I'd heard good reports about Ko Lanta from previous blogs and guide books and I was not disappointed. Its much bigger than Ko Jum and lots to do including elephant trekking, cave exporlation and diving/snorkling to name a few. I stayed at Khlong Khong bungalows on Hat Khlong Khong beach which were charging 400 Bhat per night and it was close to all the chill out bars along the beach including the fab FMCK beach club bar. Had some great nights there and met loads of other travellers and people on holiday including Heiki from Stuttgart, Mike from Dublin and Roger/Kirsyn from London. The staff there (Kune, Tong) are also really good fun and they go out of their way to look after you. The elephant trekking was a new experience and a bit strange to ... read more

Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you all know this is where my travel blog will be for the next six months. You should all get an email after I've added an entry and you can post comments and view the pictures that I upload later. Its a public blog so I'll also be putting in travel tips and advice for other travellers that may view the blog. Well after the excitement at Heathrow last week the fight managed to take off only 1 1/2 hours late and I got to Bangkok around 6pm on the Friday. The flight was ok, couldn't sleep much and was very excited!!. Getting to the city centre took ages in the traffic. My first experience of Bangkok was getting dropped off at the wrong end of Khaosan Road ... read more