I've been in Australia for over a year now. That means I haven't seen Beata this long. I headed off to Perth, Australia to finish my degree. She went back to Ireland. I was about to finish my 3rd semester and had a six weeks of vacation ahead of me. We both decided it was a perfect time to finally meet up. Afterall, we haven't seen eachother for 13 months! Since we shared such fond memories of Bali, we decided we going to meet there. It was only a three hour flight for me...for Beata it was a loooot more than than. On top of that the airline managed to misplace her luggage...overall, we were happy to see eagain! The funny thing is we both felt like we hadn't seen each other for not more that ... read more

June 2 - June 4 Kuala Lumpur -- Mersing -- Pualu Tioman It didn't work between Tioman and us from the very beginning. We were getting there by bus, leaving from Kuala Lumpur terminal. I had few minutes left before departure so I quickly made it to the boys' room (not like I really needed to, I was going for the piece of mind). When I got back, to my amazement, the bus was already on the move. The doors where opened so I quickly hopped in. Beata told me the driver started the engine just after me leaving and went ballistic when he found out he can't go because one passenger (me) is missing. He started yelling we would be late (not true, the bus clock clearly stated we had 4 minutes left). I wish ... read more

May 19 - May 26 Satun -- Puala Langkawi The Langkawi island is the largest in the Langkawi archipelago, which consists of 99 islands (this number goes up to 105 during low tide) and, after being granted tax free status, the second busiest island in Malaysia. It is also the region's very popular tourist destination. Second busiest island or not, it still was very quiet (low season anyone?), which worked only to our advantage. The nearly 3km long beach, on the south east tip of the island were we settled, was pure magic. With white sand underneath your feet, palm trees behind your back, sea in front of you and mountains in the distance it felt like one of those places that fall into category of "I feel like I'm at the end of the world". ... read more

May 13 - May 17 Ko Pha Ngan -- Ko Tao Ko Tao means Turtle Island - its shape supposedly resemblances a turtle diving towards Ko Phan Ngan. I don't know...have a look on the map and you be the judge. As far the diving is concern I do know Ko Tao is THE place in Thailand to scuba. With 50 something companies offering all kinds of diving excursions and trainings, the supply easily handles the demand. The funny thing about Ko Tao is that, unless you came here to dive, there's nothing interesting to do. The island has some OK beaches but one probably had already seen more beautiful places on the way here (unless of course Ko Tao is the first Thailand destination which is very unlikely). Ko Tao is even duller when it's ... read more

April 22 - May 4 Pukhet -- Don Sak -- Ko Samui Our visit to Samui archipelago begun with its largest and most developed island, Samui. Orientation is simple. All ferries coming from the main land dock at Na Thon, on the west. Island's best beaches, Chewang and Lamai, are on the east (package tourist are most likely to end up here). The north coast is popular with independent travelers, its beach maybe not as spectacular as those on the east but more peaceful (and cheaper). The interior is covered with uninhabited jungle. There's one main road circling the island, 60 something kilometers longs. Easy, isn't it? We temporary put our roots down on the north, finally getting a shorefront bungalow, 15 meters from the sea. Unfortunately, the house next to us was occupied by an ... read more