Got the ferry from Ko Phangan on Wednesday dinnertime, then got transferred to Bo Phut where I was staying. I knew the accommodation was going to be a bit more expensive as this is the most built up of the three islands on this side of the coast, but as I was only there for two nights it wasn't a big problem. The place that I intended on staying only had air conditioned rooms left, which I definitely couldn't afford, so I went next door where they had cheaper fan...

I arrived here on Saturday, again with nowhere to stay. Once I got off the ferry, loads of people were there asking if people needed taxis so I went with one that was going up to Haad Yao in the north east of the island, as that's where I'd been looking at to stay. There were two German girls who were heading up there too, and I ended up looking for somewhere to stay with them. Everywhere down on the beach was either too expensive, or cheap - but a complete hovel...

I arrived here on Sunday afternoon after a bus ride from Hua Hin to Chumphon, and then a ferry over to the island. I hadn't booked anywhere to stay so I wasn't sure what to do once I got off the ferry. There were loads of touts at the port trying to get people to do their diving courses, as a lot of people come here to learn to scuba dive. I asked one of the touts about getting to a beach called June Juea down on the south coast, as I'd had it recommended to me b...

I've just spent the last 2 and half hours trying to put my photos up. Safe to say they'll have to wait until another day! I've spent my last 2 weeks volunteering at the Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand Centre in the Petchaburi Province, about 3 hours south of Bangkok. The centre itself is located in the grounds of the Kao Look Chang Temple, and there's a little village where we go and buy food or go on the internet. So, I had an email before I arrived in...

I arrived here last night after a 9 hour flight to Dubai from Cape Town and then a 6 hour flight from Dubai to Bangkok. They weren't as bad as I though they'd be and I got to watch some pretty good films. Once I landed I went through immigration and managed to pick a desk with a trainee working on it. About 45 minutes later I was good to go and get my bag (which had arrived this time!!) and get a taxi to the hotel I was staying in. On the drive to the hotel, Ban...