We started our trip to Koh Samui by travelling by boat to Ko Phi Phi, then getting another boat to Phuket from which we were flying over to Koh Samui. Whilst the lack of sleep and blistering hot sun made this experience somewhat uncomfortable, we were fortunate enough to meet a gorgeous blonde haired blue eyed swede who went by the name of Axen. Ladies, I must point out one crucial point.... Axen was three. Axen was amazing, we bonded after I caught him eyeing up...

Blissfully unaware of any mix ups, we treated ourselves to a cheeky snooze on the ferry, expecting to wake up with fresh faces in Ko Lanta. The reality however was somewhat different to our little fantasy. When we awoke on the ferry and checked the time we realised we had been sleeping 30minutes longer than anticipated and that we should have arrived at ban saladan pier, rudely awoken by the sound of the ferry's horn. Amy decided to therefore enquire what the hol...

I am sure you will be glad to hear that we survived the night!! But not because the beds stayed up, but because we had the genius idea to put the mattress on the floor so that every time we moved it didn't feel like an earthquake. I'd like to say it all went smoothly but unfortunately topping and tailing with me meant that Emma ended up with a face full of sudocrem (I was attempting to heal my mosquito bites on my leg) ad I woke up with Emma's toe up my nose (wel...

"Welcome to Phuket the place where dreams are made of"..... or maybe not - more like welcome to Phuket the place where you can expect death by bunk beds. Lets start from the beginning. Our trip to Phuket has been short but perhaps not so sweet. We flew down from Chiang Mai and managed to befriend some other stranded tourists (including 2 Germans mum!!) and get a minibus into Phuket town where we had booked our one nights accommodation before venturing on to phi...

Welcome to Chiang Mai! On arrival we were instantly greeted by our toothless Thai friend Tom the tuk tuk driver. He took us and a handful of other backpackers to our hostels and the 45minute journey cost us a pound each. I wonder if 69'ers in Dunstable will reconsider their prices when they hear about their competition?? Probably not.. Tom kindly gave us his business card and told us that if we needed any assistance the next day to give him a shout. After reali...