After a harrowing 18hr night bus we pull into Bangkok at 5am, only to be greeted by the "piranhas" as they are now known. We knew we were near Ko San Road but weren't sure which way. A tuk-tuk driver demands 500 baht to take us there, to which we politely tell him to f*** off! He then immediately reduces his asking price 10 times. That's S.E.Asia for you!It's fair to say Ko San is the street that never sleeps with neon lights everywhere, bars open 24/7,...

After a harrowing 18hr night bus we pull into Bangkok at 5am, only to be greeted by the "piranhas" as they are now known. We knew we were near Ko San Road but weren't sure which way. A tuk-tuk driver demands 500 baht to take us there, to which we politely tell him to f*** off! He then immediately reduces his asking price 10 times. That's S.E.Asia for you!It's fair to say Ko San is the street that never sleeps with neon lights everywhere, bars open 24/7,...

After a week of debauchery, we thought it high time for some culture and history, and there was no better place than Kanchanaburi. This is the site of the infamous bridge over the river Kwai, built by allied POW's captured by the Japanese during World War Two. During the war, the Japanese planned to connect Yangoon (Burma) with Bangkok - despite previous British failed attempts, and their own engineers believing this to be an impossible feat. Between 1942 and ...

On the way to Ko Phangan we made friends wirth an English girl and her Dutch man friend (Abi and Koen) and stayed at the most amazing and luxurious resort, away from the madness of Hat Rin - the stage for the infamous Full Moon Party. We savoured freshly caught snapper and amazingly cheap cocktails each night, and relaxed like gentlemen on the beach by day. The night of the party started in an extremely civil manner, but soon descended into carnage! Upon docki...

So, we think its time for the next instalment of Rob amd JF's travels! We are currently in Sapa, Vietnam……, er no wait make that Kunming, China. Well the smarter of you will know that's a long way from our Thai adventure. We arrived on the beautiful island of Phuket and made a beeline straight for the beach of Patong. The beach here was one of the hardest hit by the boxing day tsunami of 2004 and it's amazing to see how the area has recovered. And how it ...