Arrived in Chiang Mai extremely tired after our epic journey!!!! Didn't get very much sleep at all on the train. It was far to noisy and bumpy!!!!! Met up with friends of Rich's friends, who showed us around. Me and Rich tried our hands at the climbing wall in the Night Bazaar, but Rich being scared of heights didn't get too far. But I made it to the top and rang the bell. I was well chuffed!!!!!! Went on a mountain trek yesterday and visited some ...

Stepped off the bus in Hua Hin and headed straight to the first bar we came across for a beer and some food. Within a few minutes one of the bar staff was phoning round friends of hers who ran guesthouses looking for a room for us!!!!!!! But they were all a bit pricey, so she offered us her spare room for half the price!!!!! So that was that, accomodation sorted!!!!! The following day was the King's birthday and a huge celbration throughout Thailand. It'...

Not much exciting to report from Koh Tao!!!!! The only piece of interesting news is that the rope snapped on the hammock we have on our hut's porch and I ended up on my ass in a heap!!!! Good job no-one was there to witness it and laugh at my misfortune!!!!! Koh Tao's really nice and a lot less 'developed' than Samui and Pha-Ngan. But to get the most out of it you need to do a diving course!!!! It's the second best diving spot in world, only The Great Ba...

Arrived in Koh Pha-Ngan after a very choppy ferry crossing from Koh Samui!!!!!! Rich had to go up top to get some fresh air and reading a book was out of the question!!!!!! Accidentaly went to the Full Moon warm up party on Wednesday!!!!! Didn't know it was happening, we just got a taxi to Had Rin to check it out and landed in the warm up party!!!! A few beers and buckets later and a good night was had!!!!!! And this was only the warm up!!!!! So to...

We made it to our hotel more by luck than judgement!!!! The taxi driver dumped us in the middle of nowhere and reckoned he'd never heard of the place. But when he picked us up from the port he said he did. Then when we rufused to pay him the full amount he threatened to take us to the police!!!!!!!!! So we reluctantly paid him and set off on foot. Luckily though, a Swiss lady knew of the place and directed us a few hundred yards down the road. Turns out...