Thursday 23rd March - Caught the ferry back to Koh Samui Friday 24th March - Checked into a place we have stayed before because it was suddenly 200B cheaper!?! Had a chill out day on the beach and booked our ferry and bus ticket to Bangkok! Saturday 25th March - Probably our last trip of our travelling, which is a bit sad but what a way to finish. We did a speed boat trip to an island called Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan to do lots of snorkelling. We made a...

Thursday 23rd March - Caught the ferry back to Koh Samui Friday 24th March - Checked into a place we have stayed before because it was suddenly 200B cheaper!?! Had a chill out day on the beach and booked our ferry and bus ticket to Bangkok! Saturday 25th March - Probably our last trip of our travelling, which is a bit sad but what a way to finish. We did a speed boat trip to an island called Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan to do lots of snorkelling. We made a...

Monday 20th March - Arrived in Phangan around midday after a 50min ferry crossing to meet lots of crazy Thai people trying to sell accommodation. Our bible (the lonely planet) told us not to go with these people as they are paid on commission and take you to places on the other side of the island with no electricity. We decided to walk not knowing where we were going but had an idea of a few guesthouses on the island. We eventually found one that the book said wa...

Saturday 18th March - Spent the day walking around Chawang Beach and trying to book different bits and bobs. It is a really busy, family, tourist place so lots of shopping, Irish pubs and towls on the beach by 6am! Sunday 19th March - Took a bus to Lamai beach about half and hour away from where we are staying. The beach here is a lot quieter but the sand is quite coarse and at the moment the surf is strong, so we cant snorkel. We are thinking about staying ...

Sunday 12th - arrived from Chiang Mai into the heat of Phuket at Karon Beach. Had a walk into 'Kata' and a nice meal! Monday 13th - moved our bits and bobs into a cheap guesthouse and had to do some boring washing (Dan really smells!) and then lazed on the beach. In the evening we went back into Patong - yuck! Its changed a bit since we were here 3 years ago! Not only from the Tsunami but the number of tourists is amazing! Tuesday 14th March - Booked ou...