Now this is more like it! After a few hectic weeks of city breaks we've finally come to the famous beaches of Thailand - and it's glorious! (The picture isn't actually the beach we're at, but you get the gist!) We originally only booked in for four nights but we've had such a good time we decided to stay for a few more. The main beach on the island is Chaweng, but it's quite commercialised with all the brand names you'd find the world over - McDonalds, Sta...

Bangkok is hot, humid, polluted, noisy and smelly - but it's been a great few days here. The skyscrapers, hotels and global brand names line the streets in complete contrast to the monks walking past in their orange robes going about their daily business. The traffic is horrendous and the fumes only add to the thick air but we've ventured on a few tuk tuks to get about this massive city. One great mode of transport was the river taxi, an express serv...