After over a week on Lanta we decided it was about time we moved on and see some other places, so it was back down to the pier and time to head out over the water again. I have never really been a fan of boats but since we have been in Thailand they have definately grown on me. There is just something totally relaxing about laying on the top deck looking up a clear blue sky with the sun shining down. The zen levels are hampered though sometimes by fat old men in speedos but the less said about them the better. Phuket is a massive island with several different locations you can head to, orignally we had planned to go to either Kata or Karon beach but when we arrived it was late and ... read more

Ko Phi Phi was made famous as being the setting for the movie 'The Beach' which I am sure you all know as being the Leonardo DeCaprio film where he finds an island paradise, steals his mates hot French girlfriend before going stark raving bonkers. Well the only similarities I found with the movie was getting to hang out with a stunning French girl one evening. Ko Phi Phi was pretty much totally wiped out by the Tsunami and had to be completely rebuilt, they have created a maze of shops, stalls and restaurants which once the sun goes down becomes a jungle that's impossible to navigate, especially after a few free buckets. Phi Phi is definately the liviest place we have been so far but when it's full of English, Americans and Aussies I don't ... read more

When we left Malaysia it was a bit of a grim day, when we landed in Thailand it was baking hot, lush green trees, clear blue skies. Welcome to the land of Smiles! We made the not that difficult decision to get a plush air conditioned taxi and sat back to enjoy the views on an interesting first introduction to the Thai style of driving. After a few Fernando Alonso stlye overtaking manouveres we were dropped off in a quaint little beach resort right outside the local McDonalds. Ao Nang seemed to be a bit more family orientated than most places in Thailand so there was a lot of nice restaurants serving all kinds of food, we settled on pizza, why change the habit of a lifetime. We went exploring down the beach which was surrounded ... read more