We left Koh Lanta and said tearful farewells to the top blokes from the accomodation to catch a 4 hour speed boat ride to Ko Lipe. Its a very remote island and to disembark from the boat we had to jump off with our bags into the sea as it has no pier. Then it was time for a 3km trek, to the other side of the island which had been highly recommended to us, with our 25kg back packs, being guided by a Thai women who seemed as if she'd never been on the island be...

Left Ko Phi Phi at 2 Thai time and while on the ferry Gav met a nice Thai bloke and managed to sweet talk him into giving us a free taxi ride to Long Beach, a beautiful place and as the name suggests its a long beach! Checked into a wood hut on the beach and had a walk along the beach and bought a frisbee to amuse ourselves for the afternoon as well as having a dip in the sea. In the evening we went to a beach bar and had a games night consisting of cards, darts...

Got to Ko Phi Phi mid afternoon and we were greeted by the most beautiful, picturesque island we had visited so far. On the pier we met our cheeky, chappy luggage carrier Yam Yam (not his real name but we felt it fitted his cheeky little face!). Having to push a full cart up some very steep hills and not being the biggest man in the world we decided we'd offer him a helping hand. Went for wander around the island and soon came across Tsunami affected areas a...

Left Ko Phangan to head to Phuket on a journey that was meant to take 9 hours. The ferry was on time so all looked promising, but inside was so full we had to sit outside on the deck roasting in the sun. Gav loved it and did a bit of sun bathing topping up his dirty, dirty tan while Chris did his best to hide. Unfortunately the plan didnt work and now Chris has a bright red head and arms while the rest of him is like a milk bottle - as seen in one of the pics! E...

Arrived at Koh Phangan mid afternoon on 02 March after another catamaran journey from Koh Tao. Upon arriving at accomodation we were very impressed by the shack and gorgeous beach views from the resort. It was a very chilled out place, good for relaxing and enjoying the sun and private beach front. Went to Haad Rin that evening to check out the local bars and where the infamous monthly "Full Moon Party" would be held the next day. It was full of bars p...