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Bangkok, Thailand

28/04/2009 We arrived into Bangkok at 5am and had to find a hotel, we had to wait until 6am to check-in. Tom had just taken a sleeping tablet on the bus as it wasn't supposed to arrive until 7am so he was a bit worse for wear. We got into bed as soon as we checked in and didn't wake again until mid morning. Our first stop was Khao San Road to find the tailor Kevin had used and get Tom all fitted for a suit (yes we are fully aware we need to get jobs within a week!).  29/04/2009 Went to MBK centre, Khao San Road...
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Ko Phangan, Thailand

22/04/2009 Early pick up from our hostel to get a 3 hour bus to Surat Thani. We then had to get a transfer bus to Donsak pier. After another hour waiting for the ferry we were on our way to Koh Pha Ngan. This was our last island before heading back to Bangkok. The ferry took nearly 3 hours and then we had another taxi ride before arriving on Hat Rin Beach. Tom found us a nice bungalow so we decided we'd spend 5 nights here chilling out before our return home. 23/04/2009 - 26/04/2009 We had a very lazy few days which consisted of reading on the beach, eating and enjoying lots of fruit shakes. We went for a few Samson buckets one evening and went to a beach party. They had a fire skipping rope which some very drunk people were attempting and getting burnt on. Another evening we watched Slum Dog Millionaire which was a really good film. Other than that we were pretty boring but it was just so nice to do nothing for week 51 of our trip. 27/04/2009 An early rise to get our last few hours out in the sun before a long trip back to Bangkok. We decided to get one more mode of transport ticked of so we jumped on a jet ski. It was awesome but Tom as usual didn't listen to the slow down commands from his co-pilot! I t was brilliant looking over at the beach with no-one on it as it was still so early. After brunch we had a taxi ride back to the ferry pier, the ferry to Donsak, bus to Surat Thani, then a few hours wait before the night bus picked us up and we headed back to Bangkok.
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Krabi, Thailand

20/04/200921/04/2009       Woke up in Krabi Town and headed to the nearest beach Ao Nang. The weather was great except for a high wind that made sitting on the beach reading quite hard. We spent the day relaxing before heading back to town for some retail therapy. Tom found some really nice polo shirts on sale and I tried on lots of dresses in the night market however they all didn't fit properly.
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Surat Thani, Thailand

Surat Thani Transit
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Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand

17/04/2009Another early start to catch the ferry across to Ko Phi Phi. The island is part of a national marine park and is hands down the most spectacular beach we have been on. The islands has limestone cliffs, thick jungle, white sand and 30+ degrees water. When we arrived we had a shock of the expense of accommodation then we found a nice hut a short walk up a hill from the beach. After lunch we relaxed on the beach all afternoon taking in the paradise island. The water is so calm and shallow you can walk out for miles before even getting to shoulder depth. Another tasty Thai dinner before bed.18/04/2009Another day at the beach much the same however we also treated ourselves to Corneetto's which we enjoyed in the sea. We headed back to the beach in the evening to catch a spectacular sunset. 19/04/2009We took a mid-morning stroll to the viewpoint 186m above sea level to look over at the beautiful island. It was a pretty tough climb up especially in the heat but the views were amazing. We headed back down and relaxed on the beach before deciding to return to our guesthouse and watch a DVD. 20/04/2009Had few hours in the sea before heading back to the guest house to check out . We had lunch then headed to the pier to catch a ferry to Krabi on the mainland of Thailand.
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Kawthoung, Myanmar

16/04/2008Up very early to catch a 6.30am pick-up and our mini-bus to Ranong, 4 hours north of Phuket. On arrival at the Thai-side border town we got stamped out of the country and jumped on a boat to Kawthoung, Myanmar. A busy port town mostly full of people extending their visas. On arrival we got stamped in and out of the country in one go, at US$10 per person, not a bad little earner! New year celebrations were still happening here, another country-wide water fight it seems. The return journey was ok, we arrived back in Phuket at about 5.30pm. Quite cool to get another passport stamp but really just a waste of a day...
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Phuket, Thailand

16/04/2009A chilled evening, up early again tomorrow to catch a ferry to Ko Phi Phi...
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Ranong, Thailand

Ranong Transit
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Ranong, Thailand

Ranong Transit
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Phuket, Thailand

14/04/2009Arrived into Phuket t about 6.30am, walked to the centre of Phuket town and checked into a guest house. Good news from Bangkok, the protests seem to of broken up. The journey down was fine but we still had a nap before heading out to have a look around the town. A very lazy afternoon sorting out internet stuff and the blog, plus trying to work out how best to get a visa extension - entering overland into Thailand you only get 15 days so time is running out for us and we need to work out where it's best to exit / re-enter.15/04/2009Up late and headed to Patong Beach. Loads of people and development, we didn't really fit in (2 quid for a sun lounger is loads, thousands didn't think so!) The sun was out so can't complain. Late afternoon we headed back to Phuket town for a chilled evening - up early for our visa run into the south of Myanmar tomorrow...
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