Hello everybody, I need to do a bit of a recap! After Ko Tao, headed to Krabi and Ko Phi Phi which were hands down the most beautiful beaches so far. I squeezed in plenty of sea kayaking and boat trips, including a brief stop at monkey bay. All these monkeys descend on the beach to get melon off everyone. I thought monkeys were docile and friendly. Well the alpha male, when he wasn't trying to hump everone in sight, was launching himself on our kayaks, snarling ...

Hello everybody, I'm now a certified scuba diver! I met up with my mate Tom from London and his girlfriend Ania on Ko Tao and we started our 4 day open water dive course with Scuba Shack. We were staying on Chalok Baan Kao Bay, hands down the greatest beach I've stayed on so far. It is so chilled, with gorgeous water and loads of discreet bars and restaurants jutting out over the water. After some theory (boring) we finally hit the water. They don't ease you in ...

Hello, First post from Thailand even though I've been here over a week! First few days in Bangkok were hectic and very sweaty but it's a great city. Crossing the road requires a lot of braver, walk slowly never run! I then caught an overnight bus down to the islands (the monks sitting in front of me enjoyed Die Hard 4 on the coach trip.) First stop was K Samui for a few days. I've perfected the knack of lying in a hammock all day, reading, getting up only to ge...