Hello, just waiting at Bangkok airport for our short flight to Koh Samui. We cant wait for a week of sun, sand and sea. Yesterday, we went on a hilltribe trek which was great to see more of the countryside. We were invited inside one of the hilltibe shacks, which was very basic to say the least. After the trek and a bite to eat (made by the tribe), we went bamboo rafting. It was 4 people to one raft, so ally and i went with one of the rafting officials, and Bil...

Yesterday, we went to the grand palace, which was amazing! i was told before that i could take a scarf to cover up my shoulders and to wear my linen trousers in the grand palace grounds. however the guards said that covering up with scarves was not suitable. so i had to rent a gastly yellow shirt, with a funky scent! i made sure ally didnt take any of me! The buildings and temples were spectacular, all covered in tiny mosaic tiles. After, we went to Golden Mounta...

hello! Just back from a very busy day. we signed up for a day tour that took us various places on the outskirts of bangkok. we got picked up from the hotel at 7.15am, and first went to the floating markets, which were very interesting. it was hard to buy anything as you were constantly moving, but was really cool. next stop was a choice between an elephant ride or a snake show, and as we are doing an elephant trek up north later in the month, we decided with the...

hello! wel our first day in bangkok was very interesting! we explored on foot for about an hour, constantly being harrassed by tuktuk men wanting to take us anywhere for 5baht= 10p! we got talking to one of the locals about the best way to get around and find things, and suggested to do a deal with the tuktuk men. so we managed to get a tuktuk to take us around all afternoon for 20baht = 40p! we visited big buddha, lucky buddha and marble temple, and the tuktuk ...

Hello eveyone! Got here safe and sound, with no travel problems at all. The 9 hour wait in Dubai was very tiring, and we were not allowed to sleep! The cleaners kept telling us off! The hotel is nice, right in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. The room is very basic, but fine. Got up at 8am this morning, and had 3 courses at the hotel buffet breakfast, including Pad Thai (Thai noodles). Within 15 minutes of stepping outside the hotel door, we were bombard...