THE BRAVE HONEYMOONERS AND THE QUEST TO SAVE MONEY Once upon a time there was two honeymooners who went away on their honeymoon for 7 months. The two honeymooners carefully planned and budgeted their trip for ages so they would not spend too little, not spend too much but spend just the right amount (just like the three little bears). Unfortunately, neither of the two honeymooners were very good at sticking to their budget. They would prefer to go to very expen...

Dear Cara, Shaun, Holly and Ava Thank you very much for buying us tickets to the Half Moon Party on Koh Phanan. We're really glad you did because otherwise we would not have gone. You know one of those nights when you're just not up for going out? Well it was one of those nights - we'd had a few chilled out days in our lovely, but very remote, beach huts where we had not really spoken to anyone apart from the owner (who means well but can't understand anything w...

Dear Aaron Thank you for very generously buying us Diarrhea tablets. It was very kind of you. So far, based on the old adage that it is better out than in, we have refrained from using them but it is comforting to know that they are there in case we need to go on a long journey or are generally out of range of a toilet for more than several minutes. Donna has so far been able to avoid an upset stomach due to being careful. I on the other hand have been secretly...

Dear Paul, Jen, Izzy and Alex Thank you very much for your very generous wedding gift of blackwater rafting. Having looked more closely at it, we are very sorry but not sure if we are going to do it. We hope you don't mind but we decided to spend the money on a jewelry making class here on Koh Phangan. As you may or not know, I had to send my wedding ring back because it was faulty and Donna has not brought any of hers with her out of safety so so far we have be...

Dear Nat, Jon, Jack and Henry Thank you for buying us our first beachside accommodation. We have arrived back on Koh Phangan (sp) and settled in for a week here while we go to a few of the famous parties. We picked the Golden Bay Resort on the south of the island because it is near everything and it had good reviews on Booking.com. First impressions were not so good. The taxi bus dumped us off by the side of the main road next to a small wooden sign advertising...