We wanted to travel north to Sukhothai. Up to this point we had usually gone to a bus station to book tickets or at least check times. However Bangkok was so large frankly none of us could be bothered. We had a time in our heads about when to leave and so we went off to find a metered taxi to get to the bus station. We had allowed about 30 minutes for this but nearly an hour later we arrived at the bus station. We were slightly shaken as was the poor taxi driver ...

Phuket had left us feeling a little low on the famous Thai friendliness, but we got plenty on our flight to Bangkok. I think all airlines should have hostesses that bow to you as you walk onboard. The flight in was smoother than the taxi ride to our hotel, not that we had booked one this time, deciding we could risk just turning up and hunting out a bargain in the tourist districts as Bangkok is loaded with budget hotels. As we boarded our taxi we were given a...

After 8 weeks of tiring, and sometimes stressful travelling we agreed we needed to relax and what better way than spending a week exploring the Thai islands! We began at a town called Krabi on the Thai mainland. This is really a gateway to the Thai islands on the west coast rather than a beach resort. It was also where we had agreed to meet my brother Graham who is joining us for the next three weeks. We had travelled to Thailand by minibus. We made it across th...