With the boys opting to do the PADI scuba diving course, they were in intensove lessons for the majority of the dy, while we topped up our tans and waved goodbye to two of the girls plus Sarah, who decided they wanted toleave early and head to the neighbouring island of Koh Samui. A very chilled night was decided upon so after a fun dinner at our hostel, where we learnt how to communicate cutlery via the use of hand signals, courtesy of Josh...

We boarded the ridiculously large catamaran that was to take us to Koh Samui, and were relieved to find seats in abundance and kIng Kong showingon the various tvs! However, the trip soon took a turn for the worse as we entered very choppy waters, Think Bay of Biscay in gale force winds, and sick bags were handed out too all passengers and promptly filled by the majority! with Alex and Nat, seeing their breakfast again in rewind over the back of the boat, ...

famous for its crystal clear waters and abundant marine life, some of the group decided to try our hands at scuba diving! Weary from the festivities of the previous night, me, nat, rchel, adam and simon donned our highly flattering wetsuits to have our first rundown on the major safety points and hazards facing the scuba diver. Unfortunately for us, the fuzziness of our heads did not constitute efficient learning so we boarded our boat somewhat intrepidly...

Today we headed to the infamous Chantutak Market in search of a few bargains. After a ride on the uber modern Skytrain, the main trainline in Bangkok, we arrived at possibly the biggest market I have ever seen. With map in hand we headed in out of the heat, where the smell hit us which words just cannot describe. Not the best of hangover cures but wouldn't be Bangkok without it i guess! Tried our hand at some more bartering, which we are definitely improving at...

After arriving back from the full mon party at around 10 am we decided that a power nap was essential for all of us, so after a few hours sleep to recharge our batteries, we decided to plan our next stop with our new extended group. koh Tao famous for scuba diving, coral reefs and crystal clear waters was setted upon, so after a nice meal in Haad Rin we all got an early night ready for the ferry to Koh Taonat 8am the next morning, in the hope that we would be abl...