Island Hopping

Sorry about the delay but we have had a slight problem. Our unbreakable camera that can go underwater, dropped from space & taken to sub degree temperatures has guess what? BROKEN Ahhhhhhh!! but don't despair thank god for our mobile phones!!

After the festivities of Christmas and New Year we decided to get out and about and do some island hopping. First stop Ko Jam ( mega quiet) , then to Phi Phi for some snorkeling (wow amazing place) Krabi (beautiful) and now we are in Koh Samui. Are last stop is Ko Pha-Ngan before we make are way down under!!

Ko Jam , its so untouched you have to be brought ashore by longtail boat.

Here is our bungalow right in the beach.

This is our view from our balcony - not bad hey?

Here is my effort at snorkeling very funny!!

The beaches are the best we have seen

Mike has been soaking up the sunshine!!

Railey the most picturesque place we have been - stunning

A local cooks corn on the Cob on the beach (yummy)

Everyday amazing sunsets

Decided to splash out in Koh Samui (15 pound a night) not bad hey

It come with a pool with a great view of Lamai Bay

Welcoming 2008

The evening started with a lovely meal

Headed for our local haunt to continue with a few beverages with friends

Here is our local DJ Pok Pok - quality tunes

Sparkler's & shots nice!!

At midnight we lit lanterns and watched them float off above the ocean along with the fireworks - very awesome!!

Check out the helpful crazy guy in the shades and hat - love it!!

After a wicked New Year we have decided to stay in Thailand until the end of January, we are going to move to another island tomorrow , Koh Jam(smaller than Lanta, the electric is run by generator- should be fun!) I'm sure you all had a great New Year and wishing you all a wonderful 2008 xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Nearly forgot a massive CONGRATULATIONS to Cowhead & Ness, really pleased for you both on your engagement. (Ness you have the patience of a saint)Mike can't wait to be best man and the speeches Ha! Ha! wish we could pop home and have a celebratory drink with you guys but we had a few toasts to you on New Year, that will have to do until November!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone we hope you all had a fab Christmas Eve and we bet a few of you are a little worse for wear! Well you won't beleive it Santa Claus didn't forget me this year. Mike secretly snook off on the scooter while I was cathing some rays and I had a few presents, he is a sweetie hey!

The present were some Cd's and the number one present, a bat and ball, come on!! Well we had a great day on the beach and a really lovely Thai meal, no turkey here but lots of spice!!! For New Years Eve we are going to splash out and go a lovely tapas restaurant 'The Red Snapper' that has a real cheeseboard yum! yum! and olives and much much more. Then we are heading down to the beach for a big PARTY with fireworks and plenty of alchol with our fellow travellers - should be fab! It will be over here by the time you just get started (7 in the morning) at 5pm your time we will be singing and welcoming the arrival of 2008. May all of you have an amazing night and hope you all have a wonderful 2008

Christmas in Ko Lanta

After spending a few days in Phuket, we have arrived in Paradise!! The island is relatively untouched with a few beach bars and a very laid back vibe and we have decided to spend Christmas here. We have met some friends and we are enjoying the glorious sunshine, cooling down in the blue sea and getting into island life. Mike is also quite pleased to have a beer & football buddy!!

Here is our view everyday - not bad hey?!

Most days are spent chilling out on the stunning beach, near to a wicked bar, drinking mango shakes, eating great food and listening to the mellow tunes. Mike and Ben have also started a headers competition, check out the hats!

Don’t be fooled by thinking every day we are just laying on the beach, ohh no. We have hired a wicked pink scooter and have had a few road trips!! Again Mike has taken on the driver’s role. Needless to say we have ended up on a beach but hey we are out exploring this magical island!!

You would be wrong to think the upcoming festivities have escaped the island. Here you can see the beautiful Christmas tree on the beach and also we have managed to buy a couple of hats to get into the spirit of things. Not sure what we will be doing on the 25th but as you have probably guessed it will more than likely involve lying on the beach!! However we would love to pop home and just smell those turkeys’s cooking and watch those festive films. What’s on this year any token James Bond or a classic like Oliver?!

Have a great Christmas Eve everybody and we hope Santa Claus brings you everything you hoped for. Make sure you have a few drinks for us, miss you all xxx Ho Ho Ho

Festive greetings from Thailand

I bet you are all on count down to December 25th and looking forward to what Santa brings, we on the other hand still can't quite grasp that Christmas is only 11 days away. We have seen the trees in the malls and all the decorations and lights but it just doesn't seem right that we haven't put our tree up or turned on the heating!! We have made our first stop in Thailand , Bangkok.

As you can see we visited the Grand Palace, and some other temples they were all really cool we even had to wear some crazy clothes, Mike had some nice long pants and I had a fab skirt very sexy -not.

We managed to get away from all the noise and stinking pollution one evening when we visited the Bayok Tower. We took the lift to the 84th floor where we had an amazing views of the city and a few drinks, it was really cool one of the highlights of our stay. Lin I would love you to bring out some digestives when you visit Oz I may have a small list for you(He He) can't wait to see you, Ian & Arron. Also CONGRATULATIONS to Nat & James, Ry you are so under pressure now Ha! Ha! Next stop Phuket for some beach time !!!

Mike's 28th Birthday

Thankyou for all my birthday messages and for the e cards I recieved. Cowhead you fool the reason I didn't get your card or money is we are still in Malaysia you muppet!! but I appreciate the thought. As you can see at breakfast I was greeted with an embarrising rendition of 'Happy Birthday' from everybody which included a lovely chocolate cake also check out my flower in my hair.Danielle made me wear the flower until lunchtime and insisted it was part of the birthday celebrations!!

Along with chilling on the beach I also took a jet ski for a spin, then Danielle surprized me with a romantic candlelit dinner on the beach. All in all I couldn't of asked for a better 28th. We are now in Penang and you will all be happy to know we have had a couple of days of rain!! We are heading to Bangkok on 10th December to check out the city and try and find somewhere to celebrate the festivities on the 25th. Danielle is really missing digestive biscuits by the way - she is so strange!!! as you probably guessed from the comments on the blog.

Beach Time

After our hectic adventures we have finally hit the beach, plenty of sun, sun & more sun. First stop, we on the island of Langkawi , beautiful powder white sand, blue sea and of course lots of palm trees, paradise( by the way today over 30C).


We did hire a car for a day to check out the island (very small). We took a cable car ride to the top of the jungle where you can see Thailand but then headed straight back down to the beach. We are officially beach bums and we are loving every minute of it. However when we feel that this lifestyle is getting too much for us and we feel a wee bit tired we have a little siesta but then head straight back to the beach. As you can probably imagine life is quite stressful - not!!

Can you spot Dan?

Our hotel is called Sunset Beach and you can see why,every evening we have been watching the sun go down before making the most important decision of the day-where to have dinner!! Thanks for everybodys comments on the blog and emails so far. They really do make our days and we do miss you all. Its Mike's birthday tomorrow and we plan to do the same but also hire some jet skis and maybe go island hopping. I hope this warms you all up and helps you to get over the winter blues