The BBC website was telling us otherwise, but we refused to believe it could be raining on Thailand's famous beaches in the south. But as usual, the Beeb were right. Our first port of call was the island of Ko Phang Nang. We got there using practically every mode of transport available to us - taxi, plane, bus, boat and then a taxi again. The full moon party was about to kick off, which sounds about as much fun as a point in the eye, so we headed to Chalok Lam in the north, which is nice and secluded and not to busy. On arrival the usual 'see how much money we can scam from the tourists' competition began, so we took shelter in the nearest bar and probably made ourselves a little too comfortable,
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