We got to Koh Phangan late afternoon and headed to Pool Trap Village Bungalows. Our friends Kelly and Karen (who we had met in the Cameron Highlands) had reserved us a room there. After checking in we headed to the `full moon party` beach and had a late lunch at a cafe. We headed back and had a shower then met Karen and Kelly (they were staying next door to us!) before heading off to Hat Rin village for dinner and then drinks on the beach while watching fire p...

We arrived in Koh Samui at around 6pm after a scary boat journey there! We were staying at a resort in the north of the island so we had to get a taxi to Mae Nam beach from where it was a five minute walk. Our accommodation was really nice, very spacious with a t.v, fridge, air-con and hot shower! We headed to the nearest restaurant for dinner which was the best - we ate some delicious food, with massive portions at reasonably cheap prices! After dinner we re...

Ao Nang was again very touristy, but had a nice bustly feel to it, without feeling too crowded. We found an ultra cheap guesthouse to stay at, which wasn't the nicest place, but served well for our budget! Monday we caught a long tail boat to Railay, a series of stunning beaches surrounded by looming cliffs and lush vegetation. It is probably the most beautiful place we have seen so far in Thailand. We spent the day at one of the beaches, then caught a boat b...

We had really struggled to find accommodation over Christmas as we hadn't booked in advance, but eventually found some on Koh Lanta. We arrived at the resort, but wern't too happy with our room. It was a little hut on stilts with just a bed and a bathroom open to the elements, which although would have been fine usually, we wanted something a bit nicer over Christmas. So we stayed one night, then moved on to another resort we found had a room available a bit f...

On first impressions, Phi Phi was very busy and touristy, which wasn't what we were really after, but once the crowds from the ferry had disappeared and we were settled in to our guesthouse, we really started to enjoy being on the island. Our guesthouse was situated at the edge of the 'tourist village' (Ban Ton Sai) so it was nice and quiet, but within a short walking distance of everything. The village was full of small little streets, pedestrians only, no veh...