Super chilled Koh Tao We are whiling away the morning before the boat takes us from Koh Tao back to the mainland (Chumphon).We've stayed here longer than anywhere else and 10 days have whizzed by not doing too much apart from eating looking over Chalok Baan Kao Bay where we are staying, sunbathing and reading.In a few moments of activity we walked to neighbouring Shark Bay for a pristine white sand beach and spent a lot of time wandering around the village de...

Koh Pha Ngan's a Knockout We boarded the train in Penang and took our seats on in the 2nd class sleeper carriage - this train continued all the way to Bangkok so most on the train were headed there.Not us, we were headed to Surat Thani, a small town where you get the ferries over to the islands on the east side of Thailand.As we were waiting on the platform there was a big Aussie guy around 50 waiting to get on, he was chatting to all the westerners about all ...

Yummy grub in Penang As we would be getting the train north from KL and changing at Penang, before heading into Thailand, it seemed only fitting to stop over and see Mags (who's been living and teaching here for 2 years nearly).We decided to get the train overnight from KL arriving early on a Saturday morning in Penang.Not wanting to wake Mags up at the crack of dawn we headed in search of a café to freshen up at and get some breakfast.It appears most things ...

Delicious Food, Monkeys in Caves and The Petronas! We hailed a cab and headed to the station in Singapore with the cab driver telling us his best jokes on the way such as "What did the Leaning Tower of Pisa say to Big Ben?You may have the time but I have the inclination".A nice friendly bloke but his jokes definitely need some work.We got our tickets to Kuala Lumpur and jumped aboard after sharing a cheap but delicious curry from a nearby stall.We op...

Seeing the sights in Singapore A fleeting visit to Singapore, following our flight from Fiji, was humid (VERY!) but fun. We stayed outside the centre in Kovan as it was cheaper, easy to get to from the airport and this always makes you feel as though you've seen more than the tourist route. We ate all of our meals from hawkers (local neighbourhood food courts) for a pound a go and wandered around China town in the evening. Between our cheap and cheerful meals...