"You know what I love most about life? Everything".-- Damien HirstAnd I thought he just did things to cows.After an aborted attempt to leave One More Beer, due to some workshy minibus operators and our own general lack of motivation, we finally made it out (thanks again Brian).We got the minibus to Narhat, and from there we thought it would be relatively simple to get a train to Hat Yai, which in turn is the jumping point to get into Malaysia. What we thought and...

"What you got?"-- Rebel Without A CauseKhanon is a small town on the east coast of Thailand, just south of Surat Thani (the main port town for jumping to the holy trinity of Kho's Tao, Pha-Ngan and Samui) and managing to be thoroughly off the beaten track.We had taken a night boat from Kho Tao to Surat Thani, and then it was less than an hour in a mini-bus to our destination. We knew that the girls were staying on the beach, about 7km from the main town, so e...

"Mmm-Hmm, that IS a tasty burger"-- Pulp FictionWe haven't felt inclined to really big up any hotel or bar we've visited so far, but One More Beer on Naiplo Beach in Khanom deserves a special mention.It's a big bar/restaurant run by an American family; Butch, Mike, Brian and Jen, as well as a lot of lovely Thai locals.Our first encounter with these fine people was, you may recall, when we were saved from traipsing through the streets by Mike who came ...

"There's the rub"-- SwingersIt turns out that Kho Phi Phi is experiencing some of the worst storms in years.... It's funny how these things work out.Vinny, Katherine, Catie and my good self continued our laid back approach to life on Kho Tao, lounging in the day time, drinking in the evening, and having the occasional night time swim.All good, in fact, until Katherine had herself an incident. She doesn't really deserve to have it called an accident, a...

"Do not try to bend the spoon... that is impossible. Instead, only try to realise the truth""What truth?""There is no spoon""There is no spoon?""Then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself"--- The MatrixWhen I was preparing for this trip (And I'm going to use the word preparing, although those around me at the time would probably say I was "expecting everything to work out just fine"), I gave a lot of thought to packing. Having ...