From Phi Phi, We caught what we thought was the ferry to Ao Nang only to arrive at Krabi which caused some complications into getting to our destination, Railay Beach. Luckily, Krabi was not that far away but we had to get a taxi then a long tail boat. Approaching Railay, it was easy to see why backpackers flock here. There were miles of fairy tale limestone crags towering above everything - obviously, Railay is described as a climbers haven. We managed to find...

Koh Phi Phi! A place we have both visited previously, and how it has changed so much since the damage of the tsunami. (Before we forget, again Happy New Year everybody!) On the first day of 2012, we arrived on Phi Phi and it was raining, Heavily! Lovely(!) Having spent a while looking for a room, we managed to find a hut with a private bathroom near the beach. The rest of the day was spent walking around, trying to recognise places to no avail in particular from...

Now for Phuket part 2; we managed to meet up with Aysin (a friend from school) and booked some scuba diving to King Cruiser, Shark Point and Koh Dok Mai. An enjoyable day was had by all but Helen was absolutely gutted as 6 years ago on her last visit to Thailand she managed to see loads of leopard sharks and was told by the Dive Master that their numbers have declined in Thai waters due to shark finning for fin soup in China. We met up with some Australian Deaf ...

On arrival at Phuket we headed straight to our hotel and settled in. Man, it was so nice to be able to unpack our bags and hang our clothes up in the wardrobe as we were staying here for 8 nights. The minute we had unpacked and made ourselves comfortable there was an unpleasant smell coming from the bathroom. Yes you guessed it. We had to repack and move to a different room. (we had even put up Xmas decorations!) Mum and Dad were staying in a much more expensive...

We were so glad to feel the heat on the tarmac at Bangkok Airport. Our arrival at Bangkok marked the start of 2 weeks with Helen's parents, we got a taxi and as we were driving through Bangkok to our luxurious hotel our mouths were wide open in awe. Bangkok is completely different to any city in India and it even has highways that don't have pot holes, we were also very excited to be seeing Mum and Dad Gillespie. We were so glad to arrive at our hotel, Mum and ...