past 3 days, the temperature has been hovering around the 93 degrees mark pretty consistently so been doing as little as possible. The bus ride from Bangkok was pretty uneventful but the boat ride first thing MNonday morning was lovely. A random Israeli girl plugged her headphones into my mp3 player and we had a confusing, stitled conversation about music, with niether of us understanding a huge amount. We...