Hello readers, sorry for the period of absence whilst i went AWOL in the jungle in Koh Pha-Ngan. Instead of heading to the Full Moon Party, which rained, i took a long-tail boat and headed to a deserted bay round the corner from the carnage. I stayed at a jungle retreat called the Sanctuary for a week and took part in a complete detox/cleanse and fast!! Whilst probably not as exciting to read about than the Full Moon Party (which in effect would have read:- Mus...

Jeez, am i still here? The air was thick with dirty mossies tonight and then the reason became apparent. I only nipped onto town to get some cash and the heavens opened. Obviously being from the uk I'm used to a bit of rain, this was something special. No sooner had I jumped off the local bus (Song Thow) when it came down. Even the Thais seemed amazed. For the next hour all we could do was hide from the downpour. Oh dear poor full mooners, they will get wet!! ...

ok, so its the 17th and im still in Koh Samui!! As you would expect its been business as usual, beach style. I have done nothing all week and am extending my stay here till after the weekend. I love it. I got up at 5am this morning and took some pretty good (by my standards) sunrise pictures. Well worth it watching the sun come up on another lazy day. Other events to note.....relaxing, chilling, scrorkling (scrambling and snorkling), chilling, enjoying the wonde...

One of the things i know i do is dilemma about things. So far all i have had to think about is Ooh! Ooh! i can go there, should i go there now or later. It was doing my head in until i visited the internet cafes. There i find EVERYONE deliberating about how and where and why and how much and the like. I am now more comfortable with deciding on how i make my next move. And how to avoid being ripped off which seems to happen hourly here. I bailed from Bangkok on t...

At last, im here!! After 24 hours in transit, i finally arrive in Bangkok, with a healthy dose of jetlag. Its currently 8am and i have been up and about for hours, avoiding tuk tuk drivers and randon Oirish peeps returning home from big noights out. Let me elaborate further, i got here after a good 24 hour journey. My first flight was fine, Gulf Air upgraded me to business class (thanks sis for the advice to wear a shirt) and as it was my first time i see why e...