It's a tough life on Koh Tao... Last stop for my Thai islands tour was the very chilled Koh Tao; diving Mecca - the whole island is full of dive fanatics doing PADIs and Dive Master courses. The dive sites look amazing, teaming with tropical fish, mantas, barracudas (and the occasional shark), but not being much of a fan of the water I found that on dry land the island is pretty lovely too... palm trees, clear sea and fluffy sand. I've been staying with my frie...

Go to Thailand and not make it to a Full Moon Party... no chance! Having decided to skip most of Malaysia and head back to Thailand, Amy and I embarked on a mission to the famous Thai island of Koh Phangnan, to party like it was 1999. First stop was a day on Koh Samui, which has nice beaches but a lot of dodgy Western men with young Thai 'girlfriends'. We quickly hot-footed it over to the neighbouring Phangnan (on a horribly late, very rough catamaran - I wen...

Ton Sai beach is climbing Mecca - not being a climber myself I'm just enjoying the stunning scenery (and being a hippie on the beach!). After non-stop partying on Phi Phi we needed a rest, and as the weather on the Eastern islands is bad (thunderstorms!) we decided to stay on the West side and take in some of the less-well-known beaches. Rai Ley had been recommended to me by a few people, but after a slightly worrying trek around in the dark trying in vain to f...

There's no place like Phi Phi to party! New Year on Koh Phi Phi was everything I wanted and more... the island is absolutely beautiful, with warm sea to swim in, fluffy white sand to sunbathe on and big nightclubs on the beach to dance at! Zoe, Cords and I stayed in a lovely bungalow, perched high on the hill overlooking the island - which is lush and tropical, with hundreds of palm trees, chattering geckos and cheeky monkeys. I totally fell in love with the i...

Happy New Year from The Beach! Koh Phi Phi's Maya Beach is where The Beach was filmed, and it is paradise here. Gorgeous clear blue sea, sandy beaches and lots of cocktail buckets. Saw in the New Year stood in the sea, watching fireworks light up the beach as thousands of partygoers danced the night away. Saw the sunrise as we were dancing on the sand.. gorgeous. Having lots of fun here doing not very much at all... bliss. x