Dive king! First of all, apologies for the lack of blogs recently. I've been far too busy enjoying myself (and the lack of Internet doesn't help!) I am now a proud owner of an advanced diving certificate! What this basically means is I can now dive in 98% of the worlds dive sites without the need of an instructor. My experience here in Ko Tao has been one of the highlights of my trip so far (thanks mr Paul Dow for the recommendation!) I have met some fantasti...

Another day has gone by and I have progressed another day in my diving course. Not only have we now cleared all the theory and exams of the open water course, we have also successfully completed our first sea dive. The picture represents the diving site we visited today. If yesterday's experience of diving in the pool was exciting, todays sea dive blew it out of the water (no pun intended) to see all various fishes, coral and aquatic life 12 meters under was ...

The past day has been a whirlwind of intense diving training, meeting many new people and a couple of beers in between. By a couple of beers I literally mean two! That's our quota if we are to remain hydrated for the 7am diving trip the next morning (which is truly recommended). For those that have taken your open water PADI course, you'll know exactly what I went through by watching the introductory video yesterday. Boring isn't really the word for it. I lit...

Back to Paradise! After nearly 24 hours on the road, I have safely arrived in Ko Tao on the South Coast of Thailand. The weather is beautiful and the beach is every bit as White and sandy as you'd expect to see in an exotic holiday magazine. The main attraction here is diving, and I could immediately see why. During the catamaran journey, I managed to see many tropical fish through the surface of the clear green water. In addition I saw flying fish like never ...

This flying visit of Ayutthaya has been one of great pleasure. Only an hour away from Bangkok, we arrived at 2pm yesterday and had little difficulty finding the bungalows (Baan suan guesthouse) recommended by the Urban Hostel. We wasted little time in hiring bicycles and immediately began our tour of the city. Having the freedom of a bicycle meant we could stop as and when we please. We visited numerous temples and ate plenty of street food (I'm still to con...