After an 18 hour sleepless bus journey, we were dropped off at the Koh San road in Bangkok. We managed to find a hotel eventually in Rambutturi, then set off to get our Vietnam visas at the embassy. Realising that they were closed because it was Sunday, we decided to have a look around 'new' Bangkok. It was very different to the old town where we were staying, a lot more high rise and modern. We got a tuk tuk to Chinatown which wasn't the all you can eat buffet t...

W got the ferry over to Koh Phangan and straight away booked up a dorm for a few days time. We found a nice play to stay in the meantime that had a hommock by the front door, had to be a winner. We were just in time for happy hour on the beach so we made the most of the cocktails on the 'party beach'. As it was our anniversary, Kirsty was sneaky and took us for a really nice mexican meal, wine and all the trimmings. When we went to find some cheap vodka, we came ...

We got the ferry over from Surrathani to Ko Samui, and experienced our first rickshaw (a truck with seats in the back) where they literally cram as many people in as possible. We'd done a bit of research and decided to stay at Had Chaweng as it had the nicest beaches. The place that we stayed at was right on the beach, and we had our own hut. We also found out from another couple that you can barter for rooms, so we managed to get a rediculous price for it. The f...

We arrived in Koh Sok in the late afternoon after a long drive in a minibus. We were staying at a place called Koh Sok Jungle Huts which was just a short walk from the park entrance. The huts were great! They were raised off the ground and had their own little balcony and bathroom. We booked ourselves on a trip to go on a lake tour and a trek to the caves. As we were sitting out on the balcony that night, we spotted a monkey swinging throught the trees right outs...

After a lot on um-ing and arr-ing, we decided to leave and go to Krabi, which would give us a good leaving point to go further up the north of Thailand and to the islands. The bus dropped us off in Krabi town, and we decided to get another bus to Ao Nang which was apparently a bit more happening. We managed to find our cheapest hotel yet, ot only 150B a night (£3 for both of us)! Kirsty was feeling a bit ill at this point and she had a giant blister on the back ...