2 July - 4 July 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 [View Full Entry]

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June 4 - June 8 Pualu Tioman --> Mercing --> Johor Bahor --> Singapore The answer: go to Singapore. This ex British domain is all of the three. Before I visited the place, whenever I read or heard about Singapore, most of the time it would be in a ridiculing fashion. Stuff about how silly are the laws that ban chewing gum, fine jaywalking and littering. About Singapore making too much effort, trying too hard introducing all kinds of improvements etc. But Singapore actually WORKS! Let me explain. Anyone who travels to a less developed country that their own, have some [View Full Entry]

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26 May - 2 June Puala Langkawi --> Kuala Perlis --> Kuala Lumpur (COMING SOON!) [View Full Entry]

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19 May - 26 May Satun --> Puala Langawi (COMING SOON!) [View Full Entry]

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May 4 - May 13 Ko Samui --> Ko Pha Ngan Although Ko Pha Ngan is situated only an hour long trip away from Ko Samui, the island doesn't get as much attention from the tourists. The horrible road system proved to be successful in stopping the developers, and the island remained what it is today - jungle covered interior with modest settlements, mainly along the shores. With lack of typical tourist-oriented infrastructure, the island is useless for package tourists. The low-key, simple atmosphere attracted another sort of clientele - those who wanted a piece of Thailand but wanted it without [View Full Entry]

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May 18 - May 19 Ko Tao --> Surat Thanni --> ?? --> Pak Bara --> Langu --> Satun (PICTURES COMING SOON) The first step in moving on to Malaysia was getting back to the main land. We bought a joint ticket which would take us south to Pak Bara. From there we would have to get a ferry across the border to Malaysia. Our boat was leaving at 8pm, and would reach Surat Thanni around 4 am. Funny, because when we started island hopping with Ko Samui each trip to the next isle wouldn't take more than 1,5h and now, [View Full Entry]

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May 13 - May 17 Ko Pha Ngan --> Ko Tao (PICTURES COMING SOON) 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 [View Full Entry]

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22 April - 4 May Pukhet --> Ko Samui (PICUTRES COMING SOON) 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 [View Full Entry]

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April 20 - April 21 Ko Phi Phi Don --> Pukhet --> Coral Island --> Pukhet We left Ko Phi Phi and headed west for Pukhet - the largest island and the wealthest priovince in the kingdom. It's the second most popular tourist destination in Thailand (first being Pattaya), with its west coast taken over by top end resorts. Our next destination, however, lied in the south, a little island called Ko Hai aka Ko Hey aka Coral Island. While researching Thailand on the Internet, we came across it and it looked quite promising. Suprisingly, our enquiries about means of getting [View Full Entry]

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April 15 - April 19 Railay --> Ko Phi Phi Don Ko Phi Phi archipelago is located about 40km south of Krabi, with Ko Phi Phi Don being the largest of the bunch and the only one with permanent inhabitants. Initially the island was populated by Muslim fishermen until it was transformed into coconut plantation. In the 90's Don was hailed as an idyllic paradise and saw shiploads of travellers pouring in. The mindless, unrestricet development destroyed much of the original beauty and the 2004 tsunami only made things worse. Now I can only imagine the island is a far cry [View Full Entry]

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