We arrived at our hotel 10am the following morning. The hotel was all we could have hoped for! Set within a secluded location surrounded by impressive mountains was the Phu Petra resort. The staff greeted us with what I think was an iced tamarind tea. Our bungalow was finished to an excellent standard and furnished with a large plasma tv and a super king size bed. I wasted no time and jumped under the covers sleeping for the rest of the day whilst Amy relaxed by...

After a whopping 13 hours sleep we headed out to book our overnight train to Krabi in Southern Thailand. Unfortunately the train was fully booked and we had to take a 13 hour overnight coach instead! After a 20 minute walk through Bangkoks streets and alleyways with our heavy luggage, we then waited in the pouring rain for an hour wait by a busy roadside for our coach to show up! The coach was modern and comfortable and we did manage some sleep. If only it took ...

After a pleasant overnight flight from Heathrow we arrived at Bangkok airport. A taxi to our hotel was to cost about £35 so we decided to use public transport. This was to be our first experience of Thailands transport system! In all we had to get 3 buses to get to our hotel. However after the second bus we bit the bullet and took a taxi. Despite our hotels central location the driver had no idea where he was going and almost 3 hours after leaving the airport we...