We got a 12 hour bus journey up to Bangkok, it wasn't too bad apart from the women in front of me who insisted on putting her chair all the way back (my knees are still recovering). Bangkok is not at all what I expected it to be. I thought it would be a little bit like Delhi but not quite as bad, but it isn't at all. If anything it's more like the big cities of Japan. Its very modern and fairly clean. We got accommodation in Khao San which is the backpacker area ...

We got the ferry from Koh Phi Phi to Krabi to visit Than Bokkharani National Park. It about 46 Km out of Krabi and we asked around a few Tourist Information desks to find out how we could get there. All the tourist information said the cheapest way would be to get a taxi, we got quotes from 1000-1800 Baht!! Luckily we knew we could get the bus for 50B! One told us her brother would do us a favour and take us for 1000B. They do try to rip tourists off, so you need...

We are staying in one of the best places in the world for scuba diving, so today we went scuba diving!! When we went to book it yesterday we expected to be told that we would learn in a pool or shallow bay first, then have a proper dive after that. We were actually told that we would be learning at our proper dive sight, in water more than 12 metres deep!! Literally throwing us in at the deep end! I have a bit of a phobia of deep water as well. Not a good start. ...

We got the ferry over to Ko Phi Phi. Its such a beautiful Island. We stayed in a beach hut on the first night, we had a hammock but Chris broke it after swinging in it too much! There are two Islands one is Ko Phi Phi Don this is where all the hotels are and Ko Phi Phi Leh no one is allowed to stay on this Island I think they are trying to prevent it from being damaged too much by the tourist industry. There is so much on Phi Phi Don there must be at least 50 div...

It was pouring down with rain when we arrived in Phuket and it was really winding and the sea was really choppy, so we couldn't go in, but the weather did get better while we there. On the last day it was sunny and we went for a swim in the sea, the water is lovely and hot. Its a bit crazy in Phuket we were in Patong area, its sort of like going to Blackpool, and it was a bit of a shock after India and Nepal. There are quite a few lady boys around. There are load...