We had a long journey ahead of us on the 28th March. We crossed from Ko Lanta on the west coast of Thailand to Ko Phangan on the east coast. We had to catch a number of buses and boats and it took most of the day! Rich and me tried to do our usual tanning session on the top deck of the boat but didn't have much luck because the tide was so high, the waves kept coming over the top of the boat and soaking everyone! We gave up in the end and stood up inside. Th...

We caught another boat to Ko Lanta this morning. Another excuse for a bit of tanning! We decided to stay in a place called 'Palm Springs' which was right on the beach!! The room was amazing too, it was like a chalet and a bit posher than what we're used to. We managed to get all 4 of us in one room too so it was even cheaper! We managed to get some more sunbathing time in, the weather is amazing, and I just couldn't stop thinking how amazing Thailand is!! I...

We caught a boat from Krabi to Ko Phi Phi (no break downs this tim luckily!!). Rich and me used it as an excuse to top up our tans!! This is the first of the Thai islands we'd been to and I was really looking forward to going there! I wasn't disappointed at all! Ko Phi Phi is amazing!! It's so beautiful! It was completely devastated by the tsunami but they've rebuilt the island so well! It's a really thin strip of land between mountains and a tidal wave ap...

Beth and I flew to Bangkok on the 15th March from Hanoi. Weirdly we both had visions of the plane crashing and neither of us could relax but we didn't tell each other that until we'd got off the plane! Very weird! Luckily that didn't happen and we landed safely in Bangkok. The political protests were in full swing and the red shirts were all over the city. Stupidly, I was wearing a red tshirt when I landed in Bangkok, much to the amusement of the bus driver!...

Cat, Beth and me travelled together from Ko Tao to Ko Lanta. Everyone else had gone home by this point! It was sad saying goodbye to everyone and Ko Tao too! Lots of good memories there! We only stayed in Ko Lanta for one night and went back to 'Thai Cat', our favourite restaurant! We used Ko Lanta as a stop off on the way to Malaysia! We thought it would give us a break on the way but it just ended up being really expensive on boats and accommodation! We ...