Today did not go as planned. What we had been told was a 3 hour bus and a 20 minute boat however what happened was a 7 hour bus and a 35 minute boat (and that was only because we paid for the speed boat). Not knowing how long you will be on a bus is a hard task, you don't know how much to eat or drink as the bus has no toilet and you don't know how often you will stop. We also had the usual police/army check done twice on our bus, we aren't quite sure why the for...

Today was a basic day. We utilised the option of a Subway Footlong, dealt with lots of admin (as our insurance has taken all our money) and shopped for supplies. We tried to go to the beach but the rain told us to find something else to do. M & C xxxx

How time flies when you are having fun. This morning Rich and Jenny left and it has definitely been too short. What a shame real life is calling them back. After last nights drinking the hotbox of a room we are staying in did not help as we tried to shake (literally) off the unhealthy grimy feeling that the last ten days have put upon us. We actually only left the room for food and a short walk down the beach at sunset. When we got peckish later in the night, abo...

Waking up early to get the boat from Tonsai to Ao Nang after Chars birthday night out was pretty difficult but all the gang managed to assemble bang on the meeting time. 10am. We had a jam packed day ahead and once we found some digs we booked an afternoon cooking class (2.30pm - 6pm) at a cooking school where Gordon Ramsey visited on his world cuisine series. Because we had an hour or two to spare before our pickup it seemed rude not to take advantage of the hap...

Happy birthday to Char and Amy! The day started with a Pringles cake, a chorus of 'Happy Birthday' and a nice pile of cards and presents brought over by Rich and Jenny. We spent the morning eating a huge breakfast and coffee and smoothies. Our plan was to go on a boat trip today to celebrate, however with the weather not looking good we sat and waited for a while but then decided to just chance it. Beers were purchased for the boat and Matt spent the day just...