'Just a thought', how does it end????!!!!! Lets come back to that. Today is 2nd November, yesterday 1st November, we entered into our final month, twelfth month since we left home, final calendar month, the 'oh s**t' its nearly over zone!! Believe us when we say that this stirs up some very interesting thoughts and emotions for us. The past few days we have spoken to our parents and friends who also reminded us it is that time soon and wonder themselves what we...

The first time we visited Koh Phangan was with Alicia, at the end of August and for the full moon party in September. First impressions of the island had been brilliant for all three of us, so we liked the place before we even got going. Now we have returned for a second visit and have come to love the place. At first we stayed at the same end of the beach we had previously, but with a decision to move to the opposite end for a change came some very good things....

Ko Samui was a long debated choice for us, as although it is an island and our return to Thailand was to visit the islands for their beach style holidays, it has no place in the backpacker circle! Let us explain. Because of its heavy Western influence and its chain restaurants, holier than thou backpackers have been for years and still do turn their noses up at the mere mention of the place. It is advertised as a perfect destination for families, honeymooners a...

To clear up what appears to be an unclear point for many, Phuket is an island! Admittedly it so close to the mainland if you were a giant you could spit and hit it, meaning on a map it looks like part and parcel of the mainland. But having been here/there, we can assure you it is not. Now with that cleared up we believe we left you last when we left Singapore with no supposed border issues, now we had our extended Thai visa in advance. Well did you really think ...

Railey is a peninsular in the south of Thailand, that turns into an island when the tide covers the connecting rock path that join its to the mainland. Having approached it by boat from Ko Phi Phi we landed on the mangrove side of the island. Which meant that jumping out of the boat our feet landed in muddy swamp water! With the rain pouring we took the advice of a guy we chatted to on the boat and checked in to a nearby resort, but that only lasted one night as...