Karen and Paddy

Hi Guys, Brilliant time in Bangkok. Surprising Teresa ( Steve's Sister ) She thought we were in Malaysia and that Johnny was in Africa, Wrong! I think the video pretty much covers the surprise, check it out! 4 nights in Nana Hotel. Nice hotel but really it should be called Grandad Hotel. It's full of old sleazy guys with young Thai girls on their arm. We stand out being a normalish couple. Outside the hotel the prostitutes are lined up from young pretty girls to horrendous old grannies! We much prefer Koh San Road for atmosphere, accommodation, pubs, shopping and restaurants. After another great time with Johnny, Da, Teresa and Mike it was really hard saying goodbye knowing this time there would be no more sneaking back to Phuket for quite some time! Next Stop Malaysia ... read more

Sabai Dee Guys, Laos - Savannkhet Savankhet is the second largest city in Laos. The architecture is French colonail style. The city is very dusty, dirty and under repair.It is the gateway to The 4000 Islands, Paske and Northern Laos such as Vientiane and Vang Vieng. A lot of people use this city for a visa run as it's so close to the Thai border. Entertainment value not a great deal to offer us other than 2 highlights. The first being a beautiful French restaurant and the second a great floating cafe literally sitting on the Mekong river over looking Thailand on the otherside. One night is sufficient and we are ready to move on. The next stop.... Vientiane ( A long haul over night V.I.P. bus departing Savannkhet 9.30pm ) Now to be fair the ... read more

Hi Guys, We thoroughly enjoyed our time on Koh Tao with lots of snorkelling and sunshine. We waved off Pete and Jen as they head north we decided to work our way across the Islands and have one more stop off on Koh Samui before hitting the mainland. The worst bust trip ever. Samui - Phuket Ferry ( Name of the ferry Wang Keaw ) - 1 hour 30min Smooth crossing, warm with a nice breeze. Blue sky with white fluffy clouds. Followed by a V.I.P. bus ( which should have carried us all the way to Phuket ) The V.I.P. bus had 24 big comfy seats with loads of leg room. The movie Yes Man with Jim Carrey very funny and it passed the first hour and a half with ease. Paddy opens his big ... read more

Hi Guys, I can't believe how the time has flown by since the last blog. We left Phuket and went back to the beginning of our journey to Krabi and Ao nang briefly before moving on... Krabi to Koh Samui, Bus and ferry The bus was a dilapidated old thing. The mechanic spent about 30 minutes underneath welding it before we got on but obviously didn't cure the problem as we kept having to stop so they could tinker a bit more. All the time our eyes on the clock for fear of missing the ferry. On arrival at the port our ferry had already gone but as it turned out that was a Godsend. We were taken straight onto a different ferry, a fast boat which reduced the crossing time from 1 hour 30 to ... read more