written 8th January 2009: Cambodia Got ripped off straight away by the Customs Officer which is saying something if the officials are corrupt! Visa should have been 700baht at the port entry but he charged us 1200baht b******! It was only 950baht if I got the travel agent to do dit and they get commission! OUr bus that was supposed to be a coach with reclining seats, toilet and T.V was a minibus. Everyone will just lie about what you will get although a minibus ...

written:5.12.09: Bangkok A bit manic today, getting quotes to go to Cambodia and on all the visas we need. Because we have left it too late ( I dont know whats wrong with me at the moment! I keep leaving things to the last minute like everyone else!) I think it maybe due to the fact we are never in one place for long so its hard to sort things out. We are paying extra to get our visas in one day. We thought it best to go through and agency as Tim and Becky had s...

Christmas and New Year in Thailand. Poem at the End....We've spent about 13 nights in the luxurious Haad Yao Resort in Koh Phangnan. Christmas was spent watching Home Alone on the T.V and opening each others little presents. We had breakfast on the beach, and went for a walk on the beach also. Luckily my chocolates and cards had got home in time as had Mikes cards and flowers to his family. We had Christmas dinner at an English Pub called the Mason Arms which loo...

Christmas on Ko Phangan, I was panicking a little as we hadnt booked New Year accommodation or Christmas and everywhere on line was full. I think fate was stopping me booking it! As when we arrived on Ko Phangan we went to a beach suggested by Shelly and Matt called Haad Yao one of the nicest beaches on the island and far away from the business of Hat Rin. The tuk tuk dropped us off outside Haad Yao Resort and it was the first one we went it. We asked how much a...

Raileh, We had to wait until there was enough people to take the boat to Raileh theen paid 150B each and came accross. Its beautiful here. The beach to the west is gorgeous. We could either pay and get a boat across to where teh backpaker / Cheap accommodaiton is or we could climb 15 mins over limestone rocks. We chose th latter, in the scorching heat and with sweat dripping down our backs as we had our homes on our backs literally. We got there eventually check...