Met up with new tour group in Bangkok where we have a day before heading South. As I'd already done the sightseeing I went to Khao San Rd again for some last minute shopping "essentials" & spent the afternoon by the pool with some of the group that had also already done Bangkok. It's a really mixed bunch of ages and nationalities this time which makes it interesting, ranges from 18 - 45 yrs with English, Irish, Scottish, German & Italian! After...

Found basic but nice bungalows to stay in Koh Phangan on the beach with swimming pool & hammocks swinging from the palm trees. Had dinner at great seafood restaurant by Baan Tai pier, couldnt decide what to order as everything looked so good & seeing as each dish was only couple quid we ended up having a feast of 2 starters, 3 main courses, 2 puddings and cocktails. Food was gorgeous and had brilliant evening, spending hours chatting & eating sat on a...

Bangkok is a new experience second time around, having been in SE Asia for a month and gotten used to the customs and people I feel a lot more confident than when i first arrived & find the mad bustling city with it's strange sounds ands smells more exciting than daunting. Met Steve at the airport & went back to the hotel looking forward to showing him around and seeing more of the tourist sights myself. We went for dinner at Cabbages and Condoms - a res...

Landed in Bangkok & it feels so strange to be actually doing this now!! Got on rail link to city and looking out at Bangkok i have an unexplainable feeling of wanting to laugh & cry a little bit! Learnt my 1st lesson in Thailand which is never to attempt to find a hostel myself again - in future i will just get a taxi from the airport, took me 3hrs to get to hostel, argh! So hot & sticky so was so relieved when finally got in room for shower! Meetin...