Back in St John's after an arduous trip back. Something like 30 hours of travelling. Here are pictures from our last couple of days (Ko Samui and Bangkok). Glad everyone enjoyed the blog! [View Full Entry]

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Normally we wouldn't feel the need to post twice in one day, but the Ko Samui airport has convinced us otherwise. The whole airport is totally open air - security, baggage, everything. It's like this huge outdoor boutique mall. We're currently sitting in our "terminal", which is basically a huge gazeebo with lushly appointed chairs and couches, free internet and free drinks/snacks. And the planes are landing about 100 yards away. Our flight to Bangkok only cost $60, and we were able to make changes to the itinerary for free (ie. we moved the flight back a day with no hassle [View Full Entry]

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I hope everyone appreciates the frequent updates. Today we had to go to two different places, got a virus (i think), got electrocuted (weird voltage through the usb port or something) and had to step over a fat thai lady who was watching weird thai soap operas. Not sure if the pictures will get uploaded, but i'll try So today is our last day on the islands, we fly back to Bangkok tonight at 10pm. Left Ko Phagnan on the 21st, while Mark and Krystle stayed behind so Mark could do his 4 day diving certification. Took a ferry that was [View Full Entry]

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So Colin and I are here in an internet cafe (1 Baht per hour) in the aftermath of the Full Moon Party. Well, what can I say about that party except... we came, we went, we left (early). The party definitely wasn't our scene though we did have fun with all of our friends. It certainly was what we expected - a huge dance party on the beach but I guess I forgot to consider where everyone went to pee (the ocean!) and throw up (also the ocean) and swim/dance (again, the ocean). So, it was a bit of a disturbing [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, AK here. Yesterday we spent the day travelling across the country. We took a two hour ferry ride to the mainland and then a bus across the strip and another ferry to where we are now - Ko Phangnan. Here we met up with a bunch of othe med students who are travelling - Kelly, Jess, Jimmy, Susan, Danielle, Renee and Nik. It was great to see everyone and we had a big reunion breakfast and are heading to the beach shortly to stretch out and (likely) burn some more. We are staying at a really nice resort with [View Full Entry]

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Pictures from the last few days [View Full Entry]

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The island we're on is properly called Ko Phi Phi Don. There's a smaller uninhabited island just south of here called Ko Phi Phi Leh. There's a bay there called Maya Bay, and this is where they filmed the movie "The Beach". The movie's about a traveller in Thailand who's weary with the same old tourist route, and ends up finding a commune of like minded people on a pristine, secluded beach. The actual beach was covered in garbage, and absolutely PACKED with tourists (though it did improve throughout the day) Mark is a huge fan of the movie, and it's [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, Anna Kate here. So we are mid way through another beautiful day on Ko Phi Phi. I have to admit when we all arrived here yesterday after our beautiful resort stay at Raylay, we all kind of cringed when we saw the mobs of travellers and the maze of stalls off the beach selling whatever you might need. But now, after a day of rest (and a night of killing ants and a ... scorpion in our hotel room) we are fully embracing this backpacker beach vibe. We have eaten at a few great spots - Ciao Bella (a [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Ko Phi Phi this morning, just catching up on some errands. We left our hostel in Krabi with everyone feeling pretty awful. Took a cab to Ao Nang, where we caught a longtail boat to Railay. Railay isn't an island, it's actually a peninsula that just has no road access. Weather was beautiful, and the limestone cliffs (karsts) were stunning as our boat landed, along with the white sand beach. Pics are below. Despite everyone's gut troubles, we were excited. Took our bags to the front office for our jungle house. They are a conglomerate of foreign owned [View Full Entry]

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Early morning update before we get the boat to Rai Leh Arrived in Krabi 6pm last night. Beautiful views coming in of the limestone cliffs and the mountains. The airport (and our plane) was 90% tourist. Krabi is a relatively small town (~20,000 people) and mostly a jumping off point for beach destinations nearby. We checked into a new guesthouse, this time with no A/C. It was a bit of a sweaty night, but not too bad. Lots of noise from the streets though. Everyone is feeling a little queasy today, probably just the food and heat catching up. Nothing too [View Full Entry]

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