Round the World ’06-’07

Went on a nightbus from Bangkok to Phi Phi, the weather was beautiful when I arrived, but by the time I had got out of the shower, it was raining, a lot! Spent 3 nights there before finally giving up on the weather and heading south to Malaysia. Very disapointed at not having seen the small island or gone cliff jumping or canoeing, but the seas were too rough.
I guess I’ve got an excuse to come back again though!!!

Me and Emma left Bangkok on a night bus to Kho Tao. The journey was great compared to Vietnam and Cambodia but Emma didn’t really manage to sleep unfortunately (I was out like a light all night, I guess I must be getting used to travelling now!). Kho Tao is without a doubt the most beautiful Island I have ever seen, I still thin I prefere mountain views but Kho Tao was spectacular. Pristine white beaches and blue seas were all around. Emma spent 3 days doing here SCUBA diving accreditation, while I just worked on my tan! She really enjoyed it and I think she was glad that she spent the time and money to try SCUBA. I just did 2 dives in 1 afternoon, (got to save some money for the great barrier reef!) btu I saw a blue spotted ray which was the first ray I have seen. I was really pleased. We spent our last day going snorkelling in some of the Island’s undeveloped bays including “Shark Bay” where you can see reef sharks. I was actually bitten in Shark Bay, but only by a tiny fish about an inch long with no teeth!

I arrived in Bangkok after a horrific bus journey from Angkor Wat. We were in a minibus on the Cambodian side of the border, and first the back window fell out, then the suspension broke, but was fixed with a ... [Continue reading this entry]