Day 11 - Ko Pha-Ngan Today was the day after the Full Moon party so obviously nothing big was going to happen. We got up at 12 which meant we had missed breakfast and spent the day alternately blogging and sitting by the pool. Katie's cousin and his entourage paid us a visit for dinner time. Day 12 - Ko Pha-Ngan - Ko Tao We had a leisurely morning of getting ready and then took the lunchtime Songserm ferry over to Ko Tao. The pier was complete chaos and as usual the ferry didn't leave anywhere near on time. The journey was quite interesting because there were loads of reps from all the dive shops trying to sell you their courses etc so it passed he time nicely. It is quite an interesting place because every ... read more

Day 6 - Chiang Mai (Wilderness Trek) Today was another early start as pick up time was 8am! Sarah, Katie and I were heading off for a walking only trek to the north (6 hours of walking) and the other 3 headed to Chiang Dao; a town also a little further to the north. Our guide was really cool and it turned out he was one of the Karen tribe people originally from Burma. He had grown up in a hillside village but had gone to University and now lived in the city. It was overall a lot nicer to be shown around the jungle and hills from someone who was clearly so passionate about educating and enjoying the place he grew up in with different people. He lead off at quite an alarming pace and ... read more

A few more photos from the first 3 days...... read more

We are off on the 31st of January - so exciting! This is where you can keep track of our travels - hopefully we will update it fairly regularly! Should all go to plan - this is where we will be and when: 31st Jan - 25th Feb - Thailand 26th Feb - 1st April - New Zealand 1st April - 16th May - Australia 16th May - 28th June - USA Will miss you lots, Rob and Sarah xxxxxx ... read more