Ko Lanta (or Ko Lanta Yai) is the largest of 52 islands which make up the Mu Ko Lanta National Park, part of the Krabi Province in Thailand. It has several long sandy beaches running down its west coast, as well as mangrove forests, tropical jungle and coral reefs popular for diving trips. Deciding we’d … Continue reading Ko Lanta – Thailand
The Phi Phi Islands are an island group in Thailand set within the Krabi province made famous as the location for the 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach. Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest and most populous island of the group and would be our next destination. We checked out of our hotel in … Continue reading Ko Phi Phi – Thailand
Phuket: sand, sea, strip and sunburn. Thailand’s largest island caters for those in search of a boozy break in the sun – the Magaluf of the region. This just screams us… not. We were just using Phuket as a stop off before visiting the nearby islands off its south east coast, but it also happened … Continue reading Phuket – Thailand
Chiang Mai is a large city in the mountains of northern Thailand popular with tourists for its historical walled city and as a destination to visit a wide range of elephant parks. After several days weighing up the pros and cons between taking a two day slow boat for £25 or a one hour flight … Continue reading Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai – Thailand
We hadn’t originally intended to visit Laos but as we were so nearby and we couldn't imagine we’d ever be taking a holiday there, we decided to splash a bit on flights and tick off another country. We therefore decided to miss out some of central Thailand and instead booked flights from Bangkok to Laos’ … Continue reading Vientiane – Laos
It was time to leave Cambodia and head for the bustling capital of Thailand: Bangkok. We booked our bus with Giant Ibis which, although a little pricier than other companies, we’d used them several times throughout Cambodia and they’d provided a really great service. For example, they tag your luggage so it can only be … Continue reading Bangkok – Thailand
