Oh dear!!! The effects of last nights drinking definitely took their toll on Rachael today. We both woke at 9.30am after four hours sleep and desperately needed some water. We stumbled down the road and came back to bed, but it was far too hot and we couldn't get back to sleep. Tom assured Rachael that if she had some food in her belly she would feel better, so we set off down to town. As we set off down our lane two Australian lads in a pick-up pulled over and a...

When we arrived back last night, the music from the beach was so loud we didn't get to sleep for a while, respect! Rachael got up to the toilet as the sun was coming up and the music was still going! At about 7.00am it finally stopped so we got a few hours of peace and quiet before heading out into town. After breakfast we headed to the beach for a couple of hours. We had successfully managed to cover ourselves and all our belongings in sand so popped back into t...

As the Ko Phangan port was a few miles from the main "party" town we wrestled with the touts and boarded a share taxi. The Rough guide, or Gospel, said there was a nice spot to stay out on a peninsular by the lighthouse so we headed there. Small bungalows were said to be cheap and reasonably priced. Unfortunately most places looked closed and very weathered, stuck on a peninsular the only direction is back where you came from, by this time we were exhau...

We started the day with a nice bowl of seasonal fruit, muesli and yoghurt. This we thought we be the high point for the awful night bus in the evening. You soon learn not to believe a word you're told by these travel agents but the bus (no transfers) should take us south to a city on the mainland then we board a one hour boat to Ko Phangan, we'll see we thought!Although the service stations in Thailand don't seem to extortionate we stocked up on snacks for the jo...

After our success with the public transport system, we thought we'd try our luck again today and catch a local bus back to Siam Square, the area we visited yesterday. Our travel guide advised a few different routes so we walked to the nearest bus stop and waited. It soon became apparent how essential the ten year old Skytrain must be for the Bangkok people, we were stood at the bus stop for about 15 minutes and the traffic didn't move an inch. When our bus arrive...