Blog 36 A quick night stop en route to Penang. 200 baht room, night market feast and a few EPs of breaking bad made this night cheap and relaxing. 6am get up for the bus south so an early night all round. Bryn x

Blog 35 To understand the difference between a traveller and a tourist head to Ko Tao, an island of tacky entertainment and overpriced beds accommodating the demands of 'two weekers' with pockets full of baht. We wanted off the island and to somewhere peaceful where we could drink a cold beer, on a quiet beach and preferably hammocks included. Meet koh Lanta... Arriving on December 1st meant double budget (Jo's birthday) so it was a night of cocktails and birt...

Blog 34 Catching a few sun rays on the deck of the boat and getting soaked from the spray of the sea as we drew closer to Koh Phi Phi. This little island was destroyed by the tsunami in 2006 and after visiting it in 2007 I was excited to return to this quiet little island with a real community vibe. Well, it's kinda changed! It's now a tourist Mecca, with small roads filled with stalls selling everything a traveller could ask for... Clothes, friendship bracele...

Blog 33 Arriving in Phuket town, we met Craig and Ellie (the Devonshire bumpkins), got a songtau into the town centre, stayed the night in a hostel dorm and left on a boat the next morning for the island of Koh Phi Phi. A night in Phuket didn't give us much of a feel of the place with the exception of a glimpse at the colonial buildings by night which were lovely. Onward to Phi Phi with excitement! Love Jo x x x

Blog 32 Another last minute change of plans on where to go and we found ourselves looking for beach bungalows on Koh Payam. It was a gorgeously quiet slice of heaven with pretty few other travellers for a change! Days spent on the island involved plenty of sun and therefore sunbathing (our 1st proper opportunity since being in Asia I think), reading books (yep even me!), swimming lengths of the beach (real exercise is pretty rare out here), snorkeling and shel...