Think long beaches of soft white sand, beautifully warm clear emerald seas, palm trees, rainforest hills, cocktails, cheap beer and blue skies, and then you have a picture of Koh Pha Ngan. Well maybe apart from the last one. You can't have blue skies all the time and have lush rainforest...its just pure science. Yes, if you've done the math, you will have gathered that it rained a bit on the island....but only in short thundery bursts, the rest of the time w...

Bangkok, is everything you'd expect it to be! Smelly, busy, crazy, cheap and full of atmospshere! Unfortunately, we didn't get to see an awful lot, cos we only had one free day, and that happened to be the King's birthday, so quite a lot was shut! So we decided to have a wander into the town centre and just experience it first hand. Khao San Rd is where it all kicks off, and is definately the place to go if you want to buy some knocked off designer goods.......