I write this in possibly the most ear-shattering nosiest environment I have ever been in (outside a club you understand), we have somehow ended up in an internet cafe in the middle of Butterworth, Malaysia, surrounded by teenage Malay's (right description?) playing video games on the computers on the loudest volume setting ever...I'm not sure what sort of hearing capabilities we'll have after leaving here! How have we found ourselves here?? Well, after we decide...

We are writing this as newly qualified PADI Open Water divers who are now certified to dive to 18 metres in the wide open sea! Woo woo!! Cant believe I've actually managed to do it...that's not to say it wasnt done with a slight bit of drama, I had a bit of an issue with the going under water part, once I was under water, I was fine but its just the actually letting out the air and going under I hated...after numerous drama tantrums and a one-on-one with the inst...

Well, I'm writing this after the maddness that was Koh Phangan - is there any other way to do Koh Phangan I suppose?! The island is crazy crazy, constant partying everywhere...however we managed to somehow get booked into the only quiet secluded spot on the whole island! Completely ignorant to the island we booked in about Feb time Mai Pen Rai bungalows purely based on the fact that they looked lush in the photos. The photos did not lie, it was paradise, hippy p...

Well, after our last so called "quiet night" which resulted in us being out till god knows what hour being drunken sods with our NBTC (New Best Thai Crew!) and walking home in what can only be described as monsoon rain, stopping off for cheese toasties from the 7-11 (said in Amercian style voice) and getting told off for opening crisps before we paid for them, we had the nightmare journey of getting from the top of Thailand down to the Islands for some ...

Sawadee ka guys!! Hope you're well. We have arrived in Ko Samui now finally after 2 full days traveling, but more about that later. Now I want to fill you in on our favorite place visited so far: PAI!! We spent 3 nights at this wonderful place. As soon as we arrived we fell in love with it! Pai is a small hippy town; so green and peaceful. The town consisted of two main roads lined with small restaurants, cafes, random shops. We settled in, dismounted our huge b...