Hi All, the last two weeks have been ace with some real adventure! Started in Bangkok where everyone thought I was Nathan's Thai mistress - got asked 1/2 a day if I was Thai or not!! mmmm It seems to be the norm here for White westerners to have Thai lady "friends"....anyway...Bangkok was amazing. We both fell in love with the noise, pollution, people and hectic way of life...Took in heaps of visits to the numerous temples and buddhas in town....ate...

Took a ferry from Phi Phi to Ko Lanta yesterday. This place has more of a village atmosphere to it. Very laid back and the people are far friendlier than in Phi Phi. Checked into a really nice hotel...family run again only steps from the beach...they even offer dirt cheap massages right next to the pool...might be tempted at 4 pounds a hour!Loads of germans staying at the resort and in true (stereo)typical fashion they keep hogging the loungers!Went for a fab mea...

Arrived in Thailand yesterday - people in Phuket airport couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery...took us about 2.5 hrs to get 20 mins to our hotel. Staye in Phuket town for one night as we didn't like the sound of Phuket itself...so wanted a quick getaway to the other islands. Ordering the taxi to get us to the ferry terminal was fun - eventually tracked one down but ended up taking us on a busman's trip around Phuket for about 2 hours! He dropped ...