Not one to be defeated It wasn't long after returning from our failed mission that Jon suggested the crazy idea that now we knew where this bloody National Park was that we give it one more go.. So this time armed with supplies we set off early and actually went in. When we parked up it soon became clear that there were lots of very fearless monkeys everywhere who would take anything they wanted and would show you their teeth if you tried to stop them.. After a...

After realising where we'd gone wrong last time a few days later we decided to attempt the National Park again. Once again we ended up at the same T-junction so decided to stop and ask directions at Mong Bar, who's tag line is "In Bud We Trust" hoping that in their directions WE could trust we set off again.. This time we found ourselves on a very bumpy road towards a cave which we abandoned after a few miles when there was no sign of a National Park... Finally ...

Now we had the freedom of our wheels and made it back alive that day we decided to venture out the next day. We made the decision to head south to the National Park (as according to the map it was one straight road) and maybe catch a taxi boat to another Island and despite our hotel owners lack of enthusiasm - "It's all right if you like that sort of thing" (said in strong, bored Aussie accent) - we set off with our map. The sometimes very hilly roads were surro...

We had originally abandoned the idea of travelling around by scooter after Koh Samui where Jon, having had a practice in the car park and despite telling the rental guy he'd ridden before, nearly ended up in a bush we decided it probably wasn't the best idea. However.....on arriving in Koh Lanta and doing a budget check we realised that if we were going to see any of the Island, at roughly £3a day it was our only option, so on day 4 we went next door and selecte...

We arrived at the beautiful island of Koh Lanta which, compared to busy Koh Samui, was a huge relief. We'd read a few reviews about the owners of the hotel we were staying at being off and sometimes rude so were relieved when we were greeted my a seemingly friendly Thai lady with really good English and her Aussie husband. And for the budget price the room was great. We took a short walk to the beach where a blood red sun was just setting. It was beautiful and v...