Dear All, We are now in Koh Phi Phi after flying into Krabi yesterday and taking the 2 hour ferry to the island site of where the Tsunami hit 3 years ago. There are still obvious signs of devastation but a lot of rebuilding. 2,000 people lost their lives here. We arrived in the PP Relax Resort early morning and if we thought The Jasmine Resort was paradise, then this is paradise 2. we have a bungalow overlooking the Andaman Sea and the views are stunning. It's...

Dear All, First thing is to say "Nay see tha thong" or "Happy New Year" Hope you enjoyed our recent pics of the tiger temple. That was a day never to be forgotten! Yesterday, we hired a jeep and decided to tour the island of Koh Samui. Our first stop was to the main waterfall on the island, called Nan Tok Na Muang. We thought it best to hire a guide to take us to the top. We had no idea it would be such a hike. In places, it was quite dange...

Dear All, After much effort and with assistance, we managed, finally to download some more pictures. At one stage we thought we had lost the lot as the guy in the photo lab said we had a virus on the memory card! Utter nonsense. I can't put swear words on the blog as they get deleted but you can imagine that we were very upset until someone with more sense saved the day for us. Paul & Marion

Dear All, Thanks for your messages. Trust me me Derek, this is a long way from Wood Green bus depot! We left Hua Hin and took the overnight train to Surat Thani. We booked a first Class cabin and when I saw the alternative, I'm so glad that we did. It was full of young backpackers crowded in like cattle, on a train which must have been 60 years old. At least, this one didn't break down. Arrived at 5am and waited for bus and ferry tickets etc etc. Finally got ...

Dear All, Sorry for not sending you updated blog entries but read on and you'll discover why. We flew back from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and the taxi driver sent us to the wrong bus terminal for Kanchanburi. Assuring us that everything was OK the lady selling us the ticket also said "It's Ok, all OK" and directed us to bus stand 13. we knew the drive was about 3 hours, so we settled back and relaxed. Got to our supposed destination, to discover that we we...