Newsflash! We did something interesting! I mean aside from swim, nap and wander Ko Lipe's numerous beaches. We went snorkelling. Now that probably doesn't sound very interesting, but I promise it was. The Thai islands in this far-flung corner of the country are fringed with coral reefs brimming with sea life. Having never really snorkelled or dove (dived? diven? What's the past tense of dive? Ah, who cares) I was astounded at what I encountered only metres of...

Crossing into Thailand via a land border only afforded us a 15-day visa free entry. As such, we've been very busy and I've just summarised the last two weeks into dot points. Two weeks in this wonderful country is not long enough and we're pretty sure it's a strong contender for our most favourite country in the world. We don't want to leave. But I digress; this is a brief summary of what we've gotten up to: - Accidentally hitchhiked in Laos to get to the border...