Blogs from Prasat Phanom Rung, Eastern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Hello from a stunning KOh Tao! Arrived yesterday from Koh pangan where we had our half moon party! Was a great night with lots of neon pant and UV lights met an Emirates steward and stewardess who were very entertaining and made us all want to drop oout of uni to become airliners! The party was in the jungle and was huge!! although we didnt make it to sunrise which many do we gave it a good attempt! Perhaps becasue pf that we able to make it to our ferry the next day to koh tao. KOh tao is stunning alot smaller than the other islands and famous for diving and snorkling, tomorrow we plan to go on a boat trip to shark island that ironiquely has no sharks! Also thanks to the parents we are ... read more

Day 337: Monday 1st June - Arriving in Nang Rong unwell Catching the overnight bus from Bangkok to Nang Rong, I broke one of my rules. Usually if a journey is more than 8 hours I will take a night bus and if it is less I will travel during the day. I didn’t realise that the journey to Nang Rong would be so short - 5 hours - which after leaving Bangkok at 11pm, puts my arrival in Nang Rong during the middle of the night. Not my best bit of planning, that’s for sure. The bus journey on one of the government buses is uncomfortable and with the air-con cranked up to the max and the lights coming on at regular intervals, akin to trying to get some sleep in a fridge! I must ... read more