So from Khao Lak I took a minibus South to Krabi, then a Longtail boat to Railay. I rented a bungalow on Ton Saibeach between the towering limestone karsts.
Krabi is all about rock climbing. The scenery there is rugged and beautiful at the same time.
As I was wandering around Railay East beach I bumped into [...]

I arrived in the diving town of Khao Lak after a two hour ride in a local bus from Phuket.
The first thing I did was trek round the dive shops looking for a livaboard trip departing for the Similans the following day.
A livaboard is a dive boat that you sleep and eat on. The trips [...]

I feel better now, I’m in Phuket.
Yesterday I met Tessa for the day. What a day! She works for Amanpuri, a five star resort occupying a chunk of land on the west coast of Thailand. We hung out there all day. We went wakeboarding in the Andaman Sea and ate in the Italian restaurant there. [...]

Bangkok to Ko Tao, a small island in the Gulf Of Thailand, great for diving, a good place to learn. I stayed for 4 days and did my Advanced Open Water and gained my Nitrox Certificate, allowing me to use Nitrox enriched air for longer dives. Sweet.
Alex was my instructor, he is my age and [...]

I went to Ko Pha-Ngan
Home to the famous full moon parties. A truly hedenistic place, full of hippys, crustys, ravers, clubbers and Jugglers.
In fact these people, with their mellow come-down cafes, it was these people that killed Bob Marley. He is everywhere, no woman no fucking cry. I used to like his music, not anymore. [...]