A guy we met in Japan (donkeys years ago now) told us that when in the south of Thailand we had to visit Railay beach in Krabi due to is spectacular scenery and great beaches. Once at Krabi we enquired about Railay and found that even though it was on the mainland we still had to get a boat out to it, as it's completely unreachable by road. A little long tail boat took several of us out to the beach, with us loaded at one end, the rucksacks the other and everyth...

And so began our Thai island hopping adventure. First up was Koh Tao on the east of the southern Thai peninsula. This was an island we loved so much that we ended up staying for 8 nights instead of the intended 4. Koh Tao is well known for its scuba diving and so we planned to do our PADI diving qualification whilst here. We arrived on the island early morning and by 5pm had booked onto and started the theory section of the course. Over the next 3 days we learnt ...

We arrived into Bangkok, on our overnight bus, very early in the morning. Feeling very tired and disorientated. We wandered around with our heavy rucksacks trying to figure out how to get to the hostel we had booked. A guy on our bus had suggested we use the riverferry as a cheap option to get us to the south of the city. We eventually found the pier and boarded a boat heading down the river. We got off when instructed and still had a good 20 minute walk. When we...

Our first stop in northern Thailand was Chiang Mai, A very traditional, laid back place with plenty of cultural things to see and do. Our hostel was extremely helpful in providing all the info we needed to plan our next few days. First up was the long awaited cooking course. We had been told by many that Chiang Mai's cooking courses were the best and that it was the best way to learn about and sample the local cuisine. We booked and were not disappointed. The n...