On the ferry over to Phi Phi, we decided to watch 'The Beach' to get us in the mood, and we got a nice coffee and cake for free. As we started to get near, we went up top to get a better view. All around were limestone karsts and crystal clear emerald waters. The Island itself was a perfect tropical island, all the buildings were shacks, no high rise, and the whole atmosphere just spilled out 'mi pen ri'. (No worries.) We were heading towards 'the rock', a hostel...

We got into Thailand really early in the morning at 1am, to be greated by laods of taxi drivers pouncing on us and quoting us stupid rates. We managed to find a 'metered taxi' but he wouldnt do it on the meter as it was late at night. It was a subaru though, so we got there in no time. After checking in and having a beer, we slept the rest of the night. uring the day, we went to explore Phuket town and get some maps. This a bit different to the other travelling,...