KOH LANTA After three days of doing very little it was time to leave Koh Kradan so we caught a high-powered speedboat with a group of other tourists which took us to Koh Lanta, a couple of hours north. Going against our usual instinct, we accepted the first offer we had of a hotel from one of the friendly taxi drivers touting for business on the quayside. And it proved to be a wise move as we found ourselves soon afterwards at Lantawadee, a perfect hotel with si...

KOH KRADAN Early next morning we started what would prove to be an epic journey involving four boats to get to the remote Thai island of Koh Kradan for another hotel review. We were up early to catch our ferry which we thought would take us directly to our destination. What we didn't realise was that the 'ferry' was actually a speedboat which nipped across the border to Koh Lipe in Thailand on an exhilarating yet bumpy journey. Immigration consisted of handing o...