Ko Samui is paradise! Our Villa and pool are perfect and completely private surrounded by coconut trees.We can lay out in the sun with the only visitors being beautiful multi coloured butterflies and 2 Love Birds who are busy building a nest!The other option is to make the 5 minute journey to Sunset beach which is virtually deserted and so tranquil...the still sea is a welcome refresh from the hot sun n the trees and forest hang over the beach (pics in latest alb...

A combination of awful UK weather n having such a fantastic time together has meant we have extended our stay n Island hopped across to Ko Samui. It's far less built up n unspoilt than Phuket. We spent a very rewarding half a day in Phuket researching n negotiating with various villa owners n have got a fantastic 3 bed deluxe villa with private pool, plasma n the works...for a bargain. We've been here 2 days n having loved the luxury,privacy n peace, have vent...

Well, sadly, we have come to our last destination of this incredible exciting trip but this 10 day stay at a beautiful resort has made it not so sad at all. After a non-stop sightseeing tour of Asia, Australia. New Zealand (back to Australia) then Singapore, we have stayed at 16 hotels, used 26 different styles of transport, flown 12 times and visited 7 countries, 7 major cities and a club in Bangkok that I certainly won't be visiting again!! it's been a busy fe...

We landed late in evening in Singapore n headed straight to our boutique hotel, Scarlet. Based in the Chinese quarter it is a very trendy boutique hotel n the whole area is a mixture of French colonial n Chinese. Island is small,5mill people n 40 mile square. Amazingly since British left in 1961, island landmass has grown by 10%,pushing back the sea. It is like a cleaned up Bangkok,little crime,n has the death sentence for certain crimes incl drugs. It's also q...

Its our last day in Sydney today and off to Singapore later. We are both very sad to leave such a brilliant city. We decided to come back to Sydney before going to Thailand as the 5 days over new year was pretty manic and so this time we wanted to relax and enjoy the city at a slower pace and see more of it. It really does have everything, and the best part is it's laid-back feel and the fact that it's not over populated so no rush hour traffic, no queues, no ...