Blog : Bangkok times two We arrived to Bangkok central train station at about 7:30am - a good hour and a half later than we were supposed to and proof that even timetabled trains across south east Asia cannot run punctually!! The actual train wasn't that bad. It was a carriage of fold down bunk beds essentially, with the girls on the bottom (their tickets cost a little extra) and me on the top, my bed was narrower and had no bar or anything to keep you in!! The ...

Blog : Bangkok After a quick airasia flight from Krabi to Bangkok we caught a taxi from the airport to our hotel, using the meter after umming and arring about what would be the better option - fixed price or meter and the driver spoke no English but had no idea where he was going so we had to fish out a telephone number for him to call and find out the location, even though we'd shown him the address! We got a bit ripped off when we paid because he added an "ai...

Blog : Koh Lanta On our boat from Phi Phi to Koh Lanta B bagged us good seats right by a fan and so we were pretty comfy for the journey but loads of people had to sit outside and ended up getting soaked in a rain storm and with the sea spray, some people actually just out their bikinis on to be outside!! We had to pay 10Baht each for the island boarding fee when we got off the ferry at Koh Lanta, which all felt a bit dodgey but we figured its only 20p anyway! A...

Blog : Phuket Like the true dedicated sunbathers that we are, on the 2 hour ferry over to Phuket from Koh Phi Phi, we sat on the top deck in our bikinis (Al even in her bandeau and knickers, good effort girl!!) to catch some rays and not waste the hottest part of the day whilst on the boat! Oh my god it was sweaty though! At first i wasn't even sure i could manage it but i didn't want to sit on my tod! We thought once the boat started moving wed be alright, what...

Blog : Koh Phi Phi Arriving to koh phi phi island was a long journey, which started at 8pm in the evening and did not finish until close to 5pm the following day. We caught a pick-up can to the port from our bungalows in koh tao, yes a pick up, where we just sat on a bench in the back - very secure and safe! At the port it took forever to board the night boat and the whole time e stood in the Q with out backpacks on our backs and day sacks, terrified that we mig...