After the hustle and bustle of a major town, we needed some serious relaxation on one of the many islands off the Thai coast. Spoilt for choice the decision was based on which place offered the best opportunity for scuba diving and relaxation, Koh Tao. We found a resort called Coral Grand that offered a 4 day scuba diving certification course for Natalie and a 2 day advanced course for Dan. These were very reasonable at 9,400 and 8,500 Baht respectively and included transport, accommodation and all dive related expenses. Our journey didn’t get off to a great start as hotel pickup meant a person meeting us and then a 30 minute walk with our packs through Bangkok to our bus. Strangely the bus didn’t quite look like the photos we were shown and we found
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