We left Ko Samui early Wednesday morning and unfortunately there was no-one about so we had to leave without paying! We took the 9.00am car ferry over to Surat Thani, enjoying coffee and biscuits for breakfast on the crossing. The coach took us to Krabi where another boat made the final trip to Ko Phi Phi at 3.30pm. We arrived on the island and after initially struggling, we managed to secure some good value accommodation (for Phi Phi!). We spent the evening ...

We ended our stay on Ko Phangan by having a drink with 'Accommodation Dan' and his Aussie mate whilst watching the footie. On Monday morning we trekked with our increasingly heavy backpacks (too many nice shops!) into Haad Rin and had a banana shake for breakfast before a final spending spree! We took the 50 minute ferry over to neighbouring Koh Samui at 11.50am. On arrival in Koh Samui we took a taxi to the resort of Maenam and secured another (larger, more st...

After leaving Bangkok at approximately 7pm Friday night, we finally arrived on the beautiful island of Ko Phangan at 12.30pm Saturday. We took a songthaew (shared taxi) to Leela Beach and secured a beachside bungalow/hut for 300 baht per night. We dumped our bags and made the 7 minute short walk into Haad Rin, where we wondered through the streets and browsed the shops before settling on the 'Lucky Crab' for a bite to eat (Laura - Spicy seafood soup, Sarah - Fri...

Yesterday we were up quite early, after yet another failed attempt at an early night (!) and set off for Vimannmek Museum and Palace and the Elephant Museum after we enjoyed sharing a bowl of yoghurt, fruit (tropical!) and muesli - so sweet n tasty! It was a good long walk up there, but no worries, as there we street vendors in abundance, so we enjoyed the snacks on offer (couldn't really tell you what exactly they were, most of the vendors that end of town didn...

Up and at 'em at 5.45am Tuesday morning, we started by heading to the 7/11 for toast with butter and sugar (?!) and a pizza bread before getting picked up by a small mini bus just after 7am. The 2 and half hour journey to Kanchanburi was smooth and much more comfortable than we have been used to so far! Our first stop in the small, but busy, city was the Kanchanaburi War Cemetary, where many of the British, Australian and US victims of the Thailand-Burma railway...