Woo hoo!!! I’m on Koh Tao, and there is nowhere I’d rather be right now (except maybe Nanjing?!?)Koh Tao is a tiny, forested island, and the most remote island of Thailand’s east coast archipelago. And despite the fact that you can hardly call it untouched, it has maintained much of its beauty and charm.To get to Koh Tao I had to travel by bus for nine hours, from Bangkok to Chumphon. From there, I caught the catamaran to the island, which took ...

Bangkok is sooooooo refreshing after Oman! I'm loving it. I've been here a couple of days, which is more than enough in a concrete metropolis such as this... But I'm enjoying the energy and vibrancy of city life once more... Happy days! I am sitting in a bar in Banglamphu, not far from Khao San Road, enjoying the sun, eating Pat Thai, and drinking a yummy fruit shake (not a beer for once!) I have spent most of my time wandering around the night mark...