Had a bit of a journey to get to Penang, eventually arriving at midnight last night. The border crossing from Thailand was extremely busy and chaotic due to increased traffic from Chinese New Year. It is hot and sticky here, far too much for walking round and taking in the sights but nevermind. The old town has some great colonial buildings and the island is renouned for its food options. It is also very proud of it's multi-cultural community, primarily Malay, C...

Made the journey from Khao Lak to Krabi and ended up heading straight to Koh Lanta. We had wanted to spend a night or two on Phi Phi but it is a popular island anyway and sounded like it was going to be a bit too busy this weekend as it was Chinese New Year. Either way we seem to have made a good choice with Koh Lanta as it is really quite a peaceful island. The island is quite small and we saw pretty much all of it in one day when we hired a motorbike. Driving ...

Just waiting to be picked up by the liveaboard dive boat crew ready for our 6 days, 5 nights on the MV La Mahe....... Thursday: Got back this afternoon after an absolutely amazing trip. The boat was lovely, not the smartest that I have been on but a lot of thought had obviously been put into it's layout and how it was run. It was the crew and dive guides that really made the trip as they were all well organised, helpful, knowledgeable and fun. The food was good ...

Arrived in Khoa Lak on the West coast yesterday having said our goodbyes at Koh Tao. It is quite a nice chilled out place with beautiful long white beaches. The Andaman Sea feels slightly warmer than the Gulf of Thailand on the East Coast! I was completely cooked on the beach yesterday after only one hour in the sun while Neil suffered a Thai massage in a shady Sala on the beach. We took a bike out for the day on Friday to explore the local area. The coast is go...

We got to Koh Tao last Sunday and have actually been in the same place for a whole week now! For the last 11 weeks we have spent a maximum of only 3 nights in one place and often only one or two nights. I've actually just about unpacked my back pack for the first time. The island is lovely with white sand and clear waters. There has been plenty of sunshine but there has been the occasional tropical down pour as well. We have a really sweet little bungalow right ...