April 4th (Saturday) - Day 35 - Ko Samui To Ko PhanganWoke up and it was overcast but dry. As soon as we went to leave it started to rain. We got our rip off taxi to town and waited for the bus. It took an hour to reach the ferry port where it was still raining. We boarded the ferry (i mean boat) and sailed across. It took about 45 minutes and it was still raining when we reached the other side. We jumped in the nearest cafe we could find and had a soft drink. I ...

April 2nd (Thursday) - Day 33 - Ko SamuiWe were woken at 2am for a rest stop and went back to sleep. We arrived at the Catameran port at 5am and had 2 hours to wait. The boat took 3.5 hours and we got to our connection to our hotel. We didnt realize it when we booked but our hotel was in the middle of no where. It didnt help that the weather was overcast and not beach weather. Never the less we walked down into town via some famous rocks but I still don't know wh...

March 31st (Tuesday) - Day 31 - Siem Reap to Bangkok, Thailand3 hour drive to the Thai boarder again very uneventful apart from lunch over the border. We sat in a cafe and the heavens opened. I have never seen rain like it even coming from England. It lasted for about 15 minutes and just stopped. It dried up almost straight away. It drove a large amount of flying ants out and the frogs and gekcos where having a feast. 4 hours later we were all back at the starti...

March 6th (Friday) - Day 6 - Chang Mai We were woken up by the train staff at 6am despite the fact that we were no where near Chang Mai. We finally arrived at 8:15 and went stright to the hotel.. We had opted to do the Thai cooking class and went to the out skirts of the city. It was a quaint little complex with about 20 stations and a class room. Our first task was to make curry paste. The chef who is famous in Thailand showed us how to make it from scratch (10...

Pre-FlightSo much stuff to think about and plan, people to see, things to buy! Must have been one of the most stressful times of my life. Thankfully it all seemed to go off without a hitch (apart from my car breaking down the day before I was due to go back to Devon.) Luckily I got it fixed and was having a meal with my family before I knew it. I then had the nightmare train journey back to London.March 1st (Sunday) - Day 1 - BangkokWoke up with a stinking hang o...