hello. From railay we got a ferry back to Koh phi phi for a few days. This time we decided not to book accomodation in advance but just to bowl up and see what there was. this was a good plan as we ended up in 'the orange tree' right in the heart of koh phi phi, close to the beach and which aircon!the first day we just soaked up the sun on the beach and went to the fire show which seems to be a daily occurance in the evening. The next day we had booked a half d...

Hello everyone! After a lovely warm uneventful day in Ao Nang, Krabi we headed to Railey. Uneventful that was except for Sophie, who, despite telling me many cautionary tales about rock fish, which look like sand until they whip you with their sting, was brave enough to make it into the sea. A few steps in, a suspected jellyfish wrapped itself around her foot, stinging her ankle to an impressive degree. She pulled herself together and came hurrying back to my su...

helllo. We stayed in Phuket that night at a hostel close to the ferry which took us to koh phiphi early in the morning with two friends from our tour. This should have been a pleasant experience seeing as it was hot, nice breeze, elinor had taken her sickness tablets so no complaining from her and we saw dolphins.however the overly cooked german families who managed to get me covered in ice cream and were offering me 'fags' whlst drinking beer at 8 am did not mak...

Hello, After hoi an we had a bus ride to our next place, Hue. The bus took us right up in to the mountains making the boiling journey slightly more enjoyable. Elinor and I decided the best way to see all the sights was to get a cyclo tour around the city. We did pay for an hour tour however the cyclo men, who were sweating profusely, decided after an 40 minutes they had enough so refused to do the rest (still expecting full payment plus tip! which obviously the...