Our overnight journey to Koh Samui

December 22nd 2006
On arrival at Bangkok airport, we were hit with a whole different Asia. It was easy to see that we were no longer in the highly sanitised, heavily westernised Hong Kong. Having chickened out of getting a bus, we stood in line for an airport taxi, willing to pay the exorbitant fares, just for an easy life. Not surprising the taxi reps in the slightest, we stated our destination as Khao San Road, ... read more

Asia » Thailand

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Frances Naik and Gillian Shiells

Franny and Gillian

The time has come at last, after many years of plotting and planning, scrimping and saving (and some borrowing - thanks to Parents Naik and Parents Shiells!), for us to say goodbye to the sunny shores of Glasgow and head off on our World Tour. What follows will hopefully be an exciting and inciteful look at our backpacking journey. We hope this blog will keep you sufficiently up to date and entertained with all our adventures and travels. It should be a good record to keep for posterity and to show the grandkids, but mostly to make you all wildly jealous! So, with rucksacks packed full of ... full info

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