Another cargo boat, another night of no sleep and another night of non stop travel. I had never been so glad to see 5am. We switched the boat for a bus and were well on our way to crossing the border in to Malaysia. Tired and apparantly an hour in front, we found a lovely hostel and headed straight out for food. It was hard to get a first impression of Malaysia as it was dark and hadn't stopped raining but the people seemed friendly. After struggling to get to g...

What happens on Koh Phangan, stays on Koh Phangan...definately spent some of the best days of my life on this Island!!

Samui...our warm up for FULL MOON, or so we thought. After arriving on to the Island in the blistering heat and bagging ourselves a cracking hotel complete with swimming pool (where we sunbathed all afternoon) for a total bargain price (Well Done Barrett) the weather definately took a turn for the worst. No sooner had we set foot outside the hotel when the heavens opened followed by a huge storm and a powercut. Finding our way back to the hotel was like the blind...

Making the most of an extremely long journey to Koh Tao consisting of 2 taxis, 3 busses and a cargo boat, we manage to squeeze in a 3 hour boat trip to James Bond Island. The trip to James Bond Island sounds a lot more glamorous than it actually is, believe me and it proves to be a total waste of time. I still am none the wiser as to which James Bond movie was actually filmed here!!! The trip consisted of 1hr 20 there, 20mins on the Island, 1hr 20 back!! Total n...

At 4pm we reached Phuket and decded to head for Patong. Not knowing what to expect or where to stay we ended up in a lovely little hotel just off Patong Beach. Making an effort for the Birthday Girl, we put on our glad rags and headed for the poshest looking restaurant we could find!! The food was delicious but feeling homesick and not in the birthday spirit, Sarah was ready for bed. Next morning we awoke to rain. Nightmare. By 1pm the rain had cleared so it was...