We caught the ferry to Phi Phi Island and stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort where we stayed in 2002. The tsunami hit the opposite side of the island so this resort was spared significant damage. The island was as beautiful as we remembered with tall limestone cliffs, beautiful sandy bays and clear turquoise water full of colourful sea life. Some changes have taken place though, some good and some not so good. The Sea Gypsy village just up the beach has now opened ...

We arrived in Bangkok late at night and set off the next morning to meet Jo at the airport. We had some communication difficulties with the taxi driver and he took us to the wrong airport which was 40 minutes away from the airport Jo was arriving at! Luckily we had left in plenty of time and Jo landed a little late, so we probably got there about 5 minutes before she got through from immigration. Jo was feeling a little tired but with limited time in Bangkok we t...