The train arrived on time amazingly to Surat Thani and from here I had to catch a bus to the Doc. I had heard its much cheaper to catch local bus then to pay bus ferry combo. I found the local bus and caught it into town - unfortunately the locals were used to this forward thinking by independent backpackers and did their best to try rip me off. It made me quiet angry as it is a sign of disrespect double the price because of the colour of my skin. I walked around...

Today I had planned to do lots as it would be my last day in Bangkok for sometime. Unfortunately I stayed out most of the night and had to sleep in to catch up on sleep. I finished packing and was about to head into the city when the new Couchsurfer arrived at Goys - I welcomed her, gave some directions and took her to the markets for something to eat. I went looking for a laptop battery for my friend in Koh Phangan but unfortunately couldn't find one. Next I ...

Today was a very lazy day as we had been out late the night before. We had all organized to go out again tonight to a wine bar but unfortunately at about 5pm I got some sudden stomach pains and what followed .... Yes you can imagine the rest. Almost at the same time Goys Mother got sick aswell: one of the other Couchsurfers has been sick since India and had apparently brought the contagious parasite with him. So the likelihood we had touched something infected. I...

Friday at last - just thinking that means I have slipped back into routine living: I awake around 6:30am do some exercises, eat breakfast, back to bed until 11am and then sun bake the hottest part of the day away. Today I will go to Hua Lamphong train station and book my ticket out of Bangkok. I have also decided to buy an IPad, after selling my MacBook I realized how much I missed it and although I have the IPhone the IPad hopefully will be a good addition to m...

Wednesday was another not so eventful day and I was rather sluggish again to get moving. I am not sure if it's the polluted air, the unsanitary drinking weather or the humidity but something is making me feel lethargic and edgey in this city. Even walking about the city is painful haha. I walked to Pantip Plaza today home of the electronics mall in Thailand and wow this place has it all from fake rip off electronics to full blown best you can buy gear. I was th...