Day 34 – Kanchanaburi Setting off for Kanachaburi today. Very excited to see the town, museums, and of course the location of the Bridge Over the River Kwai. Reasonable start to the day – loads of banana pancakes!!! – then a minibus from Bangkok station for 3 hours.

Day 31 – Surat Thani Today we head to Bangkok via Surat Thani. Taxi then bus. We stopped the night in Surat Thani and went to a shopping center for food and a swim costume for Susan. A nothing sort of place..just a stopover before travelling somewhere else. Stayed in […]

Day 28 – Phuket – Mai Khao We spotted a local ‘bus’ the day before, to Mai Khao, which is a really quiet part of Phuket in the North. So we make our way to where we ‘think‘ it starts. We are in luck. Bundled in with the locals! Also […]

Day 26 – Phuket Old Town & Private Tour Our last morning on Koh Phi Phi. After a relaxing breakfast we headed for the ferry to take us to Phuket. We don’t have to wade out to this one, but one hell of a step on and off..you need to […]

Day 22 – Koh Phi Phi Today we our heading to the island of Koh Phi Phi – famous for “The Beach” film and James Bond Island. Ferry /Speedboat at 8.30.. this time no drama!

Day 18 – Khlong Dao Beach We ‘think’ we have a routine [update, we don’t] with another beautiful run on the beach, it is paradise here. Soon on a tuk-tuk to our new accommodation on Koh Lanta – “My Home Lantawadee”. We are upgraded to a Thai Villa!

Day 15 – Klong Khong Beach Great start to the day with early breakfast and head to the ferry and to our next island – Koh Lanta. Turns out the ferry is a large speedboat ????  – for 3 hours. It’s actually pleasant enough and goes really fast. (Funny that..being […]

Day 12 – The Land of Smiles Very excited to be heading off to Thailand today! Another island..Koh Lipe. We enjoyed Malaysia, but there’s not a sense of warmth or friendliness from the locals – especially those working in the tourism industry. Where do we start with the trip from […]