Arrived in Hat Yai today after spending 5hours cramped on a bus with crap air con. First impressions - Hat Yai is very cultured, but not the most glamorous of cities. loads of shopping opportunities, but otherwise not alot to do. Like homeaway from home with McD's, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Sizzlers - wont be eating at any of them. Hat Yai is just a stop off for us though, as we move through to Malaysia on Monday 7th Dec. Au Nang, or rather a good scooter ride awa...

Well guys, we made it. Weather is glorious - 33 degrees when we landed!! Got to Bangkok on saturday, stayed until sunday night and then had a monhoooosive bus journey to Krabi today......to which we then had to get another bus to Ao Nang......and then a tuk tuk type scooter thing to PAN Beach Bungalow, which is where we're staying until the 5th. The view is amazing and we have plenty of beach to explore with random little islands placed here and there. Thats it f...