Well we got the boat over to the beautiful island of Koh Tao and checked into Bans Diving school (the most popular one on the island) and all of us (except sarah coz shes scared of fish!) signed up for the open water diving course which we started the next day. Spent the first day doing theory and learning all the stuff in the pool and then the ...

Well its Tuesday lunchtime here on Koh Tao and I am having today out of the sun while Andy is off exploring the last few bits of the island on the motorbike. The weather here has taken a turn for the better and its 35 degrees at the moment with no sign of any rain. I had far too much sun yesterday and have woken up after a 14 hour kip feeling pr...

Hi All, Scuba diving was amazing. I don't really know how I can put it any differently. And if you're looking to dive (without it costing a fortune!) Ko Tao is the place to go. As soon as you get off of the pier all you see are dive shops advertising courses and selling wetsuits... We started our course a few hours after getting off of the ferry...

Unfortunately, in order for us to head south after leaving Kanchanaburi we had to return to Bangkok to get a bus to Chumporn. I was hating the idea of going back, especially since Kan was such a nice place. Thankfully, however, it actually worked out quite well and we had enough time to grab some delightful Thai cuisine while we waited for our b...

Some how I've managed to hurt my ankle. Not sure if its the mozzie bites or i twisted it in a bucket induced coma. Met Clare a couple of nights ago. She is an English medical student and does nursing work. Clare spent yesterday in a local hospital I was considering visiting about my ankle. She said they didn't have a clue about what they were do...

Diving was incredibly fun yesterday. We took a longtail boat out to a larger boat owned by Big Bubble (our diving company) which took us to Au Leuk in the Southeastern part of the island. There we put our equipment together, put on the wetsuits, the tank, jacket, mask, fins etc. Our group (British girl, 2 American guys, 2 Dutch guys) was quite e...

I am now a certified scuba diver. Today is the first day in 5 days I haven't been scuba diving for at least 90 minutes. My final dive yesterday was the highlight, because I got to watch my instructor fend off a trigger fish, who was maliciously attacking his fins. It was pretty dramatic to watch, because the fish would not leave him alone, but a...

hey everyone! we've had a good few days on tao, been enjoying ourselves for greenies birthday... we went out twice. will was true to form in not organising his visa run, so we trekked into a travel agent and 15 minutes later will was on a boat to god knows where to replenish his thai visa. was quite a long trip, about 20 odd hours. rest of us di...

Ko Tao, known as Turtle Island despite the fact that it isn't shaped as a turtle, was our first official "beach" stop in Thailand. It is here that Evan and I signed up for a four day diving course. Evan would go on to achieve his Advanced Diving certificate. Ko Tao isn't well known for its beach. The shallow waters and narrowness make it less th...

Thursd*y 24th M*rch 2005 E*rly st*rt of 7.30 *m. A co*ch drove us to the ferry which w*sn't *s b*d I thought it would be. I p*id * little extr* for * se*t in the VIP room which h*s more comfort*ble se*ts. Just sit, rel*x *nd w*tch * movie. I switched bo*ts *t Ko Ph*ngn*n *nd *rrived *t Ko T*o *bout 2pm. I'd chosen * resort from my guide book but...