Koh Tao 13/5/12 - 16/5/12

Koh Tao was our last opportunity to sit out and enjoy the sun. Our next stop is Dubai and the weather forecast is 43 degrees, so I doubt we'll be sunbathing in that!


The boat from Koh Phangnan took nearly two hours and left us both feeling a bit sea sick. The accommodation was a lot more expensive than Koh Phangnan, so it took us a while to find somewhere. Koh Tao is one of the most popular diving spots in the world, which probably explained it.

We found somewhere to stay right on the beach. Well, the reception and restaurant were on the beach, our room was about 200m inland! We spent the day sunbathing and then made our way to the biggest sports bar to settle in for an evening watching the last day of the Premiership season. We had a pub full of Man Utd 'fans' from all over the world, so we enjoyed Man City getting their late winner! We had 6 different matches on the various screens and it was amazing to watch! 

On our second night in Koh Tao we met up with some people from our hill trek in Chang Mai. We had a good night out with them and somehow ended up watching a cabaret show with a load of drag queens. Some of them were quite convincing, although I think the one who planted a kiss on my cheek as we left had forgotten to shave that morning as I could feel stubble! One of the drag queens also looked like Steve Fletcher, the AFC Bournemouth player. Jenna loved it all though with the lights, the dancing and the music!

We felt a bit rough the next day so skipped the beach in the morning. By the afternoon it had clouded over which served us right for being lazy. The weather the following day wasn't much better either, but it is heading towards the wet season. We've both got a half decent tan, but I think by the time we land in Heathrow it will have vanished.

We then had to travel up to Bangkok for our flight to Dubai. This involved a 2 hour boat trip, a 4 hour wait at the station and then a 9 hour overnight train journey. Pretty tiring, but made do-able by the fact we were on a sleeper train with proper beds - they make such a difference.

We then had 17 hours to kill in Bangkok before our flight. This was spent eating, drinking, going on the internet. And then eating again, drinking some more and re-visiting the same websites again. We did get a couple of hours of sunshine in Bangkok and sat out in a park. But then it started to tip it down and so we headed for the cafes and internet shops once again!