...Kanchanaburi Tour: War memorial. JEATH Museum. Bridge over the River Kwai. Elephant Trek. Soi Yok Noi waterfall. Tiger Temple... What an amazing day. I wanted to do something memorable today as it would have been my nan's 75th birthday, plus its the 07/07/07. Went on a trip to Kanchanaburi and besides the complete mayhem of the lack of organisation and uncertainty of the guides about who was meant to be going where it was absolutely brilliant. First stop wa...

...Grand Palace. National Museum. Headed off to the Grand Palace this morning. Had a really nice walk there from my hotel. Was brilliant as I got a better idea on what real Thai life was like as I went down a non-tourist street and through the University. Was so nice to not get harassed by sellers or tuk tuk drivers. When I got to the Palace someone tried to scam me by saying it was closed until 1pm for Buddhist Day and that in the meantime he could take me t...

...Back in Bangkok. Bhiman Inn in Banlamphu. Night time swim... Landed back in Bangkok at midday and headed for the Koh San Road. God that place is a sh*t hole and really can't stay there again. Had an absolute mission traipsing up and down trying to find somewhere and getting a tuk tuk from Koh San to Siam and back again but finally found a really nice boutique place called the Bhiman Inn in Banglamphu. Its lovely and the staff are really friendly and helpful...

...Farewell to the Islands. Weird out coach journey. Night in Surat Thani... Left the Sanctuary today and to be honest with you for a bunch of new age hippies they're not a nice lot of people. Shame they don't practice what they preach. I think they like the concept of it all. Who honestly uses a laptop on the beach?! I couldn't believe they even charged me for the black bin bags I needed to use to stop my pack and bag getting soaked from the sudden down pour. ...

...Yoga & meditation class in the jungle. Foot & head massage. Sanctuary: Film & Pina Coladas... Woke up this morning quite early and it was lovely to be surrounded by nature. Headed down to the beach for a while before the yoga and meditation class. The yoga class was really good and I felt really nicely relaxed and centred after it. Was brilliant doing it in a hall in the middle of the jungle as it was really atmospheric and the noises from the cre...